Stonehouse Process Safety is offering a Hazardous Area Classification short course, taking place Nov. 11-12, 2025 from 1-4 p.m. When electrical equipment is installed in locations that could contain flammable or combustible substances, there is as risk that the electrical equipment could introduce a source of ignition. In this hazardous area classification course, the goal is for attendees to understand the requirements of the standards, while Stonehouse explains good industrial practice and points you in the right direction to ensure your plant is safe from fire and explosion hazards presented by electrical equipment. Related:Chemical Safety Board Releases Safety Video on 2019 Massive BlazeThe course will cover:The purpose and methodology of Electrical Hazardous Area ClassificationHow to identify and classify locations where flammable atmospheres could be present under normal and foreseeable abnormal conditions, hazardous locationsCodes and Standards for Electrical Hazardous Area Classification including NFPA 497 ‘Classification of Flammable Liquids, Gases, or Vapors and of Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas'; NFPA 499 ‘Recommended Practice for the Classification of Combustible Dusts and of Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas’; and NFPA 70, ‘National Electrical Code’. Visit Stonehouse Process Safety for more information and to register.