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 Class 1: Groups A, B, C & D
Gases & Vapors
In addition to classifying Hazardous Locations by Class and Division, each location is also classified by its "Group." A Group refers to the type of hazardous material present in the atmosphere.
Class I includes gases and vapors, and these are categorized into four groups that are labeled: A, B, C & D.
The materials in these four groups is based on the ignition temperature of the material, the explosion pressure of the material generated during an explosion; and other flammable characteristics.

In simple terms, the materials are rated by how easily they will ignite. And – with some materials there can be more than a fire. When ignited, they can explode, which creates a blast or shockwave (technically called explosion pressure). So, there can be different types of explosions, each with a different level of explosion pressure, and these are used to categorize the gasses and vapors in the four Class I Groups.

Group A: The only substance in Group A is Acetylene, which makes up only a very small percentage of all hazardous locations. Acetylene is a gas with an extremely high explosion pressure.

Group B is another relatively small percentage of all hazardous classification areas. This group includes Hydrogen and other gases with similar characteristics.

Groups C & D are by far the most common of the Class I Groups, with the highest percentage of hazardous locations. Present in Group D are the most common flammable gases and vapors, including Butane, Gasoline, Natural Gas and Propane.

List of Groups and their materials:
Group A
  • Acetylene

Group B
  • Acrolein (inhibited)
  • Arsine
  • Butadiene
  • Ethylene oxide
  • Hydrogen
  • Manufactured gases containing
more than 30% hydrogen (by volume)
  • Propylene oxide
  • Propylnitrate

Group C
  • Acetaldehyde
  • Allyl alcohol
  • n-butyraidehyde
  • Carbon monoxide
  • Crotonaldehyde
  • Cyclopropane
  • Diethyl ether
  • Diethylamine
  • Epichlorohydrin
  • Ethylene
  • Ethylenimine
  • Ethyl mercaptan
  • Ethyl sulfide
  • Hydrogen cyanide
  • Hydrogen sulfide
  • Morpholine
  • 2-nitropropane
  • Tetrahydrofuran
  • Unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine
(UDMH 1, 1-dimethyl hydrazine)
Group D
  • Acetic acid (glacial)
  • Acetone
  • Acrylonitrile
  • Ammonia
  • Benzene
  • Butane
  • 1-butanol (butyl alcohol)
  • 2-butanol (secondary butyl alcohol)
  • n-butyl acetate
  • Isobutyl acetate
  • Di-isobutylene
  • Ethane
  • Ethanol (ethyl alcohol)
  • Ethyl acetate
  • Ethyl acrylate (inhibited)
  • Ethylene diamine (anhydrous)
  • Ethylene dichloride
  • Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether
  • Gasoline
  • Heptanes
  • Hexanes
  • Isoprene
  • Isopropyl ether
  • Mesityl oxide
  • Methane (natural gas)
  • Methanol (methyl alcohol)
  • 3-methyl-1 butanol (isoamyl alcohol)
  • Methyl ethyl ketone
  • Methyl isobutyl ketone
  • 2-methyl-1 -propanol (isobutyl alcohol)
  • 2-methyl-2-propanol (tertiary butyl alcohol)
  • Petroleum naphtha
  • Pyridine
  • Octanes
  • Pentanes
  • 1-pentanol (amyl alcohol)
  • Propane
  • 1-propanol (propyl alcohol)
  • 2-propanol (isopropyl alcohol)
  • Propylene
  • Styrene
  • Toluene
  • Vinyl acetate
  • Vinyl chloride
  • Xylenes
Bill Nagengast, President and Lighting Engineer, Solas Ray Lighting, holds over 20 patents in the lighting industry.
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