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Can powered industrial trucks be used in Class I, Group C, Division 1 hazardous areas?

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Can powered industrial trucks be used in Class I, Group C, Division 1 hazardous areas?

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No. The NFPA-505 (1999 Edition) titled “Fire Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks’, specifically prohibits the use of any powered industrial trucks in Class I, Group С areas as detailed in paragraph 1-6.1 1-6.1 Class I, Division 1, Groups A,B,C. Powered-operated industrial trucks shall not be permitted to be used in such locations. For examples of chemicals whose vapors, if mixed in air, are classified as Class l7 Groups A, B, or C, see Section 500-5 of NFPA 70, National Electric Code. andA-1-6.1 of this standard.