Safety Approvals:

WHAT MAKES A FLASHLIGHT SAFE?   Products must pass a battery of rigorous tests conducted by safety agencies before getting a stamp of approval. When you're in a potentially hazardous environment, using a flashlight that carries these approvals is vital.		We feel that designing a flashlight that's safe to use in volatile situations should not be a feature. It's fundamental. That's why Pelican lighting tools are the most safety approved flashlights on the market. Innovations like our battery polarity tray makes operating a flashlight impossible if one or more cells are inverted. This also safeguards against dangerous "outgassing" of hydrogen from an accidentally reversed cell. Another industry first is the addition of gas-absorbing pellets to our lamp modules. It is a back-up system that absorbs excess hydrogen retained inside the flashlight. No gas, no spark.
HAZARDOUS AREA ELECTRICAL GUIDELINES   SUBSTANCE TYPICAL ENVIRONMENTS CLASSIFICATION VOLATILITY* CLASS 1 Flammable Gases, Vapors or Liquids (Acetylene, Hydrogen, Ethylene, Propane) – Oil Refinery – – Paint Warehouse – – Offshore Oil Rig – – Spray Booth – Division 1 (Hazard Likely) MOST LEAST Division 2 (Hazard Not Likely) CLASS 2 Combustible Dusts (Metals [Div.1 only], Coal, Grain) – Coal Mine – – Grain Silo – – Munitions Factory – – Hay Storage Facility – Division 1 (Hazard Likely) Division 2 (Hazard Not Likely) CLASS 3 Ignitable Fibers & Flyings (Machined Magnesium) – Paper Mill – – Woodworking Facility – – Textile Mill – – Cotton Gin – Division 1 (Hazard Likely) Division 2 (Hazard Not Likely) * A flashlight with a Class 1, Div. 1 approval is safe for use in situations rated Class 2 or 3. Likewise, a Class 3, Div. 1 approved flashlight is not safe to operate in situations rated Class 2 or 1.