Approvals
A.3 General approvals
SCALANCE M874, M876
94 Operating Instructions, 08/2018, C79000-G8976-C331-08
ATEX
ATEX (explosion protection directive)
Risk of explosion in hazardous areas
When using products described in these operating instructions in hazardous area zone 2,
make absolutely sure that the associated conditions in the following document are adhered
to:
"SIMATIC NET Product Information Use of subassemblies/modules in a Zone 2 Hazardous
Area".
You will find this document
• on the data medium that ships with some devices.
• on the Internet pages under Siemens Industry Online Support.
Enter the document identification number "C234" as the search term.
The products described in these operating instructions meet the requirements of the EU
directive 2014/34/EU "Equipment and Protective Devices for Use in Potentially Explosive
Atmospheres".
Note
Type of protection of the device
The devices are approved for various types of protection. You can find the type of protection
of your device and
the ATEX certificate number on the nameplate.