Can you buy and install non-certified wireless equipment inside a pre-certified hazardous area enclosure yourself?

Customers often ask us if they can install a standard wireless device inside a hazardous area enclosure themselves. The short answer is no, you can’t. There are some fundamental reasons for this, and these reasons are effectively the same for all hazardous area certification schemes around the world, including ATEX, IECEx, and North American standards under the jurisdiction of OSHA. Episode 2 explains some of these fundamental reasons in more depth.