I wish to use my iphone 4 for work. I work in the oil industry and its classed as a hazardous work area. Can you use the iphone in these types of areas?
iPhone 4
No, the iPhone has NO official explosion proof label!
Nice one, that blows that idea out the water..
You should check with your organization's safety manager. There has to be a policy on cell phone use (or possession) in your facility. Honestly though, it may involve not even carrying the phone in to hazardous areas. The iPhone (and all other cell phones) constantly transmit signals whether or not you are actually using it.
Yeh I know you can't use phones where I work but just wondered if they were explosion proof.
Well, I suspect there is a reason for that. More than just being draconian. Personally, I would follow all the rules, especially in hazardous areas. Like I said before, your phone transmits all the time, even when you are not using it.
Although many users want to use iPhones, iPods and iPads in the workplace there are very real limits to it's usefulness and in your case safety.
There are many devices with ISafe or Intrisnically Safe ratings as well as HazLoc or Hazardous Locations ratings. The use of electronic devices in the petro-chemical industry is well regulated. You facilities or safety manager will tell you what devices are allowed and where. Generally when someone asks if a device is explosion proof they are not actually looking for explosion proof but hazloc. How often are you entering an area with explosive gasses under pressure or in a configned space with potential explosive gasses?
Use the right tool for the job, and in your area of work there is no Apple product that will meet even the weakest standards for safety.
Be careful, your job or your life and the lives of others is on the line!
is the iphone explosion proof, so you can use it in hazardous work areas?
