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Class III hazardous locations, according to the NEC, are areas
where there are easily-ignitable fibers or flyings
present, due to the types of materials being handled, stored, or processed. The fibers and
flyings are not likely to be suspended in the air, but can collect around machinery or on
lighting fixtures and where heat, a spark, or hot metal can ignite them. Some typical
Class III locations are:
- Textile mills, cotton gins
- Cotton seed mills, flax processing plants
- Plants that shape, pulverize, or cut wood and create sawdust or flyings.
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