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Concern of manufacturers and users of instruments for the problems of safety in electrical instrument installations has been, as one might expect, closely related to the number of electrical instruments used in hazardous areas.

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  1. Maltby, F. L., “History of ISA Committee on Hazardous Area Instrumentation,” Proceedings of 1960 Symposium on Safety for Electrical Instrumentation in Hazardous Areas, ISA, Pittsburgh.

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  2. Johnston, J., Jr., “Organization and Operation of the Electrical Code Committee,” Proceedings of 1960 Symposium on Safety for Electrical Instrumentation in Hazardous Areas, ISA, Pittsburgh.

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Magison, E.C. (1966). Historical Background and Perspective. In: Electrical Instruments in Hazardous Locations. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6543-1_1

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