Poland: background
Poland produced 78 megatonnes of hard coal and 57 megatonnes of brown coal in 2009, and a plan agreed in September 2020 aims to phase out coal by 2049.
The IS-04Z1 is an intrinsically safe Android handset designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21, built for the refinery, fertiliser and gas terminal work where Polish teams actually meet an explosive atmosphere. This page sets out how an IECEx smartphone supply route to Poland will work for the IS-04Z1, and what is and is not available before launch.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. An IECEx smartphone for Poland cannot be bought yet: the SAMS IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued), and the datasheet, certification schedule and safe-area evaluation units are available now.
For the record, no certificate exists for the IS-04Z1 today. The programme is under way ahead of a Q4 2026 launch. A buyer's engineering review is separate from the certificate. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate of conformity | Number checkable on the IECEx online register | In progress; not issued |
| Standards edition | The IEC 60079 edition the certificate cites | Stated on the certificate when issued |
| Schedule of conditions | Limits of use, batteries and accessories | Published with the certificate |
| Where it applies | Poland: Police, Tarnów, Płock | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Poland. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
Operators and classified areas drawn from the SAMS Poland market guide.
Poland produced 78 megatonnes of hard coal and 57 megatonnes of brown coal in 2009, and a plan agreed in September 2020 aims to phase out coal by 2049.
Poland's energy sector is the fifth largest in Europe, with an installed electricity capacity of about 61 GW at the end of 2024, so power plants and mines are large sources of classified areas.
In 2020 coal made up 69.5% of national energy production and 68.5% of electricity generation, so coal handling, bunkers and mills create combustible dust zones at many power sites.
PKN Orlen was created in 1999 by merging the state fuel retailer CPN with Petrochemia Płock, the firm running the Płock refineries, and has since grown into a multinational refiner and gas trader.
IECEx is the international scheme for certifying equipment used in explosive atmospheres. A certificate of conformity is issued by an accredited certification body against a specific edition of the IEC 60079 standards and carries a schedule of conditions of safe use. It is not a legal requirement in most countries on its own, but many national schemes accept it as the technical basis.
The IECEx certificate for the IS-04Z1 is in progress and has not been issued. The marking target is Ex ib IIC T4, the intrinsic safety concept for Zone 1 gas with the hardest gas group (IIC) and a 135 °C temperature class.
In Poland. Poland hosts large national operators and international contractors working inside operating plant fences. IECEx gives foreign partners a common reference alongside ATEX, the main product route here. Ask for the certificate of conformity and its schedule of conditions, which record the marking and conditions of use. The IS-04Z1 has none yet issued.
Nothing can be bought for Poland today: the IS-04Z1 is pre-launch, and SAMS will supply end users through authorised distributors once certificates exist. What a buyer can do now is take the specification, ask for the written certification schedule and arrange a safe-area evaluation, so that the right local channel contacts you at launch.
The technical specification, marking target and conditions of use, sent by email.
Which certificates are in progress, in what order, and what is still to be confirmed.
Evaluation units can be used for connectivity, MDM enrolment and workflow testing outside classified areas.
Tell us the site, zone, gas group and quantity so the right authorised distributor can contact you.
No. Nothing can be bought or taken into a classified area today: certification is in progress and launch is planned for Q4 2026. What is available now is the datasheet, the written certification schedule and evaluation units for safe-area use.
SAMS has not published a price. Any figure you are offered for an uncertified Ex phone should be treated with caution; written indicative pricing is available for a defined quantity and site.
No. The IECEx certificate is in progress and has not been issued. SAMS will publish the number when it exists.
The market guide for Poland covers Płock, Gdańsk, Włocławek, Puławy, among others. Site-level pages are linked below.
Through authorised distributors once certificates exist. Until then SAMS can send the datasheet and certification schedule and arrange safe-area evaluation units.
Coal-fired power stations, including large brown coal plants such as Bełchatów, along with coal-using industry, handle bulk fuel that creates dust zones such as Zone 21 and Zone 22. Check that a device's dust group and temperature class match the site classification drawings.
ATEX separates Group I equipment for mining from Group II for surface industries, and underground methane and coal dust conditions differ from surface plant. Check the group marking on any device against the area and the mine operator's own approval procedure.
No. It is designed as Group II surface equipment, and underground coal mining is Group I, with a separate certificate for methane and coal dust. Do not take a Group II device underground. Refineries, fertiliser plants and gas terminals are the intended areas, subject to the site operator's classification.
More on Poland, and on other places in Poland.
Share the site details and quantity. You will get the datasheet and the certification schedule back by email; pricing is indicative only until launch.
Name the site and the operator and we will send what is available before launch.