Inland site
Mathura is inland and is supplied with crude through the Salaya-Mathura pipeline, a 2,663 km line from the Gujarat coast, so there is no marine terminal.
Mathura in Uttar Pradesh is home to Indian Oil's inland refinery, commissioned on 19 January 1982 and now processing 8 million tonnes of crude a year. Process units and product storage define its Zone 1 areas. If you are specifying an intrinsically safe mobile phone for Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, this page covers the markings, the approvals and the current certification status of the IS-04Z1.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. The SAMS IS-04Z1 is the intrinsically safe smartphone covered here for Mathura, Uttar Pradesh: pre-launch, designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 (marking target Ex ib IIC T4), with certification in progress and no certificate issued.
Status: pre-launch. IECEx, ATEX, UKEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress and no certificate has been issued; launch is planned for Q4 2026. An operator's own vendor approval is a separate step. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Level of protection | ia, ib or ic matched to the zone | ib, for Zone 1 |
| Entity parameters | Uo, Io and Po within the device limits | Published with the certificate |
| Accessories | Chargers and cases certified with the device | Defined at certification |
| Where it applies | Mathura, Uttar Pradesh: Refinery process units, Crude and product tank farms, Product loading gantries | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Mathura India. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
The companies on site and the hazardous-area types a handset is likely to meet there.
Mathura is inland and is supplied with crude through the Salaya-Mathura pipeline, a 2,663 km line from the Gujarat coast, so there is no marine terminal.
The refinery processes low-sulphur Bombay High and Nigerian crudes and high-sulphur Middle East crude, and supplies BS VI fuels to the Delhi NCR region.
Mathura Refinery, Indian Oil's sixth refinery, was commissioned on 19 January 1982 after construction began in October 1972, so its older units are over 40 years old.
The refinery processes low-sulphur Bombay High crude, imported Nigerian low-sulphur crude and high-sulphur Middle Eastern crude, so process conditions vary between crude types.
Mathura city is 162 kilometres south-east of Delhi and about 15 kilometres from Vrindavan, on the Yamuna river.
Crude arrives through the Salaya-Mathura pipeline, which also supplies the Panipat and Baroda refineries, so feedstock supply is a shared pipeline network.
Intrinsic safety limits the electrical and thermal energy in a circuit so that neither a spark nor a hot surface can ignite a gas or dust atmosphere, even when a fault occurs. The ib level, used for Zone 1, tolerates one fault. It is the usual way to make a handheld device that a worker carries continuously through a hazardous area.
The IS-04Z1 is designed on this principle for Zone 1 and Zone 21 (marking target II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4). Intrinsic safety is a design basis, not a certificate: certification is in progress and none has been issued yet.
In Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Rounds at product loading gantries, tank farms and pipeline pumping stations are routine and frequent, and truck movements add pressure to log quickly. An intrinsically safe handheld supports that work. The IS-04Z1 is designed for it, though certification is still in progress.
A short checklist for anyone writing or reviewing the specification, with the IS-04Z1 status against each point.
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.
The circuits are designed to limit energy so a spark or hot surface cannot ignite a gas or dust atmosphere, even with one fault (level ib, Zone 1). Certification of that design is in progress.
Likely candidates are refinery process units, crude and product tank farms, product loading gantries, pipeline pumping stations. Which areas are classified, and to what zone, is set by the site operator's own area classification drawings.
Not exactly. Explosion proof is a broad everyday term; intrinsic safety is one protection concept, which limits energy so ignition cannot occur. Flameproof (Ex d) is a different concept that contains an explosion. The IS-04Z1 is intrinsically safe by design.
Mathura has a hot semi-arid climate with very hot summers, so check the device's maximum operating and charging temperature on the datasheet and avoid leaving it in direct sun or vehicles.
Process units, tank farms, pump areas and loading gantries have classified areas for flammable gas and vapour. The operator defines these and specifies approved equipment, so request the area classification before entering.
Heat can shorten battery life and dust can work into ports and seals. A sealed IP68 housing helps with dust. Keep devices out of direct sun between uses, and ask the operator about charging and storage arrangements for portable equipment during the hot months.
Other guides for Mathura India, other places in India, and the pages behind them.
Tell us what you need to equip and where. The SAMS team answers by email with the datasheet and where each certification route stands.
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