Denmark: logistics and access
Port Esbjerg calls itself the world's largest base port for offshore wind activities and says it has been involved in shipping components to more than 65 offshore wind projects.
The IS-04Z1 is an explosion proof mobile phone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21, from a wet deck 225 km west of Esbjerg to a fermentation building at Kalundborg and a biogas upgrading skid on Lolland. This page sets out how an intrinsically safe mobile phone supply route to Denmark 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 intrinsically safe mobile phone for Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Denmark: Stigsnæs, Prøvestenen and Copenhagen harbour, Esbjerg | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Denmark. 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 Denmark market guide.
Port Esbjerg calls itself the world's largest base port for offshore wind activities and says it has been involved in shipping components to more than 65 offshore wind projects.
Denmark imports about 12% of its energy but is also an exporter, and its electricity grid is connected by transmission lines to other European countries.
Denmark has North Sea oil and gas but ranked only 57th among net crude exporters in 2023 after ranking 32nd in 2008, so offshore work is mature, with decommissioning and maintenance a larger share.
North Sea natural gas projects began in 1984 and North Sea production made Denmark self-sufficient in energy in 1997, which explains the established offshore supply chain on the west coast.
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 Denmark. Biogas plants and remote terminals are often worked by one technician with the nearest colleague a drive away, and offshore rounds start from Esbjerg. An intrinsically safe handheld is designed for these rounds, with four-constellation GNSS and 4G LTE holding a position and a link, and a 4,000 mAh battery for the shift.
Nothing can be bought for Denmark 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.
Not today. Until the certificates are issued the IS-04Z1 stays out of classified areas, and until launch there is nothing to purchase. You can ask for the datasheet and the certification schedule, or book a safe-area evaluation unit.
No price is published. While certification is in progress there is no list price and no committed lead time, and a supplier quoting a firm figure for an uncertified Ex handset is promising something it cannot stand behind. Indicative pre-launch pricing is issued in writing against a stated 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.
The market guide for Denmark covers Esbjerg, The Danish North Sea, Fredericia, Kalundborg, 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.
Cold, wet and windy conditions affect battery life and touchscreen use with gloves, particularly offshore and at wind farms. Check the lowest rated ambient temperature on the certificate, the water ingress rating and whether touch input works with wet or gloved hands.
Typically the EU declaration of conformity, the certificate, the Ex marking details and instructions in the local language, which may be Danish or English depending on the operator. Request the site's equipment register template so supplier documents can be matched to it.
The classification of areas into zones comes from the emergency management agency under an executive order, while the employer's duty to assess explosion risk and hold an explosion protection document comes from the Danish Working Environment Authority. SAMS classifies nothing. Confirm the arrangement with the site operator for your plant.
Related guides for Denmark and for Denmark.
Tell us what you need to equip and where. The SAMS team answers by email with the datasheet and where each certification route stands.
Send the zone and gas group of your site and we will reply with the datasheet and schedule.