Wet, windy coastal weather
Kitimat has heavy rain and snow, and a jetty is open to the channel. IP68 sealing is designed for water and dust, and the certificate’s ambient range, once issued, is what an engineer checks against winter lows.
Canada · LNG Canada
Explosion proof mobile phone for LNG Canada, Kitimat
LNG Canada loaded its first export cargo from Kitimat in 2025, so an explosion proof mobile phone for LNG Canada in Canada has to suit a new liquefaction plant on the British Columbia coast: gas treating, refrigeration, LNG storage and a marine jetty. This page is for the HSE, operations and telecoms staff who decide what may be carried into those areas. The IS-04Z1 is designed around intrinsic safety rather than a flameproof enclosure.
Launching Q4 2026 · CSA certification programme in progress
Local approvalCSA C22.1 · SCC-accredited certificationZone 1 and Class I Division 1 · in progress
AvailabilityQ4 2026via authorised distributors
The site · Kitimat
What is classified at the Kitimat terminal
LNG Canada is a joint venture of Shell (40 per cent), PETRONAS (25), PetroChina (15), Mitsubishi Corporation (15) and KOGAS (5). The first phase has two liquefaction trains with a combined capacity of 14 million tonnes a year, taking gas by pipeline from north-eastern British Columbia. The terminal is at Kitimat, on the Douglas Channel, and the site was built in Haisla territory.
The hazardous areas follow the process: inlet and gas treating where acid gas and water are removed, then liquefaction trains with refrigerant systems, LNG storage tanks, a loading jetty and flare systems. Methane is gas group IIA, but refrigerant and condensate streams can bring heavier hydrocarbons, so a handset with an IIC design target covers the range. Zone 2 is common around rotating equipment, with Zone 1 where releases are more likely, so the area drawings, not a general rule, decide.
Project and sites
- LNG Canada JV
- Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and KOGAS.
- Liquefaction trains
- Two trains in phase one, combined capacity 14 million tonnes a year.
- Marine jetty
- Berth for LNG carriers on the Douglas Channel.
- Construction contractors
- Built by an engineering and construction joint venture; contractor names change by phase.
- Cedar LNG
- A separate project nearby, in the Haisla territory.
Classified units and areas
- Inlet and gas treating
- Acid gas removal, dehydration and condensate areas.
- Liquefaction trains
- Refrigerant circuits, compressors and cold boxes.
- LNG storage and transfer
- Tanks, pumps and transfer lines to the jetty.
- Jetty and loading arms
- Marine transfer in open, windy conditions.
- Flare and drain systems
- Release and disposal points.
- Offices, control building and accommodation
- Outside the classified boundary.
Built for local conditions
What a coastal LNG plant asks of a handset
A new plant starts with a clean slate on equipment policy, which is both an opening and a discipline.
IP ratingIP68
Battery4,000 mAh
Camera50 MP
OSAndroid 16
Cryogenic areas and the certificate scope
Cold-service equipment is not the same as a cold-weather device. The Ex certificate states the gas and temperature range, and any use close to cryogenic surfaces should be agreed with LNG Canada’s engineers.
Rotation and shift handover
An operations team works shifts, and a managed device hands over cleanly through the MDM, with the round list and photos staying with the asset.
Pipeline-to-ship chain
Coordination between the plant, the jetty and the carrier is by voice and text. Android 16 and the 50 MP camera let an operator report a transfer-line fault with a photograph.
Use cases · LNG Canada
Where the IS-04Z1 explosion proof mobile phone goes to work.
Operations01
Liquefaction train rounds
An operator on a train round reads gauges, photographs a seal weep and calls the control room, all inside the classified area.
Marine02
Jetty and loading arm checks
On the jetty a technician checks arms, hoses and connections before a carrier loads. The handset carries the checklist and a photographic record.
Maintenance03
Turnaround and trip recovery
After a train trip or planned shutdown, contractors work under permits across several units. A managed handset keeps the job pack and supervisor contact together.
How work is organised
A new plant, a remote coast and strict site control
Kitimat is remote, so how people arrive, stay and work shapes the handset policy.
- Workforce
- Operations staff work shifts, and contractors arrive for specific jobs. Phones are issued at the gate and returned or wiped on departure.
- Site control
- LNG plants control access and equipment tightly. A handset would enter through the operator’s equipment review.
- Provincial authority
- In British Columbia, Technical Safety BC administers the electrical code, so its requirements apply alongside the project’s own.
- Approval route
- We have not verified an LNG Canada vendor process. Ask LNG Canada’s procurement and HSE teams.
Questions · LNG Canada
Frequently asked questions
Is Kitimat Canada’s first LNG export terminal?
LNG Canada describes itself as Canada’s first large-scale LNG export facility, with its first cargo loaded in 2025. Small-scale LNG plants existed before it.
Which gas group applies?
Methane is IIA, but other process fluids can be in IIB or IIC. A handset designed to IIC covers the range, though the area drawings set the requirement.
Does the Haisla territory setting affect equipment approval?
Not the Ex certification. It matters for the project’s community and procurement context, which is separate.
What about the Montney gas supply chain?
Upstream compressor stations and plants are a different set of sites. See the guide for LNG, gas and offshore in Canada.
Enquiry · LNG Canada
Ask about the IS-04Z1 for LNG Canada, Canada
Tell us the site, the zone and gas group, and roughly how many handsets. The SAMS team replies by email with the datasheet and the certification schedule for Canada. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch and certification is in progress, so there is no list price yet; indicative pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
Enquiry · LNG Canada
Launching Q4 2026
Evaluating the IS-04Z1 for this site?
Tell us the zone, gas group and operator. We will send the datasheet and the certification schedule for your market.