Wind, rain and wash-down
A device in the Botlek lives with sea air, driven rain and a cleaning regime, not fine desert dust. IP68 sealing and rugged build are the first two lines a Dutch reviewer checks.
Netherlands · Zone 1 / Zone 21
ATEX mobile phone for the Netherlands, Zone 1 and Zone 21
The IS-04Z1 is an intrinsically safe Android handset designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21, aimed at the refineries, chemical parks and tank terminals between Rotterdam and Geleen. It is pre-launch: ATEX certification is running now, and Dutch teams can put a unit through a turnaround while it does.
Launching Q4 2026 · ATEX 2014/34/EU certification programme in progress
Local approvalATEXATEX 2014/34/EU · Warenwetbesluit explosieveilig materieel 2016 · in progress
AvailabilityQ4 2026via authorised distributors
Netherlands
ATEX
IECExATEX 2014/34/EU
NEC 500 Class I Div 1IP68Zone 1 / Zone 21
Android 16
Qualcomm Snapdragon
ATEXIECExATEX 2014/34/EUNEC 500 Class I Div 1IP68Zone 1 / Zone 21Android 16Qualcomm SnapdragonWhere it works · Netherlands
Where it works in the Netherlands
Dutch classified areas cluster along the water. Rotterdam alone runs refining, petrochemicals and tank storage across the Botlek, Europoort and the Maasvlakte, with Moerdijk and Zeeland on the same corridor and Chemelot inland in Limburg. The gas side has shifted: Groningen production ceased in October 2023 and the field closed for good in 2024, so the hazard sits in import, storage, hydrogen and CO2 rather than extraction.
Operators and contractors such as Shell Nederland, bp Raffinaderij Rotterdam and Zeeland Refinery need an explosion proof mobile phone they can carry into classified areas at Pernis, Botlek and Europoort. The IS-04Z1 is designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 duty there.
Operators, EPCs and contractors
- Shell Nederland
- Pernis refinery and the Moerdijk chemical site, linked by pipeline.
- bp Raffinaderij Rotterdam
- Europoort refinery and terminal on the Nieuwe Waterweg.
- Zeeland Refinery
- Refinery and hydrocracker at Nieuwdorp near Vlissingen.
- Dow Benelux
- Terneuzen, the largest Dow production site outside the United States.
- Sitech Services
- Site services and maintenance for the Chemelot park in Geleen.
- Vopak
- Independent tank storage in the Botlek, Europoort and Vlaardingen.
- Gasunie
- Gas transmission and the national hydrogen network under construction.
- Yara Sluiskil
- Ammonia and fertiliser production on the Ghent to Terneuzen canal.
- Air Liquide
- Industrial gases and hydrogen pipelines across the Rotterdam cluster.
- Stork
- Dutch industrial maintenance, inspection and turnaround contractor.
Industrial areas and sites
- Pernis
- Shell refinery and chemicals, about 404,000 barrels a day.
- Botlek
- Dense mix of refining, chemicals and tank storage on the Nieuwe Maas.
- Europoort
- Refineries, crude jetties and bulk liquid terminals near the sea.
- Maasvlakte
- Deep-sea terminals, LNG import and the hydrogen conversion park.
- Moerdijk
- Chemical complex and inland port on the Rotterdam to Antwerp corridor.
- Geleen
- Chemelot park in Limburg with crackers and polymer plants.
- Terneuzen
- Dow site and the industrial zone along the canal to Ghent.
- Vlissingen and Nieuwdorp
- Zeeland Refinery and the Sloe industrial area.
- Delfzijl and Eemshaven
- Northern chemical park, gas landing points and power generation.
Built for local conditions
Built for Dutch site conditions
Every point below answers something a Dutch cluster does to a handset, rather than something that reads well on a specification sheet.
For evaluators in Netherlands, the IS-04Z1 explosion proof mobile phone is designed around these points: Wind, rain and wash-down; Camera policy at the gate; Gas on one side, powder on the other; A turnaround shift, not an office day; Dutch on the handset and in the file; One person on a bund at night.
IP ratingIP68
Battery4,000 mAh
Camera50 MP
OSAndroid 16
Camera policy at the gate
Photography is controlled on almost every Seveso site here, which is why an ordinary phone is refused at the poort. Android 16 with EMM and MDM sets the camera, location services and app list centrally, so what the site permits can be demonstrated.
Gas on one side, powder on the other
The gas marking target is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4, and Zone 21 dust protection sits in the same programme. Polymer and fertiliser handling at Geleen, Terneuzen and Moerdijk puts both inside one fence.
A turnaround shift, not an office day
The 4,000 mAh cell is sized for a full stop shift with the camera and a work order application open. There is no charging point inside a classified area, and walking out to find one costs more than the battery.
Dutch on the handset and in the file
Android 16 carries a Dutch interface, and the manual and declaration of conformity are produced in Dutch alongside English, which is what the Warenwetbesluit expects.
One person on a bund at night
4G LTE, Wi-Fi and four-constellation GNSS keep a position and a connection across a terminal, a jetty and the gaps between them, which is what a lone working check-in depends on.
Approvals in Netherlands
Certification programme ahead of Q4 2026 launch.
Nothing national follows ATEX on the product side here. What a Dutch buyer adds is a Dutch-language instruction manual, because the Warenwetbesluit requires it, and a marking string precise enough to drop straight into the explosieveiligheidsdocument the site already maintains.
In progress
ATEX
National conformity for NetherlandsATEX 2014/34/EU · Warenwetbesluit explosieveilig materieel 2016 · in progressIn progress
IECEx
International Electrotechnical CommissionZone 1 · Zone 21 · Gas · DustIn progress
ATEX
EU Directive 2014/34/EUII 2 G Ex ib IIC T4In progress
NEC 500
National Electrical CodeClass I Div 1 · North AmericaRegulatory route · Netherlands
What your HSE and procurement teams will ask for.
The product route is short and familiar. ATEX 2014/34/EU is implemented in Dutch law through the Warenwetbesluit explosieveilig materieel 2016, so a notified body certificate and the CE marking are the whole requirement and no separate Dutch approval follows. Two details are specific to this market. Instructions have to be supplied in Dutch, which is a supply condition rather than a courtesy. And radio conformity runs under the Radio Equipment Directive, supervised by the Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur, the RDI, which took over from Agentschap Telecom at the start of 2023.
The obligations that decide what you actually buy sit with the employer. ATEX 153 is transposed into the Arbowet and the Arbobesluit, and the practical output is the explosieveiligheidsdocument: the zoning, done to NPR 7910-1 for gas and NPR 7910-2 for dust, plus the reasoning for every item of equipment selected for those zones, with the NEN-EN-IEC 60079 series behind it. The Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie enforces this and publishes its own inspection instructions. On major hazard sites the wording changed on 1 January 2024, when the Brzo 2015 label disappeared and the Seveso rules moved into the Omgevingswet, but the inspection reality did not: the labour inspectorate, the regional environment service and the safety region still visit together, reading the same equipment file.
Use cases · Netherlands
Where the IS-04Z1 explosion proof mobile phone goes to work.
Typical Zone 1 and Zone 21 duty for the IS-04Z1 explosion proof mobile phone in Netherlands includes: A stop in the Botlek or at Europoort; Jetty and bund work at an independent terminal; Shared sites at Chemelot, Moerdijk and Terneuzen; New classified areas on the Maasvlakte.
Refining01
A stop in the Botlek or at Europoort
A Dutch turnaround compresses a year of work into a few weeks with a contractor population that changes daily. A handset enrolled in the site console keeps the job pack, the isolation photograph and the sign-off in one system instead of a folder that leaves on Friday.
Tank storage02
Jetty and bund work at an independent terminal
Bulk liquid terminals run transfers to a ship schedule that does not wait, in vapour zones, with one operator walking the bund. Carrying the check-in, the camera and the line to the control room on one device removes the choice between doing the task and reporting it.
Chemical parks03
Shared sites at Chemelot, Moerdijk and Terneuzen
A Dutch chemical park is a fenced estate of separate companies with one set of gate rules. A device covering Zone 1 and Zone 21 and locked down by policy lets an engineer cross from a solvent area to a powder area without swapping equipment.
Hydrogen and CO204
New classified areas on the Maasvlakte
Electrolysers, hydrogen pipelines and CO2 compression are creating classified areas that did not exist a few years ago, run by small commissioning teams. Group IIC is the target for that reason: IIC includes hydrogen, and equipment stopping at IIB dates quickly here.
How to buy · Netherlands
How to evaluate and buy in the Netherlands
The device has not launched, so none of this needs a purchase order. The order below lets your internal approval and our certification run in parallel.
- 01
Send the zoning
Give us the zones, the gas group and the temperature class from your explosieveiligheidsdocument, plus whether the users are your own crew, contractors or both. Enquiries go to SAMS Mobile at info@sams-mobile.com.
- 02
Take the datasheet and certificate schedule
You receive the specification, the target marking string and a written status for each certification in progress: enough to draft the equipment selection reasoning before anything is orderable.
- 03
Put a unit through a real week
Evaluation units go to Dutch operators and contractors under a trial agreement, covering enrolment in your own console, the camera policy your gate requires, wash-down and a full turnaround shift.
- 04
Agree the supply route
On completion of certification, supply runs through a Benelux partner or direct, with Dutch documentation in the box. Pre-launch pricing is quoted on request against a stated quantity.
Questions · Netherlands
Frequently asked questions
Asking about a site in Netherlands?
Send your site, zone and gas group, and we will answer for your plant rather than in general.
Ask about Netherlands →Is the IS-04Z1 already ATEX certified?
No. It is designed to ATEX 2014/34/EU for Zone 1 and Zone 21 and certification is in progress. Launch is planned for Q4 2026, and no unit is supplied for use in a classified area before the certificate covering that use exists.
Does the Netherlands require anything national on top of ATEX?
Not as a second approval. ATEX 2014/34/EU is implemented through the Warenwetbesluit explosieveilig materieel 2016, so a notified body certificate and the CE marking are the product-side requirement. Dutch practice adds a manual, safe-use instructions and a declaration of conformity in Dutch, all planned into the launch, plus radio conformity supervised by the RDI.
What does an ATEX phone cost in the Netherlands?
No list price is published before launch, and a quoted price for an uncertified hazardous area device should make any buyer cautious. Pre-launch pricing is given against a defined quantity, configuration and support scope, and evaluation units are placed under a trial agreement rather than sold.
Is this a flameproof phone or an intrinsically safe one?
Intrinsically safe. Flameproof, the Ex d concept, contains an explosion inside a heavy enclosure; intrinsic safety, Ex ib, limits the energy in the circuit so ignition cannot start. Searches for a flameproof mobile usually mean a phone for a Zone 1 area, and Ex ib is what makes a handheld practical.
Can we write it into our explosieveiligheidsdocument before launch?
You can prepare the entry. The datasheet gives the target marking string, temperature class and equipment protection level, so the selection reasoning can be drafted and reviewed. It should not be signed off as installed equipment until the certificate number exists.
How will repair and battery replacement work here?
Through a controlled route, because work on an intrinsically safe device has to be done by a recognised facility for the certification to remain valid. A Benelux service arrangement is part of the launch programme and can be reviewed under a pre-launch agreement.
Enquiry · Netherlands
Ask about the IS-04Z1 for Netherlands
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 Netherlands. 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 · Netherlands
Distribution · Netherlands
Distribution partners for the Netherlands and Belgium
We are looking for technical wholesalers and safety distributors already supplying the Rotterdam cluster, the Zeeland and Limburg chemical sites and the tank storage operators, with the service capability Ex equipment requires and Dutch-language documentation.
- Regional office
- Netherlands (partner)
- Languages
- Dutch · English
- info@sams-mobile.com
- Registered
- United Kingdom
Industries and operators · Netherlands
Industries and operators we cover.
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