Open water and weather
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Netherlands · Refining and Bulk Liquid Storage
Explosion proof mobile phone for Refining and Bulk Liquid Storage in the Netherlands
Rotterdam is Europe’s largest port, and its Botlek, Europoort and Maasvlakte areas hold refineries, crude jetties and independent tank terminals along the water. This page is for HSE officers, terminal managers and contractors who need an explosion proof mobile phone for refining and bulk liquid storage in the Netherlands, where jetty and bund work is as important as the process units. The IS-04Z1 is designed around intrinsic safety rather than a flameproof enclosure.
Launching Q4 2026 · certification programme in progress
Local approvalATEXATEX 2014/34/EU · Warenwetbesluit explosieveilig materieel 2016 · in progress
AvailabilityQ4 2026via authorised distributors
The sector · Rotterdam and Zeeland
Where refining and bulk liquid storage is classified
Refining and bulk liquid storage cluster along the Nieuwe Maas and the Nieuwe Waterweg. Shell runs the Pernis complex, bp has Europoort, and the Zeeland Refinery is near Vlissingen. Beside them sit independent terminals including Vopak, which has storage at the Botlek, Europoort and Vlaardingen, and operators such as Odfjell at the Botlek. Our pages on the explosion proof phone for bp Raffinaderij Rotterdam and Shell Nederland cover the two largest operators. The sector is mostly gas and vapour, with dust at the edges, so Zone 1 and Zone 2 dominate and the question for a handset is gas group and temperature class.
Sites and operators
- Pernis
- Shell’s refinery and chemicals complex on the Nieuwe Maas.
- Botlek
- A 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 and LNG import on the seaward edge of the port.
- Vlissingen and Nieuwdorp
- Zeeland Refinery in the Sloe area.
- Terminal and marine staff
- Independent storage operators, mooring crews, surveyors and ship officers.
Typical hazardous areas
- Crude and product jetties
- Vapour zones around loading arms and manifolds, moving with each ship.
- Tank farms and bunds
- Floating-roof and fixed-roof tanks, with vapour at roof seals and vents.
- Process units
- Distillation, conversion and treating, with light hydrocarbon vapour and hydrogen.
- Pump stations and pipe racks
- Transfer pumps, valves and flanges, where leaks create local zones.
- Rail, road and barge loading
- Loading gantries with vapour recovery or venting.
- Control rooms
- Safe areas, where devices are charged and checked.
Built for local conditions
Explosion proof mobile phone for refineries and tank terminals in the Netherlands
Rotterdam is a port first and an industrial area second. These are the conditions that matter for a handset in that setting.
IP ratingIP68
Battery4,000 mAh
Camera50 MP
OSAndroid 16
A lone worker on a bund
Terminal staff often work alone, at night, on a transfer. Four-constellation GNSS, a data connection and a check-in function on the handset support a lone-working procedure.
Ship schedules do not wait
A transfer follows the vessel, not the shift. The handset needs to carry voice, camera and position, so that the person at the manifold can report without leaving it.
Gas group
Light hydrocarbons are IIA or IIB, and hydrogen is IIC. A marking target of IIC covers the lower groups, which is why the programme is aimed there.
Work here · terminals and refineries
How the work is organised at refineries and terminals
Refining01
Turnaround at a refinery
A refinery stop brings hundreds of contractors for a few weeks, with isolations, inspections and permits. A managed handset keeps the job pack and sign-off together.
Tank storage02
Transfers at an independent terminal
An operator walks the bund, checks a valve line-up and reports to the control room. Camera, check-in and voice on one device remove the choice between task and report.
Marine03
Ship-to-shore connections
Connecting a hose or arm is a safety-critical step carried out under a permit. A handset that carries the checklist and a photograph gives the record in one device.
Access · refineries and terminals
What a refinery or terminal would ask a supplier for
Every operator sets its own supplier requirements, and we have not verified the specifics for any of them. The route is to ask the operator’s procurement and HSE teams. The list below is what operators in this sector typically want.
Documents to prepare
- Marking and gas group
- The ATEX marking string, gas group and temperature class once issued.
- Dutch documentation
- Manual, safe-use instructions and declaration of conformity in Dutch.
- Management guide
- Enrolment steps for the operator’s MDM, with camera policy templates.
- Service route
- How an intrinsically safe handset is serviced and how spares are held.
Questions · Refining and Bulk Liquid Storage
Frequently asked questions
What gas group does a terminal need?
Most light hydrocarbons fall in IIA or IIB, but a site that also handles hydrogen needs IIC. The area classification decides, so ask for the zoning.
Can the same phone serve a refinery and a terminal?
The design target is the same, Zone 1 and Zone 21. Whether it fits a given site depends on the certificate and the site’s zoning.
How are visiting contractors handled?
That is for each operator. A device that can be enrolled and wiped is simpler to admit than a personal phone.
Enquiry · Refining and Bulk Liquid Storage
Ask about the IS-04Z1 for Refining and Bulk Liquid Storage, 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 · Refining and Bulk Liquid Storage
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.