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Hazardous-Location Technician · HL-RATE

Equipment Ratings & Markings

Course overview

Equipment Ratings & Markings is a course in NIHST WORX Academy's Hazardous-Location Technician. It covers reading the nameplate across 1 modules and 2 lessons, and counts toward the Tier 2 hazardous-location finishing credential.

Course outline

01

Reading the Nameplate

  • Decoding a Hazardous-Location Marking

    A listed device tells you exactly where it may live, if you can read its marking. A Class I, Division 1, Groups C and D marking means the device is built to contain or prevent ignition of those gas groups in a space where vapor is present i...

  • Listings, Marks, and Field Evaluation

    A genuine listing comes from a recognized testing laboratory and is traceable to a standard. A device with no mark, a sanded-off mark, or a mark that does not match its installed location is a finding. When equipment is custom or imported w...

Enrolled students read the full lessons, track per-lesson progress, and complete this course toward their credential.

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Questions

What does Equipment Ratings & Markings cover?+

Equipment Ratings & Markings is a course in NIHST WORX Academy's Hazardous-Location Technician. It covers reading the nameplate across 1 modules and 2 lessons, and counts toward the Tier 2 hazardous-location finishing credential.

How is this course structured?+

1 modules and 2 lessons of online instruction, authored against the NIHST competency standard and reinforced by hands-on lab work and supervised on-the-job hours.

What does it count toward?+

Completing every lesson in this course satisfies part of the coursework requirement for the Tier 2 credential. Coursework, a proctored exam, and signed OJT hours together gate the credential.

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