If the new refrigerator will be in the XP storage room then to maintain
the rating you'd need the new unit to be XP.  The fire & building codes
would have jurisdiction on the electrical rating of the refrigerator not
OSHA.  The local fire department (try the fire marshal unless you know
someone else in code enforcement) would be able to provide you with
guidance.

Greg Frank

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William Munsey
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Follow-up - explosion proof refrigerator

Re:  the explosion proof refrigerator.  I neglected to mention that we
have an explosion-proof chemical storage room with a blow-out ceiling
adjacent to the chemistry lab.  So the question of whether or not we
need an explosion proof refrigerator needs to be answered within that
context.

Dr. William Munsey
Professor of Chemistry
Blue Ridge (VA) Community College
munseyw**At_Symbol_Here**brcc.edu

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