# Group E — North American vs IEC/ATEX explosion protection designations

For Group E, category is gas group; basis or note is Metal dust, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Category:** gas group _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **North American designation:** Group E
- **Basis or note:** Metal dust _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> E | Metal dust

## Source

- https://www.inframena.com/hazardous-area-classification-equivalency-guide/

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2028-08-05.
Part of [North American vs IEC/ATEX explosion protection designations](https://referencesource.org/ex-classification-system-crosswalk/).