Approvals   
A.3 General approvals 
  SCALANCE M874, M876 
94  Operating Instructions, 08/2018, C79000-G8976-C331-08 
 
 
ATEX 
ATEX (explosion protection directive) 
 
Risk of explosion in hazardous areas 
When using products described in these operating instructions in hazardous area zone 2, 
make absolutely sure that the associated conditions in the following document are adhered 
to: 
"SIMATIC NET Product Information Use of subassemblies/modules in a Zone 2 Hazardous 
Area". 
You will find this document 
•  on the data medium that ships with some devices. 
•  on the Internet pages under Siemens Industry Online Support. 
Enter the document identification number "C234" as the search term. 
The products described in these operating instructions meet the requirements of the EU 
directive 2014/34/EU "Equipment and Protective Devices for Use in Potentially Explosive 
Atmospheres". 
 
Note 
Type of protection of the device 
The devices are approved for various types of protection. You can find the type of protection 
of your device and 
the ATEX certificate number on the nameplate.