Table 1.
Risk matrix multipliers for hazardous area classification (area I, II).
Table 2.
BTEX concentrations and hazard index at the dispenser area (N = 47).
Table 3.
The factors correlating with the hazard index (HI) of workers’ exposure to BTEX at gasoline stations (N = 47).
Table 4.
Hazardous exposure index and fire possibility calculated for distances (in meters) around the dispensers at gasoline stations (N = 47).
Fig 1.
Hazardous area-I and area-II classification (HZ) to cover HHZ and FHZ.
Table 5.
Hazardous area classification by matrix multipliers of HzI and %LEL-UEL at the gasoline stations (N = 47).