BS EN 60079-0 : 2012
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The latest, up-to-date edition.
EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 0: EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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English
01-01-2012
FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Equipment grouping
5 Temperatures
6 Requirements for all electrical equipment
7 Non-metallic enclosures and non-metallic
parts of enclosures
8 Metallic enclosures and metallic parts of
enclosures
9 Fasteners
10 Interlocking devices
11 Bushings
12 Materials used for cementing
13 Ex Components
14 Connection facilities and termination
compartments
15 Connection facilities for earthing or bonding
conductors
16 Entries into enclosures
17 Supplementary requirements for rotating
machines
18 Supplementary requirements for switchgear
19 Supplementary requirements for fuses
20 Supplementary requirements for plugs, socket
outlets and connectors
21 Supplementary requirements for luminaires
22 Supplementary requirements for caplights and
handlights
23 Equipment incorporating cells and batteries
24 Documentation
25 Compliance of prototype or sample with
documents
26 Type tests
27 Routine tests
28 Manufacturer's responsibility
29 Marking
30 Instructions
Annex A (normative) - Supplementary requirements
for cable glands
Annex B (normative) - Requirements for Ex Components
Annex C (informative) - Example of rig for resistance to
impact test
Annex D (informative) - Motors supplied by converters
Annex E (informative) - Temperature rise testing of electric
machines
Annex F (informative) - Guideline flowchart for tests of
non-metallic enclosures or nonmetallic parts
of enclosures (26.4)
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
international publications with their
corresponding European publications
Annex ZY (informative) - Additional Information relating
to the European ATEX Directive 94/9/EC
Annex ZZ (informative) - Coverage of Essential Requirements
of EU Directives
National Annex NA (Informative) - INTERPRETATION SHEET 1
National Annex NB (Informative) - INTERPRETATION SHEET 2
Describes the general requirements for construction, testing and marking of electrical equipment and Ex Components intended for use in explosive atmospheres.
| Committee |
EXL/31
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 05/30133348 DC. (10/2006) Supersedes BS EN 50014. (04/2007) Supersedes BS EN 61241-0 and 05/30134569 DC. (11/2009) Supersedes 09/30206527 DC. (09/2012) 2012 Edition Re-Issued in April 2014 & incorporates AMD 11 2013. (05/2014)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
112
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| I.S. EN 60079-0:2012 | Identical |
| NBN EN 60079-0 : 2012 AMD 1 2014 | Identical |
| DIN EN 60079-0 : 2014 | Identical |
| NF EN 60079-0 : 2013 AMD 11 2014 | Identical |
| EN 60079-0:2012 | Equivalent |
| UNE-EN 60079-0:2013 | Identical |