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BS EN 60079-0 : 2012

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 0: EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2012

£298.00
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

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
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)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
112
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

£298.00
Excluding VAT