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IEC 60900:2012

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Live working - Hand tools for use up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c.

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English - French

Published date

14-06-2012

Superseded date

31-12-2021

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Summarise this standard

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
5 Type
6 Conformity assessment of hand tools having
  completed the production phase
7 Modifications
Annex A (informative) - Mechanical strength
        of insulating hand tools
Annex B (normative) - Suitable for live working;
        double triangle (IEC 60417-5216:2002-10)
Annex C (informative) - Recommendation for use
        and in-service care
Annex D (normative) - General type test procedure
Annex E (normative) - Examples of calculation of the
        unwinded length of coating and acceptable
        leakage current
Annex F (normative) - Classification of defects and
        tests to be allocated
Bibliography

IEC 60900:2012 is applicable to insulated and insulating hand tools used for working live or close to live parts at nominal voltages up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition, published in 2004. This edition constitutes a technical revision and includes the following significant technical changes with regard to the previous edition:
- general review of the requirements and test provisions;
- preparation of the elements of evaluation of defects, and general application of IEC 61318:2007 (Ed.3);
- deletion of Annexes D and E, not applicable according to IEC 61318 Ed.3;
- introduction of a new normative Annex D on chronology of type tests;
- and introduction of a new normative Annex F on classification of defects.

Committee
TC 78
DevelopmentNote
Stability Date: 2018. (09/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
105
PublisherName
International Electrotechnical Committee
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NF EN 60900 : 2012 Identical
DIN EN 60900 : 2013 Identical
NEN EN IEC 60900 : 2012 Identical
CEI EN 60900 : 2015 Identical
VDE 0682-201 : 2013 Identical
PN EN 60900 : 2012 Identical
EN 60900:2012 Identical
NBN EN 60900 : 2012 Identical
I.S. EN 60900:2012 Equivalent
CEI 11-16 V2 : 1992 Identical
UNE-EN 60900:2012 Identical
BS EN 60900:2012 Identical

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