EN IEC 60974-7:2019
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Arc welding equipment - Part 7: Torches
11-08-2019
This part of IEC 60974 specifies safety and construction requirements for TORCHES used for arc welding and allied processes. This document is applicable to MANUAL, MECHANICALLY GUIDED, AIR-COOLED, LIQUID-COOLED, MOTORIZED, SPOOL-ON and FUME EXTRACTION TORCHES.In this document, a TORCH consists of the TORCH BODY, the CABLE-HOSE ASSEMBLY and other components.This document is also applicable to a CABLE-HOSE ASSEMBLY connected between a power source and ancillary equipment.This document is not applicable to electrode holders for manual metal arc welding or air-arc cutting/gouging.NOTE 1 Typical allied processes are electric arc cutting and arc spraying.NOTE 2 Other components are listed in Table A.1.NOTE 3 In this document, all procedures and requirements are the same for "TORCHES" and "GUNS". For convenience, the term "TORCH" is used in the following text.
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