• 00/243159 DC : DRAFT JULY 2000

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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    Superseded date:  24-04-2003

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    Published date:  23-11-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    Clause
    1 General
      1.1 Scope
      1.2 Normative references
    2 Definitions and terms
    3 Safety and area classification
      3.1 Safety principles
      3.2 Area classification objectives
    4 Area classification procedure
      4.1 General
      4.2 Sources of release
      4.3 Type of zone
      4.4 Extent of zone
    5 Ventilation
      5.1 General
      5.2 Main types of ventilation
      5.3 Degree of ventilation
      5.4 Availability of ventilation
    6 Documentation
      6.1 General
      6.2 Drawings, data sheets and tables
    Annexes
    A Examples of sources of release
    B Ventilation
    C Examples of area classification

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee GEL/31/11
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC TR 60079-20:1996 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Part 20: Data for flammable gases and vapours, relating to the use of electrical apparatus
    IEC 60050-426:2008 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 426: Equipment for explosive atmospheres
    IEC 60079-4A:1970 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Part 4: Method of test for ignition temperature - First supplement. *Note.-This supplement applies also to the second edition of 1975
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