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1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
    4.1 Equipment grouping and temperature classification
    4.2 Potential ignition sources
5 Temperatures
    5.1 Maximum surface temperature
    5.2 Small components
6 Requirements for electrical equipment
    6.1 General
    6.2 Mechanical strength of equipment
    6.3 Opening times
    6.4 Minimum degree of protection
    6.5 Clearances, creepage distances and separations
    6.6 Electric strength
7 Non-metallic enclosures and non-metallic parts of
    enclosures
    7.1 Thermal endurance
8 Materials used for cementing
9 Connection facilities and terminal compartments
    9.1 General
    9.2 Field wiring connections
    9.3 Factory connections
10 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking electrical
    machines
    10.1 General
    10.2 Connection facilities for external conductors
    10.3 Neutral point connections
    10.4 Radial air gap
    10.5 Rotor cages
    10.6 Stator winding insulation system
    10.7 Surface temperature limitation
11 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking fuses and
    fuse assemblies
    11.1 Fuses
    11.2 Temperature class of equipment
    11.3 Fuse mounting
    11.4 Fuse enclosures
    11.5 Replacement fuse identification
12 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking plugs and
    sockets
    12.1 Plugs and sockets for external connections
    12.2 Maintaining degree of protection
    12.3 Plugs and sockets for internal connections
    12.4 Sockets that do not have plugs inserted in normal
          operation
13 Supplementary requirements for luminaires
    13.1 General
    13.2 Construction
    13.3 Luminaires for tubular fluorescent bi-pin lamps
    13.4 Other equipment containing light sources
    13.5 Additional requirements for restricted breathing
          luminaires
14 Supplementary requirements for equipment incorporating
    non-sparking cells and batteries
    14.1 Categorization of cells and batteries
    14.2 General requirements for cells and batteries of
          types 1 and 2
    14.3 Charging of type 1 cells and batteries
    14.4 Charging of type 2 cells and batteries
    14.5 Requirements for type 3 secondary batteries
    14.6 Verification and tests
15 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking low power
    equipment
16 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking current
    transformers
17 Other electrical equipment
18 General supplementary requirements for equipment producing
    arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
19 Supplementary requirements for enclosed-break devices
    and non-incendive components producing arcs, sparks or
    hot surfaces
    19.1 Type testing
    19.2 Ratings
    19.3 Construction of enclosed-break devices
20 Supplementary requirements for hermetically sealed devices
    producing arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
21 Supplementary requirements for sealed devices producing
    arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
    21.1 Non-metallic materials
    21.2 Opening
    21.3 Internal spaces
    21.4 Handling
    21.5 Resilient gasket and seals
    21.6 Encapsulating compounds
    21.7 Type tests
22 Supplementary requirements for restricted-breathing
    enclosures protecting equipment producing arcs, sparks
    or hot surfaces
    22.1 General
    22.2 Types of restricted breathing electrical equipment
    22.3 Test point exemption for luminaires
    22.4 Gasket and seal requirements
    22.5 Non-resilient seals
    22.6 Internal fans
23 General information on verification and tests
24 Type tests
    24.1 Representative samples
    24.2 Test configuration
    24.3 Tests for enclosures on which the type of protection
          depends
    24.4 Tests for enclosed break devices and non incendive
          components
    24.5 Tests for sealed devices
    24.6 Tests for restricted-breathing equipment
    24.7 Test for screw lampholders
    24.8 Test for starter holders for luminaires
    24.9 Tests for electronic starters for tubular fluorescent
          lamps and for ignitors for high pressure sodium or
          metal halide lamps
    24.10 Test for wiring of luminaires subject to high-voltage
          impulses from ignitors
    24.11 Mechanical shock test for batteries
    24.12 Insulation resistance test for batteries
    24.13 Additional ignition tests for large or high-voltage
          machines
25 Routine verifications and tests
    25.1 General
    25.2 Specific routine tests
26 Marking
    26.1 General
    26.2 Additional marking for batteries
    26.3 Examples of marking
27 Documentation
28 Instructions
Bibliography

BS EN 60079-15