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  • BS EN 60079-0 : 2012

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    EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 0: EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    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

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    Describes the general requirements for construction, testing and marking of electrical equipment and Ex Components intended for use in explosive atmospheres.

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    Committee EXL/31
    Development Note 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)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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