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    AS 3859-1991

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    Effects of current passing through the human body

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    Superseded date:  15-04-2023

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1991

    Publisher:  Standards Australia

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    Provides basic guidance on the effects of shock currents on the human body for use in the establishment of electrical safety requirements. It is technically identical with and reproduced from IEC 479-1:1984 and IEC 479-2:1987.

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    This chapter indicates values for the electrical impedance of the human body as a function of the touch voltage, the frequency, the degree of moisture of the skin and the current path.Note. The values given in Clause 5 refer to frequencies of 50/60 Hz; values for higher frequencies and for direct current are under consideration.

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    Committee EL-001
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Standards Australia
    Status Superseded
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    Under Revision

    History - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Under Revision see DR 02322-02324 CP First published as MP 30-1976.Revised and redesignated AS 3859-1991. First published as MP 30-1976. Revised and redesignated AS 3859-1991.

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    AS/NZS 60928:2000 Auxiliaries for lamps - A.C. supplied electronic ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps - General and safety requirements (IEC 60928:1995 MOD)
    AS/NZS 2832.1:1998 Cathodic protection of metals - Pipes and cables
    AS/NZS 4853:2000 Electrical hazards on metallic pipelines
    AS 2885.1-1997 Pipelines - Gas and liquid petroleum Design and construction
    SAA HB 9-1994 Occupational personal protection
    AS 1418.1-2002 Cranes, hoists and winches General requirements
    HB 94-1997 Electrical safety in the workplace
    AS 2832.3-1992 Cathodic protection of metals - Fixed immersed structures
    AS/NZS 3350.2.76:1998 Safety of household and similar electrical appliances Particular requirements - Electric fence energizers
    SAA HB113-1998 RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICES - What they do and how they do it (Reconfirmed 2016)
    AS 2243.7-1991 Safety in laboratories - Electrical aspects
    AS 2832.2-2003 Cathodic protection of metals Compact buried structures
    AS/NZS 3000:2000 Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules)
    AS 2832.4-1994 Cathodic protection of metals - Internal surfaces
    AS 1418.1-1994 Cranes (including hoists and winches) - General requirements
    AS/NZS 1020:1995 The control of undesirable static electricity
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