BS 8020:2011
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Tools for live working. Specification for insulating hand tools for work on or near conductor rail systems operating at voltages up to 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c.
Hardcopy , PDF
English
30-09-2011
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Foreword
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Materials
5 Construction
6 Properties
7 Marking and instructions for use
8 Type tests for hand tools
9 Production conformity evaluation
Annexes
Annex A (normative) - Tool categories
Annex B (informative) - Recommendations concerning use
and in-service care
Annex C (normative) - Type tests
Annex D (normative) - Method of test for flammability
Annex E (normative) - Sampling
Bibliography
Defines requirements for insulating hand tools and hybrid insulating hand tools used for work on or in close proximity to conductor rails providing traction supplies, in accordance with BS EN 50163, to electrified railways and mass transit systems operating at voltages up to 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c.
| Committee |
PEL/78
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 8020(2002). Supersedes 10/30218908 DC. (10/2011)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
32
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This British Standard specifies requirements for insulating hand tools and hybrid insulating hand tools used for work on or in close proximity to conductor rails providing traction supplies, in accordance with BSEN50163, to electrified railways and mass transit systems operating at voltages up to 1000V a.c. or 1500V d.c.
It is not applicable to hand-held insulated and insulating tools conventionally used by electricians and others for work on live electrical apparatus, which are specified in BSEN60900.
| BS 2589:1955 | Specification for railway track spanners |
| BS EN 50163 : 2004 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SUPPLY VOLTAGES OF TRACTION SYSTEMS |
| BS EN 61318:2008 | Live working. Conformity assessment applicable to tools, devices and equipment |
| IEC 60743:2013 | Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment |
| BS EN ISO 2039-2:2000 | Determination of Rockwell hardness. Rockwell hardness Rockwell hardness |
| BS EN 60900:2012 | Live working. Hand tools for use up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. |
| BS 3388:2004 | Forks, shovels and spades. Requirements and test methods |
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