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    EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS INTENDED FOR USE IN POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES IN UNDERGROUND MINES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-01-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2005

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Requirements for equipment (machines) and components
      4.1 General
      4.2 Non-electrical equipment and components
      4.3 Electrical equipment and components
          4.3.1 General
          4.3.2 Electrical equipment protection
          4.3.3 Overcurrent protection
          4.3.4 Earth-fault protection
          4.3.5 Mechanical protection of live parts
          4.3.6 Electric cables that are part of the equipment
    5 Additional requirements for specific equipment and
      components
      5.1 Cutting and stripping equipment
          5.1.1 General
          5.1.2 Machines with cutting picks
          5.1.3 Stripping machines
      5.2 Rope haulages for level and inclined transport
      5.3 Fans
          5.3.1 Ventilating fans for use underground
          5.3.2 Other fans
      5.4 Diesel engines
      5.5 Air compressors
      5.6 Drilling equipment and components
      5.7 Brakes
      5.8 Traction batteries, starter batteries and vehicle
          lighting batteries
      5.9 Optical fibres used on machines and electromagnetic
          radiation from components on machines
    6 Fire protection
      6.1 General
      6.2 Non-metallic materials
      6.3 Internal combustion engines fitted to machines
      6.4 Hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
      6.5 Additional requirements for cable-reeled machines
      6.6 Fire prevention on electric cables that are part of
          the machine
      6.7 Conveyor belting
    7 Information for use
      7.1 Signals and warning notices
      7.2 User instructions
          7.2.1 General
          7.2.2 Information on use
          7.2.3 Information on maintenance and repair
      7.3 Marking
    Annex A (informative) - Example of an ignition hazard
            assessment for a conveyor belt intended for use
            in a coal mine
          A.1 General
          A.2 Category and intended use of the equipment
          A.3 Construction/description of the equipment
          A.4 Assessment
    Annex B (informative) - Example of an ignition hazard
            assessment for a shearer loader intended for
            use in a potentially explosive atmosphere of
            a coal mine
          B.1 General
          B.2 Category and intended use of equipment
          B.3 Construction/description of the equipment with
              regard to ignition protection
          B.4 Ignition control and monitoring system
          B.5 Compliance with the basic methodology and
              requirements in EN 13463-1
          B.6 Ignition hazard assessment of the electrical
              parts of the equipment
          B.7 Ignition hazard assessment of non-electrical
              ignition sources
          B.8 Equipment marking
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
             Directive 94/9/EC
    Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
             Directive 98/37/EC
    Annex ZC (informative) - Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
             Directive 2006/42/EC
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    Describes the explosion protection requirements for the construction and marking of equipment that may be an individual item or form an assembly.

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    Committee FSH/23
    Development Note Supersedes 94/713480 DC (08/2006) 2005 Edition Re-Issued in June 2009 & incorporates AMD 1 2008. (06/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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