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  • BS EN 50050:2006

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    Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. Electrostatic hand-held spraying equipment

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-03-2014

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-08-2007

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Constructional requirements
      4.1 General requirements for all types of spray guns
      4.2 Requirements only for spray guns for flammable
          liquid coating materials
      4.3 Requirements only for spray guns for flammable
          coating powders
      4.4 Requirements only for spray guns for flammable
          flock
    5 Type tests
      5.1 Test requirements for all types of spray guns
      5.2 Ignition test for spray guns for liquid paints
      5.3 Ignition test for non-triboelectrical spray
          guns for coating powders
      5.4 Ignition test for triboelectrical spray guns
          for coating powders
      5.5 Ignition test for spray guns for flock
    6 Manufacturer's responsibility
    7 Marking
      7.1 Spray gun
      7.2 High-voltage generator, associated equipment
    8 Information for users
      8.1 Instruction manual
    Annex ZZ (informative) Coverage of Essential Requirements of
             EC Directives
    Bibliography

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    Describes the constructional and test requirements for hand-held and hand-operated electrostatic spraying and apparatus and associated apparatus which can be used to spray flammable liquid coating materials, flammable coating powders or flammable flock in spraying areas which may or may not contain flammable adhesives.

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    Committee EXL/31/-/1
    Development Note Supersedes BS 6742-1(1987) (11/2001) Supersedes 05/30142982 DC. (08/2007)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    PD 6686:2006 Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries

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    EN 1127-1:2011 Explosive atmospheres - Explosion prevention and protection - Part 1: Basic concepts and methodology
    EN 1953:2013 Atomising and spraying equipment for coating materials - Safety requirements
    ISO/TR 11688-1:1995 Acoustics Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and equipment Part 1: Planning
    EN 971-1 : 1996 PAINTS AND VARNISHES - TERMS AND DEFINITIONS FOR COATING MATERIALS - PART 1: GENERAL TERMS
    EN 50223:2015 Stationary electrostatic application equipment for ignitable flock material - Safety requirements
    EN 50177:2009/A1:2012 STATIONARY ELECTROSTATIC APPLICATION EQUIPMENT FOR IGNITABLE COATING POWDERS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
    EN 61241-1:2004/corrigendum Dec. 2006 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE PRESENCE OF COMBUSTIBLE DUST - PART 1: PROTECTION BY ENCLOSURES "TD"
    EN ISO 12100-1:2003/A1:2009 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - PART 1: BASIC TERMINOLOGY, METHODOLOGY
    IEC 61241-1:2004 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust - Part 1: Protection by enclosures "tD"
    IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
    ISO 12100-2:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 2: Technical principles
    EN ISO 12100-2:2003/A1:2009 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - PART 2: TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES
    ISO 12100-1:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology
    EN 60529:1991/AC:2016-12 DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES (IP CODE) (IEC 60529 EDITION 2.2 CORRIGENDUM 2:2015)
    EN 923 : 2015 COR 2016 ADHESIVES - TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
    EN ISO 11688-1:2009 Acoustics - Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and equipment - Part 1: Planning (ISO/TR 11688-1:1995)
    CLC/TR 50404:2003 Electrostatics - Code of practice for the avoidance of hazards due to static electricity
    1994/9/EC : 1994 DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 23 MARCH 1994 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS INTENDED FOR USE IN POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES
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