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  • BS EN 50321:2000

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    Electrically insulating footwear for working on low voltage installations

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-01-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-09-2000

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Classification
    5 Requirements
          5.1 Non-electrical requirements
          5.2 Electrical requirements
          5.3 Marking
          5.4 Packaging
          5.5 Instructions for use
    6 Tests
          6.1 General
          6.2 Non-electrical tests
          6.3 Electrical tests
          6.4 Marking
          6.5 Packaging
    7 Quality assurance plan and acceptance tests
          7.1 General
          7.2 Sampling procedure
          7.3 Acceptance tests
    Figure 1: Arrangement for electrical tests
    Figure 2: Marking
    Annex A (normative) General test procedure
    Annex B (normative) Instructions for use and periodical
                        inspection
    Annex C (normative) Sampling procedure
    Annex D (informative) Acceptance tests

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    Applies to electrically insulated footwear for use when working live or close to live parts on installations not exceeding 1 000 V a.c.. This footwear, when used with other electrically insulating protective equipment, such as gloves or blankets, prevents dangerous currents passing through persons via their feet. Applicable to designs A - low shoe, B - ankle boot, C - half-knee boot, and D - knee-high boot, as shown in EN 344.

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    Committee PEL/78
    Development Note Supersedes 99/200749 DC. (09/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 16073:2011 Wildland firefighting personal protective equipment Requirements and test methods
    BS ISO 16073:2011 Wildland firefighting personal protective equipment. Requirements and test methods

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60060-2:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 2: Measuring systems
    IEC 60050-151:2001 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 151: Electrical and magnetic devices
    HD 437 : 200S1 STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR USE PRIOR TO AND DURING THE TESTING OF SOLID ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIALS
    EN 346:1992/A1:1997 SPECIFICATION FOR PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR FOR PROFESSIONAL USE
    EN 60903 : 2003 COR 2005 LIVE WORKING - GLOVES OF INSULATING MATERIAL
    HD 588.1 : S1 AMD 1 HIGH VOLTAGE TEST TECHNIQUES - GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND TEST REQUIREMENTS
    IEC 60410:1973 Sampling plans and procedures for inspection by attributes
    IEC 61318:2007 Live working - Conformity assessment applicable to tools, devices and equipment
    EN 344:1992/A1:1997 REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS FOR SAFETY, PROTECTIVE AND OCCUPATIONAL FOOTWEAR FOR PROFESSIONAL USE
    EN 345:1992/A1:1997 SPECIFICATION FOR SAFETY FOOTWEAR FOR PROFESSIONAL USE
    EN 347:1992/A1:1997 SPECIFICATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL FOOTWEAR FOR PROFESSIONAL USE
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