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    EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 0: EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  09-07-2021

    Language(s):  English - French

    Published date:  01-01-2015

    Publisher:  Canadian Standards Association

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    FOREWORD
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Equipment grouping
    5 Temperatures
    6 Requirements for all electrical equipment
    7 Non-metallic enclosures and non-metallic parts
       of enclosures
    8 Metallic enclosures and metallic parts of
       enclosures
    9 Fasteners
    10 Interlocking devices
    11 Bushings
    12 Materials used for cementing
    13 Ex Components
    14 Connection facilities and termination
       compartments
    15 Connection facilities for earthing or bonding
       conductors
    16 Entries into enclosures
    17 Supplementary requirements for rotating
       machines
    18 Supplementary requirements for switchgear
    19 Supplementary requirements for fuses
    20 Supplementary requirements for plugs, socket
       outlets and connectors
    21 Supplementary requirements for luminaires
    22 Supplementary requirements for caplights
       and handlights
    23 Equipment incorporating cells and batteries
    24 Documentation
    25 Compliance of prototype or sample with
       documents
    26 Type tests
    27 Routine tests
    28 Manufacturer's responsibility
    29 Marking
    30 Instructions
    Annex A (normative) - Supplementary
            requirements for cable glands
    Annex B (normative) - Requirements for Ex
            Components
    Annex C (informative) - Example of rig for
            resistance to impact test
    Annex D (informative) - Motors supplied by
            converters
    Annex E (informative) - Temperature rise testing
            of electric machines
    Annex F (informative) - Guideline flowchart for
            tests of non-metallic enclosures or
            non-metallic parts of enclosures
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    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines the general requirements for construction, testing and marking of electrical equipment and Ex Components intended for use in explosive atmospheres.

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    Committee TC 31
    Development Note Supersedes CSA E60079.0. (02/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Canadian Standards Association
    Status Withdrawn
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    CSA C22.2 No. 60079.1 : 2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 1: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY FLAMEPROOF ENCLOSURES 'D'
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-28 : 2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 28: PROTECTION OF EQUIPMENT AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS USING OPTICAL RADIATION
    CSA C22.2 No. 62282-2 : 2007 : R2013 FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES - PART 2: FUEL CELL MODULES
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-25 : 2014 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 25: INTRINSICALLY SAFE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
    EN 62282-2:2012 Fuel cell technologies - Part 2: Fuel cell modules
    C22.1-15 PACKAGE Consists of C22.1-15, Canadian electrical code, part I (23rd edition), safety standard for electrical installations; C22.1HB-15, Canadian electrical code handbook - an explanation of rules of the Canadian electrical code, part I and the 2015 Electrical quick reference
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-7 : 2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INCREASED SAFETY 'E'
    C22.2 NO. 25-17 Enclosures for use in Class II, Division 1, Groups E, F, and G hazardous locations
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-15 : 2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 15: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY TYPE OF PROTECTION 'N'
    Z462-18 Workplace electrical safety
    I.S. EN 62282-2:2012 FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES - PART 2: FUEL CELL MODULES (IEC 62282-2:2012 (EQV))
    CEI EN 62282-2 : 2013 FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES - PART 2: FUEL CELL MODULES
    C22.1HB-18 Canadian Electrical Code Handbook - An Explanation of the Rules of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-26 : 2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 26: EQUIPMENT WITH EQUIPMENT PROTECTION LEVEL (EPL) GA
    CSA C22.2 No. 62282-3-100 : 2015 FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES - PART 3-100: STATIONARY FUEL CELL POWER SYSTEMS - SAFETY
    CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 60079-30-1:17 Explosive atmospheres - Part 30-1: Electrical resistance trace heating - General and testing requirements (Adopted IEC/IEEE 60079-30-1:2015, first edition, 2015-09, with Canadian deviations)
    CSA CE CODE SAFETY PACKAGE : 2012 CE CODE SAFETY PACKAGE
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079.1 : 2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 1: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY FLAMEPROOF ENCLOSURES 'D'
    C22.10-10 Québec Construction Code, Chapter V - Electricity Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (Twenty-first Edition) with Québec Amendments
    C22.2 NO. 213-17 Nonincendive electrical equipment for use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 hazardous (classified) locations (Binational standard with UL 121201)
    IEEE 45.1-2017 IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations on Shipboard--Design
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-31 : 2015 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 31: EQUIPMENT DUST IGNITION PROTECTION BY ENCLOSURE 'T'
    CSA C22.2 NO. 60079-29-1:17 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 29-1: GAS DETECTORS - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF DETECTORS FOR FLAMMABLE GASES
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-18 : 2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 18: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY ENCAPSULATION 'M'
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-2 : 2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 2: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY PRESSURIZED ENCLOSURE 'P'
    CSA C22.2 No. 61241-4 : 2012 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE PRESENCE OF COMBUSTIBLE DUST - PART 4: TYPE OF PROTECTION 'PD'
    UL 121201:9ED 2017-09 Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations
    IEC 62282-2:2012 Fuel cell technologies - Part 2: Fuel cell modules
    BS EN 62282-2:2012 Fuel cell technologies Fuel cell modules
    UNE-EN 62282-2:2012 Fuel cell technologies - Part 2: Fuel cell modules
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-29-4 : 2016 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 29-4: GAS DETECTORS - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF OPEN PATH DETECTORS FOR FLAMMABLE GASES
    CSA C22.2 No. 62282-2 :2007 FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES - PART 2: FUEL CELL MODULES
    CSA C22.2 No. 60079-11 : 2014 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 11: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INTRINSIC SAFETY 'I'
    IEEE/CSA 844.1/CSA C22.2 No.293.1-2017 IEEE/CSA Standard for Skin Effect Trace Heating of Pipelines, Vessels, Equipment, and Structures - General, Testing, Marking, and Documentation Requirements
    C22.1-18 Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (24th Edition), Safety Standard for Electrical Installations

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    IEC 60243-1:2013 Electric strength of insulating materials - Test methods - Part 1: Tests at power frequencies
    IEC 60079-1:2014 RLV Explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d"
    ISO/IEC 17000:2004 Conformity assessment Vocabulary and general principles
    ISO 3601-2:2016 Fluid power systems — O-rings — Part 2: Housing dimensions for general applications
    IEC 60896-11:2002 Stationary lead-acid batteries - Part 11: Vented types - General requirements and methods of tests
    IEC 61427:2005 Secondary cells and batteries for photovoltaic energy systems (PVES) - General requirements and methods of test
    IEC 60662:2011 High-pressure sodium vapour lamps - Performance specifications
    IEC 60192:2001 Low-pressure sodium vapour lamps - Performance specifications
    IEC 61960:2011 Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Secondary lithium cells and batteries for portable applications
    C22.1-15 Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (23rd Edition), Safety Standard for Electrical Installations
    ISO 14583:2011 Hexalobular socket pan head screws
    IEC 60079-19:2010+AMD1:2015 CSV Explosive atmospheres - Part 19: Equipment repair, overhaul and reclamation
    IEC 60034-29:2008 Rotating electrical machines - Part 29: Equivalent loading and superposition techniques - Indirect testing to determine temperature rise
    IEC 60079-17:2013 Explosive atmospheres - Part 17: Electrical installations inspection and maintenance
    CSA C22.2 No. 0.4 : 2004(R2013) BONDING OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
    IEC 60896-21:2004 Stationary lead-acid batteries - Part 21: Valve regulated types - Methods of test
    IEC 60079-18:2014 RLV Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation “m”
    ISO 4225:1994 Air quality General aspects Vocabulary
    IEC 60079-10-1:2015 Explosive atmospheres - Part 10-1: Classification of areas - Explosive gas atmospheres
    ISO 4017:2014 Fasteners Hexagon head screws Product grades A and B
    IEC 60079-20-1:2010 Explosive atmospheres - Part 20-1: Material characteristics for gas and vapour classification - Test methods and data
    IEC 60216-2:2005 Electrical insulating materials - Thermal endurance properties - Part 2: Determination of thermal endurance properties of electrical insulating materials - Choice of test criteria
    ISO 4032:2012 Hexagon regular nuts (style 1) — Product grades A and B
    IEC 60079-5:2015 RLV Explosive atmospheres - Part 5: Equipment protection by powder filling "q"
    ISO 527-2:2012 Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics
    IEC 62013-1:2005 Caplights for use in mines susceptible to firedamp - Part 1: General requirements - Construction and testing in relation to the risk of explosion
    IEC 60050-426:2008 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 426: Equipment for explosive atmospheres
    ISO 4762:2004 Hexagon socket head cap screws
    ISO 262:1998 ISO general purpose metric screw threads — Selected sizes for screws, bolts and nuts
    IEC 60079-11:2011 Explosive atmospheres - Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i"
    ISO 4027:2003 Hexagon socket set screws with cone point
    IEC 60079-27:2008 Explosive atmospheres - Part 27: Fieldbus intrinsically safe concept (FISCO)
    IEC 61951-2:2017 Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non acid electrolytes - Secondary sealed cells and batteries for portable applications - Part 2: Nickel-metal hydride
    IEC TS 60034-25:2014 Rotating electrical machines - Part 25: AC electrical machines used in power drive systems - Application guide
    IEC 61951-1:2017 Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Secondary sealed cells and batteries for portable applications - Part 1: Nickel-Cadmium
    IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
    IEC TS 60034-17:2006 Rotating electrical machines - Part 17: Cage induction motors when fed from converters - Application guide
    IEC 60947-1:2007+AMD1:2010+AMD2:2014 CSV Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules
    IEC 61056-1:2012 General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve-regulated types) - Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics - Methods of test
    ISO 4029:2003 Hexagon socket set screws with cup point
    IEC 60423:2007 Conduit systems for cable management - Outside diameters of conduits for electrical installations and threads for conduits and fittings
    IEC 60079-25:2010 Explosive atmospheres - Part 25: Intrinsically safe electrical systems
    IEC 60079-6:2015 Explosive atmospheres - Part 6: Equipment protection by liquid immersion "o"
    IEC 60034-1:2017 Rotating electrical machines - Part 1: Rating and performance
    IEC 60086-1:2015 Primary batteries - Part 1: General
    IEC 60079-14:2013 Explosive atmospheres - Part 14: Electrical installations design, selection and erection
    ISO 4026:2003 Hexagon socket set screws with flat point
    ISO 286-2:2010 Geometrical product specifications (GPS) ISO code system for tolerances on linear sizes Part 2: Tables of standard tolerance classes and limit deviations for holes and shafts
    IEC 61241-4:2001 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust - Part 4: Type of protection "pD"
    ISO 273:1979 Fasteners — Clearance holes for bolts and screws
    ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
    IEC 60079-31:2013 Explosive atmospheres - Part 31: Equipment dust ignition protection by enclosure "t"
    ISO 965-1:2013 ISO general purpose metric screw threads — Tolerances — Part 1: Principles and basic data
    IEC 60079-30-1:2007 Explosive atmospheres - Part 30-1: Electrical resistance trace heating - General and testing requirements
    ISO 3601-1:2012 Fluid power systems — O-rings — Part 1: Inside diameters, cross-sections, tolerances and designation codes
    IEC 61241-2-1:1994 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust - Part 2: Test methods - Section 1: Methods for determining the minimum ignition temperatures of dust
    CLC/TR 50427:2004 Assessment of inadvertent ignition of flammable atmospheres by radio-frequency radiation - Guide
    ISO 4028:2003 Hexagon socket set screws with dog point
    ISO 7380:2004 Hexagon socket button head screws
    ISO 965-3:1998 ISO general purpose metric screw threads Tolerances Part 3: Deviations for constructional screw threads
    IEC 60623:2017 Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Vented nickel-cadmium prismatic rechargeable single cells
    ISO 178:2010 Plastics Determination of flexural properties
    IEC 60664-1:2007 Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests
    IEC 60216-1:2013 Electrical insulating materials - Thermal endurance properties - Part 1: Ageing procedures and evaluation of test results
    IEC 60079-15:2010 Explosive atmospheres - Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection "n"
    IEC 60079-26:2014 RLV Explosive atmospheres - Part 26: Equipment with Equipment Protection Level (EPL) Ga
    ISO 1817:2015 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of the effect of liquids
    ISO 4014:2011 Hexagon head bolts Product grades A and B
    IEC 60095-1:2006 Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test
    IEC 60622:2002 Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Sealed nickel-cadmium prismatic rechargeable single cells
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