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  • DD IEC TS 60479-1 : 2005 COR 2013

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    EFFECTS OF CURRENT ON HUMAN BEINGS AND LIVESTOCK - PART 1: GENERAL ASPECTS

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    Published date:  23-11-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Electrical impedance of the human body
    5 Effects of sinusoidal alternating current in the range of 15 Hz
      to 100 Hz
    6 Effects of direct current
    Annexes
    Annex A (normative) - Measurements of the total body impedances
            Z[T] made on living human beings and on corpses and the
            statistical analysis of the results
    Annex B (normative) - Influence of frequency on the total body
            impedance (Z[T])
    Annex C (normative) - Total body resistance (R[T]) for direct
            current
    Annex D (informative) - Examples of calculations of Z[T]
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Provides basic guidance on the effects of shock current on human beings and livestock, for use in the establishment of electrical safety requirements.

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    Committee JPEL/64
    Development Note Supersedes 03/523724 DC. (01/2006) Supersedes BS PD6519-1(1995). (03/2010)
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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

    07/30130630 DC : 0 BS 7430 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR EARTHING
    11/30249994 DC : DRAFT JULY 2011 BS 7430 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTIVE EARTHING OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

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

    IEC GUIDE 104:2010 The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications
    IEC TR 60479-3:1998 Effects of current on human beings and livestock - Part 3: Effects of currents passing through the body of livestock
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