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  • EN 60855:1996

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    Insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods for live working

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    Superseded date:  01-02-2017

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    Published date:  17-06-1996

    Publisher:  European Committee for Standards - Electrical

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    FOREWORD
    PREFACE
    Introduction
    Section One - General
    1. Scope
    2. Definitions
    Section Two - Technical characteristics
    3. Materials
    4. Diameters of tubes and rods
    Section Three- Type tests
    5. General
    6. Visual inspection and dimensional check
    7. Dye penetration test
    8. Dielectrical tests
    9. Mechanical tests
    10. Mechanical ageing tests
    Section Four - Routine test and sampling tests
    11. Routine test
    12. Sampling tests
    13. Additional tests not indicated
    Section Five - Special clauses
    14. Marking
    15. Modification
    16. Acceptance test
    17. Quality assurance plan
    Annex A (normative) - Dielectrical tests before
            and after exposure to humidity
    Annex B (normative) - Dielectrical wet test
    Annex C (normative) - Mechanical tests
    Annex D (normative) - Routine tests
    Annex ZA (normative) - Sampling procedure
    Annex ZB (inormative) - Acceptance tests
    Annex ZC (normative) - Normative references to
             international publication with their
             corresponding European publication

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    Applies to insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods made of synthetic materials and intended for tools and equipment for live work on systems operating at voltages above 1 kV.

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    Committee CLC/TC 78
    Development Note SUPERSEDES HD 496 (05/2001)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher European Committee for Standards - Electrical
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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

    CEI EN 62193 : 2005 LIVE WORKING - TELESCOPIC STICKS AND TELESCOPIC MEASURING STICKS
    BS EN 61478:2001 Live working. Ladders of insulating material
    I.S. EN 50110-1:2013 OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    I.S. EN 61478:2002 LIVE WORKING - LADDERS OF INSULATING MATERIAL
    CEI EN 50508 : 2009 MULTI-PURPOSE INSULATING STICKS FOR ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS ON HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATIONS
    EN 60832:1996 Insulating poles (insulating sticks) and universal tool attachments (fittings) for live working
    EN 61478:2001/A1:2003 LIVE WORKING - LADDERS OF INSULATING MATERIAL
    EN 61230:2008 LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHING OR EARTHING AND SHORT-CIRCUITING
    I.S. EN 61481:2001 LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE PHASE COMPARATORS FOR VOLTAGES OF 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
    BS EN 50508:2009 MULTI-PURPOSE INSULATING STICKS FOR ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS ON HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATIONS
    BS EN 62193:2003 LIVE WORKING - TELESCOPIC STICKS AND TELESCOPIC MEASURING STICKS
    I.S. EN 50508:2009 MULTI-PURPOSE INSULATING STICKS FOR ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS ON HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATIONS
    CLC/TR 50488:2006 Railway applications - Safety measures for the personnel working on or near overhead contact lines
    I.S. EN 62193:2003 LIVE WORKING - TELESCOPIC STICKS AND TELESCOPIC MEASURING STICKS
    VDE 0682-412 : 2001 AMD 1 2003 LIVE WORKING - VOLTAGE DETECTORS - PART 2: RESISTIVE TYPE TO BE USED FOR VOLTAGES OF 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
    DIN EN 61243-2 : 2001 AMD 2 2003 LIVE WORKING - VOLTAGE DETECTORS - PART 2: RESISTIVE TYPE TO BE USED FOR VOLTAGES OF 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
    CEI EN 50110-1 : 2014 OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 61230:2008 LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHING OR EARTHING AND SHORT-CIRCUITING
    I.S. EN 61243-2:1999 LIVE WORKING - VOLTAGE DETECTORS - PART 2: RESISTIVE TYPE TO BE USED FOR VOLTAGES OF 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
    CEI CLC/TR 50488 : 2007 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SAFETY MEASURES FOR PERSONNEL WORKING NEAR OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
    BS EN 61481:2001 LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE PHASE COMPARATORS FOR VOLTAGES OF 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
    BS EN 61243-2:1998 Live working. Voltage detectors Resistive type to be used for voltages of 1 kV to 36 kV a.c.
    UNE-EN 50110-1:2014 Operation of electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements
    BS EN 60832:1997 SPECIFICATION FOR INSULATING POLES (INSULATING STICKS) AND UNIVERSAL TOOL ATTACHMENTS (FITTINGS) FOR LIVE WORKING
    S.R. CLC/TR 50488:2007 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SAFETY MEASURES FOR THE PERSONNEL WORKING ON OR NEAR OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
    UNE-EN 50508:2011 Multi-purpose insulating sticks for electrical operations on high voltage installations
    EN 61481:2001/A2:2005 LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE PHASE COMPARATORS FOR USE ON VOLTAGES FROM 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
    06/30159668 DC : 0 BS EN 50508 - MULTI-PURPOSE INSULATING STICKS FOR ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS ON HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATIONS
    BS EN 50110-1:2013 Operation of electrical installations General requirements
    EN 50508:2009 Multi-purpose insulating sticks for electrical operations on high voltage installations
    EN 61243-2:1997/A2:2002 LIVE WORKING - VOLTAGE DETECTORS - PART 2: RESISTIVE TYPE TO BE USED FOR VOLTAGES OF 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
    EN 50110-1:2013 Operation of electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements
    EN 62193:2003 Live working - Telescopic sticks and telescopic measuring sticks

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

    IEC 60212:2010 Standard conditions for use prior to and during the testing of solid electrical insulating materials
    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
    IEC 60743:2013 Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
    EN 60743:2013 Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
    IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
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