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I.S. EN 50445:2008

Withdrawn

Withdrawn

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PRODUCT FAMILY STANDARD TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE OF EQUIPMENT FOR RESISTANCE WELDING, ARC WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES WITH THE BASIC RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO HUMAN EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (0 HZ - 300 GHZ)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

28-09-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2008

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1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Compliance criteria and exposure limits
  4.1 Background
  4.2 Equipment for use by the general public
  4.3 Equipment for occupational use
  4.4 Equipment for occupational use in a public area
  4.5 Exposure of persons wearing cardiac pacemakers or other
      medical implants
  4.6 Projectile risk
  4.7 Touch currents
5 Compliance assessment
  5.1 General
      5.1.1 Measurement and calculation
      5.1.2 Time averaging
      5.1.3 Spatial averaging
      5.1.4 Assessment of equipment with pulsed or non-sinusoidal
            welding current
      5.1.5 Assessment of equipment with multiple welding current
            waveforms
  5.2 Assessment of EMF
      5.2.1 General considerations
      5.2.2 Electric field
      5.2.3 Magnetic field measurements to show compliance with
            reference levels
      5.2.4 Calculations to show compliance with reference levels
      5.2.5 Calculations to show compliance with basic restrictions
6 Information to be supplied with the apparatus
7 Marking
8 Uncertainty of assessment
  8.1 Using uncertainty for comparison with limits
  8.2 Permissible expanded uncertainties
Annex A (informative) - General public basic restrictions and
        reference levels
Annex B (informative) - Occupational basic restrictions and
        reference levels
Annex C (informative) - Example for general EMF information
Bibliography

Describes equipment for resistance welding, arc welding and allied processes designed for use in industrial or domestic environments, including welding power sources, wire feeders and ancillary equipment, e.g. torches, liquid cooling systems and arc striking and stabilising devices.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Withdrawn

Standards Relationship
BS EN 50445:2008 Identical
NF EN 50445 : 2008 Identical
EN 50445:2008 Identical
NEN EN 50445 : 2008 Identical

EN 50392:2004 Generic standard to demonstrate the compliance of electronic and electrical apparatus with the basic restrictions related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz - 300 GHz)
2006/95/EC : 2006 DIRECTIVE 2006/1995/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 12 DECEMBER 2006 ON THE HARMONISATION OF THE LAWS OF MEMBER STATES RELATING TO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR USE WITHIN CERTAIN VOLTAGE LIMITS (CODIFIED VERSION) (TEXT WITH EEA RELEVANCE)
EN 60974-6:2016 Arc welding equipment - Part 6: Limited duty equipment
EN 50505:2008 Basic standard for the evaluation of human exposure to electromagnetic fields from equipment for resistance welding and allied processes
IEC 60974-6:2015 Arc welding equipment - Part 6: Limited duty equipment
EN 50444:2008 Basic standard for the evaluation of human exposure to electromagnetic fields from equipment for arc welding and allied processes
IEC 60974-1:2017 Arc welding equipment - Part 1: Welding power sources
EN 50499:2008 Procedure for the assessment of the exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields
EN 60974-1:2012 Arc welding equipment - Part 1: Welding power sources

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