PREN 13463-3 : DRAFT 2002

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Determination of suitability
5 Flameproof joints
6 Cemented joints
7 Operating rods
8 Supplementary requirements for shafts and bearings
9 Light transmitting parts
10 Breathing and draining devices which form part of
   a flameproof enclosure
11 Fasteners, associated holes and closing devices
12 Materials and mechanical strength of enclosures;
   materials inside the enclosure
13 Entries for flameproof enclosures
14 Verification and tests
15 Type tests
   15.1 Type testing of flameproof non-electrical category
        2G and M2 equipment
   15.2 Type testing of non-electrical category 2D equipment
16 Routine tests
17 Switchgear
18 Lampholders and lampcaps
19 Non-metallic enclosures and non-metallic parts of enclosures
20 Pressure transducers using capillaries
21 Documentation and instructions
22 Marking
Annex A (normative) Additional requirements for crimped ribbon
        elements of breathing and draining devices
Annex B (normative) Additional requirements for elements, with
        non-measurable paths, of breathing and draining devices
Annex C (normative) Additional requirements for flameproof cable
        entries
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
         addressing essential requirements or other provisions
         of EU Directives

Defines the requirements for the design, assessment, construction and testing of equipment intended for use in potentially explosive gas or dust atmospheres, protected by the type of protection Flameproof enclosure 'd'.