Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres - General requirements
Executive summaryGeneral requirements for the construction, testing and marking of electrical apparatus.
AbstractThis European Standard specifies the general requirements for the construction, testing and marking of: electrical apparatus; ex cable entries; and ex components intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres of gas, vapour and mist.
Potentially explosive atmospheres include the presence of combustible dusts.
This European Standard is not applicable to the construction of electromedical apparatus, shot-firing exploders, test devices for exploders or for shot-firing circuits.
History and related standardsThis European Standard partially supersedes BS EN 50014:1993.
This European Standard is supplemented or modified by European Standards concerning the specific types of protection.
This standard includes the following cross references:
EN 50015, EN 50016, EN 50017, EN 50018, EN 50019, EN 50020, EN 50028,
EN 50033, EN 50039, EN 50281-1-1, EN 60034-5:1986, EN 60423:1994,
EN 60529:1991, EN 60662:1993, EN 60192:1993, HD 611.1 S1:1992,
HD 611.2 S1:1992, IEC 79-1A:1975, IEC 79-4 :1975, IEC 60050(486):1991,
ISO 48:1979, ISO 178:1993, ISO 179:1993, ISO 262:1973, ISO 286-2:1988,
ISO 426-2:1983, ISO 527:1993, ISO 965-1:1980, ISO 965-2:1980, ISO 1817:1985, ISO 1818:1975, ISO 4014:1988, ISO 4017:1988, ISO 4026:1993, ISO 4027:1993,
ISO 4028:1993, ISO 4029:1993, ISO 4032:1986, ISO 4762:1989,
ISO 4892-1:1994.
