What is BS EN IEC 60519‑8 about?
BS EN IEC 60519 series covers safety in installations for electroheating and electromagnetic processing BS EN IEC 60519‑8 is one of the parts of the series of documents specifies particular safety requirements for electroslag remelting equipment and installations.
BS EN IEC 60519‑8 specifies safety requirements applicable to mainly electroheating installations for remelting and, in some cases, for refining processes of metals through direct resistance heating of a conductive slag.
Who is BS EN IEC 60519‑8 for?
BS EN IEC 60519‑8 on electroheating and electromagnetic processing is applicable to:
- Aluminium processing industry
- Electric oven manufacturer
- space heating
- water heating
- industrial processes
- High-frequency magnetic field
- DC magnetic field
- DC magnetic and electric fields
- Traveling magnetic field
Why should you use BS EN IEC 60519‑8?
Electroheating and electromagnetic processes come with a lot of specifications. People working with these devices must exercise extra caution. BS EN IEC 60519 series guidelines help you to apply standard general safety requirements for industrial installations or equipment for electroheating technologies and electromagnetic processing of materials (EPM) which helps reduce energy consumption and manufacturing cost in these industrial processes.
BS EN IEC 60519‑8 helps in the establishment of requirements for the safety of persons in or around an electroslag remelting furnace in order to protect against any potential hazards that may arise. BS EN IEC 60519‑8 proposes that the installation or equipment is operated and maintained only by personnel consisting of skilled or instructed persons. This aids to improve the efficiency and productivity of electroslag remelting furnaces and associated processes.
BS EN IEC 60519-8 is applicable to a wide range of equipment types and designs used by industry for a variety of applications. It is intended to cover all industrial equipment based on electroslag workload heating.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN IEC 60519‑8:2020 supersedes BS EN 60519‑8:2005, which is withdrawn.
BS EN IEC 60519‑8:2020 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 60519‑8:2005. These include:
- The structure has been redrafted according to BS EN IEC 60519-1:2020
- The Scope has been redrafted
- The terms and definitions, normative references and bibliography have been updated and completed
- All requirements and content from BS EN IEC 60519-8:2005 that have been included in
- BS EN IEC 60519-1:2020 have been removed to avoid any duplication.
