BS 848-5:1986

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Fans for general purposes Guide for mechanical and electrical safety

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-11-1999

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-11-1986

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Guide
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Dangers from fans
4. Principles of safeguarding
5. Safe working practices
Section two. Mechanical safety
6. Types of safeguard
7. Guard construction
8. Design of guards and distance guards
9. Fans with special mechanical requirements
Section three. Electrical safety
10. General
11. Fans with special electrical requirements
Appendices
A. Safety distances (informative)
Table
1. Values of a, b and c for figure 5
Figures
1. Typical mechanical hazards from fans
2. Guards for axial flow and propeller fans
3. Typical guards for centrifugal fans
4. Safety distance for reaching up
5. Diagram of dimensions a, b and c
6. Safety distances for reaching round
7. Values of a and b
8. Values for a and b

Fans connected to single phase a.c., three phase a.c. or d.c. supplies up to 660 V. Identifies the circumstances under which safety measures should be taken and gives information on how safety hazards can be reduced or eliminated.

Committee	MCE/17
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	18
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS EN ISO 12499:2008

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