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EN 60855:1996

Superseded

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

Insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods for live working

Superseded date

01-02-2017

Published date

17-06-1996

FOREWORD
PREFACE
Introduction
Section One - General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
Section Two - Technical characteristics
3. Materials
4. Diameters of tubes and rods
Section Three- Type tests
5. General
6. Visual inspection and dimensional check
7. Dye penetration test
8. Dielectrical tests
9. Mechanical tests
10. Mechanical ageing tests
Section Four - Routine test and sampling tests
11. Routine test
12. Sampling tests
13. Additional tests not indicated
Section Five - Special clauses
14. Marking
15. Modification
16. Acceptance test
17. Quality assurance plan
Annex A (normative) - Dielectrical tests before
        and after exposure to humidity
Annex B (normative) - Dielectrical wet test
Annex C (normative) - Mechanical tests
Annex D (normative) - Routine tests
Annex ZA (normative) - Sampling procedure
Annex ZB (inormative) - Acceptance tests
Annex ZC (normative) - Normative references to
         international publication with their
         corresponding European publication

Applies to insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods made of synthetic materials and intended for tools and equipment for live work on systems operating at voltages above 1 kV.

Committee
CLC/TC 78
DevelopmentNote
SUPERSEDES HD 496 (05/2001)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
BS EN 60855:1997 Identical
SN EN 60855 : 1996 Identical
PN EN 60855 : 1999 Identical
CEI EN 60855 : 1997 Identical
IEC 60855:1985 Identical
NEN EN IEC 60855 : 1996 C1 1999 Identical
NBN EN 60855 : 1996 Identical
DIN EN 60855:1998-05 Identical
I.S. EN 60855:1999 Identical
NEN 10855 : 1996 Identical
NF EN 60855 : 1997 Identical
UNE-EN 60855:1998 Identical

CEI EN 62193 : 2005 LIVE WORKING - TELESCOPIC STICKS AND TELESCOPIC MEASURING STICKS
BS EN 61478:2001 Live working. Ladders of insulating material
I.S. EN 50110-1:2013 OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
I.S. EN 61478:2002 LIVE WORKING - LADDERS OF INSULATING MATERIAL
CEI EN 50508 : 2009 MULTI-PURPOSE INSULATING STICKS FOR ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS ON HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATIONS
EN 60832:1996 Insulating poles (insulating sticks) and universal tool attachments (fittings) for live working
EN 61478:2001/A1:2003 LIVE WORKING - LADDERS OF INSULATING MATERIAL
EN 61230:2008 LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHING OR EARTHING AND SHORT-CIRCUITING
I.S. EN 61481:2001 LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE PHASE COMPARATORS FOR VOLTAGES OF 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
BS EN 50508:2009 Multi-purpose insulating sticks for electrical operations on high voltage installations
BS EN 62193:2003 Live working. Telescopic sticks and telescopic measuring sticks
I.S. EN 50508:2009 MULTI-PURPOSE INSULATING STICKS FOR ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS ON HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATIONS
CLC/TR 50488:2006 Railway applications - Safety measures for the personnel working on or near overhead contact lines
I.S. EN 62193:2003 LIVE WORKING - TELESCOPIC STICKS AND TELESCOPIC MEASURING STICKS
VDE 0682-412 : 2001 AMD 1 2003 LIVE WORKING - VOLTAGE DETECTORS - PART 2: RESISTIVE TYPE TO BE USED FOR VOLTAGES OF 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
DIN EN 61243-2 : 2001 AMD 2 2003 LIVE WORKING - VOLTAGE DETECTORS - PART 2: RESISTIVE TYPE TO BE USED FOR VOLTAGES OF 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
CEI EN 50110-1 : 2014 OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
BS EN 61230:2008 Live working. Portable equipment for earthing or earthing and short-circuiting
I.S. EN 61243-2:1999 LIVE WORKING - VOLTAGE DETECTORS - PART 2: RESISTIVE TYPE TO BE USED FOR VOLTAGES OF 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
CEI CLC/TR 50488 : 2007 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SAFETY MEASURES FOR PERSONNEL WORKING NEAR OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
BS EN 61481:2001 Live working. Portable phase comparators for use on voltages from 1 kV to 36 kV a.c.
BS EN 61243-2:1998 Live working. Voltage detectors Resistive type to be used for voltages of 1 kV to 36 kV a.c.
UNE-EN 50110-1:2014 Operation of electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements
BS EN 60832:1997 Specification for insulating poles (insulating sticks) and universal tool attachments (fittings) for live working
S.R. CLC/TR 50488:2007 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SAFETY MEASURES FOR THE PERSONNEL WORKING ON OR NEAR OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
UNE-EN 50508:2011 Multi-purpose insulating sticks for electrical operations on high voltage installations
EN 61481:2001/A2:2005 LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE PHASE COMPARATORS FOR USE ON VOLTAGES FROM 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
06/30159668 DC : 0 BS EN 50508 - MULTI-PURPOSE INSULATING STICKS FOR ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS ON HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATIONS
BS EN 50110-1:2013 Operation of electrical installations General requirements
EN 50508:2009 Multi-purpose insulating sticks for electrical operations on high voltage installations
EN 61243-2:1997/A2:2002 LIVE WORKING - VOLTAGE DETECTORS - PART 2: RESISTIVE TYPE TO BE USED FOR VOLTAGES OF 1 KV TO 36 KV A.C.
EN 50110-1:2013 Operation of electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements
EN 62193:2003 Live working - Telescopic sticks and telescopic measuring sticks

IEC 60212:2010 Standard conditions for use prior to and during the testing of solid electrical insulating materials
IEC 60050-151:2001 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 151: Electrical and magnetic devices
HD 437 : 200S1 STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR USE PRIOR TO AND DURING THE TESTING OF SOLID ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIALS
IEC 60743:2013 Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
EN 60743:2013 Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements

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