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00/241099 DC : DRAFT MAR 2000

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IEC 60079-17 EDITION 3 - ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR EXPLOSIVE GAS ATMOSPHERES - PART 17: INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN HAZARDOUS AREAS (OTHER THAN MINES)
Superseded date

15-05-2003

Published date

23-11-2012

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
  4.1 Documentation
  4.2 Qualifications of personnel
  4.3 Inspections
  4.4 Regular periodic inspections
  4.5 Continuous supervision by skilled persons
  4.6 Maintenance requirements
  4.7 Environmental conditions
  4.8 Isolation of apparatus
  4.9 Earthing and equipotential bonding
  4.10 Conditions of use
  4.11 Movable apparatus and its connections
  4.12 Inspection schedules (tables 1 to 3)
5 Additional inspection schedule requirements
  5.1 Type of protection "d" - Flameproof enclosure
  5.2 Type of protection "e" - Increased safety
  5.3 Type of protection "i" - Intrinsic safety
  5.4 Type of protection "p" - Pressurized enclosure
  5.5 Apparatus used in zone 2
Table 1 - Inspection schedule for Ex "d", Ex "e" and Ex "n"
          installations
Table 2 - Inspection schedule for Ex "i" installations
Table 3 - Inspection schedule for Ex "p" installations
Annex A (informative) Typical inspection procedure for
                      periodic inspections

Committee
GEL/31/11
DocumentType
Draft
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

IEC 60079-1:2014 RLV Explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d"
IEC 60079-10:2002 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Part 10: Classification of hazardous areas
IEC 60204-1:2016 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60079-11:2011 Explosive atmospheres - Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i"
IEC 60079-0:2011 Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements
IEC 60364-6-61:2001 Electrical installations of buildings - Part 6-61: Verification - Initial verification
IEC 60079-14:2013 Explosive atmospheres - Part 14: Electrical installations design, selection and erection
IEC 60079-15:2010 Explosive atmospheres - Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection "n"

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