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I.S. EN 60855:1999

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.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
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

03-01-2017

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1999

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National Foreword
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.

DevelopmentNote
NSAI reissued 1999 PDF dated 19.02.2015 with IEC Corrigenda incorporated. (06/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
56
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
NBN EN 60855 : 1996 Identical
NF EN 60855 : 1997 Identical
BS EN 60855:1997 Identical
SN EN 60855 : 1996 Identical
DIN EN 60855:1998-05 Identical
EN 60855:1996 Identical
IEC 60855:1985 Identical

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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