Health and Safety
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Electricity
Listed below are some commonly used electrical standards and approved codes of practice. Additional standards and codes of practice would generally be needed to satisfy a specific application - it is the responsibility of the specifier to select and apply these.
The standards are organised into a number of topic areas and are ordered with the lowest number at the top of each table:
| BS 5266 Parts 1 to 7 | 1981 -1999 | Code of practice for emergency lighting |
| BS 5424 Parts 2 and 3, also IEC 60158 part 3 | 1985 - 1988 | Specification for low voltage control gear |
| BS 5730 | 2001 | Monitoring and maintenance guide for mineral insulating oils in electrical equipment |
| BS 5839 Parts 1,3,5,6,8,9, Also PD6531:1997 | 1988 - 2003 | Fire detection & alarm systems for buildings |
| BS 6351 parts 1-3 | 1983 | Electric surface heating |
| BS 6423 | 1983 | Code of practice for maintenance of electrical switchgear and controlgear for voltages up to and including 1 kV |
| BS 6626 | 1985 | Code of practice for maintenance of electrical switchgear and controlgear for voltages above l kV and up to and including 36 kV |
| BS EN 62305, 4 parts | 2006 | Code of practice for protection of structures against lightning |
| BS 7375 | 1996 | Code of practice for distribution of electricity on construction and building sites |
| BS 7430 | 1998 | Code of practice for earthing |
| BS 7671 | 2001 | Requirements for electrical installations. IEE Wiring Regulations. Sixteenth edition |
| BS 7909 | 1998 | Code of practice for design and installation of temporary distribution systems delivering a.c. electrical supplies for lighting, technical services and other entertainment related purposes |
| BS EN 50110 Parts 1 and 2 | 1997 | Operation of electrical installations |
| IEC 60479 Parts 1-3, Also PD6519 | 1987-1998 | Guide to effects of current on human beings and livestock. |
| BS EN 60529 | 1992 | Specification for degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code) |
| BS EN 60947 Parts 1 to 7 | 1992 - 2003 | Specification for low voltage switch gear and control gear |
| BS 1362 | 1973 | Specification for general purpose fuse links for domestic and similar purposes (primarily for use in plugs) |
| BS 1363 Parts 1 -4 | 1995 | 13 A plugs, socket-outlets and adaptors. |
| BS EN (IEC) 60309, Parts 1,2 | 1999 | Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes. |
| BS EN 60320, Parts 1, 2 | 1999 | Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes. |
| BS EN 60335, Many parts | Specification for safety of household and similar electrical appliances |
| BS EN 61000-6-3,4 | 2001 | Electromagnetic compatibility. Generic emission standard. |
| BS EN 61000-6-1,2 | 2001 | Electromagnetic compatibility. Generic immunity standard. |
| BS EN (IEC) 60801, Part 2 | 1991 | Electromagnetic compatibility for industrial-process measurement and control equipment. Electrostatic discharge requirements |
| EEMUA 181 | 1995 | Guide to risk based assessments of in-situ large Ex e & Ex n machines |
| EEMUA 186 | 1997 | A Practitioners handbook – electrical installation & maintenance in potentially explosive atmospheres |
| BS EN 1127, Parts 1,2 | 1998-2002 | Explosive atmospheres. Explosion prevention and protection. |
| BS 5958, Parts 1,2 | 1991 | Code of practice for control of undesirable static electricity. |
| BS EN 61241 | 2004, 2005 | Electrical apparatus with protection by enclosure for use in the presence of combustible dusts. |
| PD CLC/TR 50427 | 2004 | Assessment of inadvertent ignition of flammable atmospheres by radio-frequency radiation. Guide |
| BS EN ISO 10497 | 2004 | Testing of valves. Specification for fire type-testing requirements |
| BS 7535 | 1992 | Guide to the use of electrical apparatus complying with BS 5501 or BS 6941 in the presence of combustible dusts |
| BS EN 60079-0 | 2004 | Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. Replaced by BS EN 60079, but remains current. |
| BS EN 50015 | 1998 | Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. Oil immersion "o" |
| BS EN 60079-2 | 2004 | Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. Pressurized apparatus "p" |
| BS EN 50017 | 1998 | Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. Powder filling "q" |
| BS EN 60079-1 | 2004 | Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. Flameproof enclosure 'd' |
| BS EN 60079-7 | 2003 | Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. Increased safety 'e' |
| BS EN 50020 | 2002 | Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. Intrinsic safety 'i' |
| BS EN 50073 | 1999 | Guide for selection, installation, use and maintenance of apparatus for the detection and measurement of combustible gases or oxygen |
| BS EN 50281, 4 parts BS EN 61241 - 14,17 |
1999 – 2002 2004 |
Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust. |
| BS EN 60079, 9 parts | 1993 - 2004 | Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres. |
| Energy Institute Model Code Of Safe Practice, Part 1 (IP1) | 2003 | Electrical Safety Code |
| Energy Institute Model Code Of Safe Practice, Part 15 (IP15) | 2005 | Area classification code for installations handling flammable fluids |
| Energy Institute Model Code Of Safe Practice, Part 21 (IP21) | 2002 | Guidelines for the control of hazards arising from static electricity |
| BS EN 418 | 1992 | Safety of machinery. Emergency stop equipment, functional aspects. |
| BS EN 953 | 1998 | Safety of machinery. Guards. General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards |
| BS EN 954 | 1997 | Safety of machinery. Safety related parts of control systems. General principles for design |
| BS EN 982 | 1996 | Safety of machinery. Safety requirements for fluid power systems and their components. Hydraulics |
| BS EN 983 | 1996 | Safety of machinery. Safety requirements for fluid power systems and their components. Pneumatics |
| BS EN 1037 | 1996 | Safety of machinery. Prevention of unexpected start-up |
| BS EN 1050 | 1997 | Safety of machinery. Principles for risk assessment |
| BS EN 1088 | 1996 | Safety of machinery. Interlocking devices associated with guards. Principles for design and selection. |
| PD 5304 | 2005 | Safe use of machinery |
| BS EN ISO 12100 | 2003 | Safety of machinery. Basic concepts, general principles for design. |
| BS EN 60204 | 1993-2000 | Safety of machinery. Electrical equipment of machines. |
| BS EN 61069, Parts 1-8 | 1991-1999 | Industrial-process measurement and control. Evaluation of system properties for the purpose of system assessment. |
| BS EN 61310, Parts 1,2,3 | 1995-1999 | Safety of machinery. Indication, marking and actuation. |
| BS EN 61496, 3 parts | 1998 | Safety of machinery. Electro-sensitive protective equipment. |
| PIAC | 1988 | Printing industry advisory committee - safety at power operated paper cutting guillotines |