Published
This part of IEC 60974 specifies safety and construction requirements for TORCHES used for arc welding and allied processes. This document is applicable to MANUAL, MECHANICALLY GUIDED, AIR-COOLED, LIQUID-COOLED, MOTORIZED, SPOOL-ON and FUME EXTRACTION TORCHES.
In this document, a TORCH consists of the TORCH BODY, the CABLE-HOSE ASSEMBLY and other components.
This document is also applicable to a CABLE-HOSE ASSEMBLY connected between a power source and ancillary equipment.
This document is not applicable to electrode holders for manual metal arc welding or air-arc cutting/gouging.
NOTE 1 Typical allied processes are electric arc cutting and arc spraying.
NOTE 2 Other components are listed in Table A.1.
NOTE 3 In this document, all procedures and requirements are the same for "TORCHES" and "GUNS". For convenience, the term "TORCH" is used in the following text.
Legislation related to this standard
Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
Harmonized/Supporting
WITHDRAWN
EN 60974-7:2013
PUBLISHED
EN IEC 60974-7:2019
60.60
Standard published
Nov 8, 2019
