CLC/TR 60079-32-1:2018

Explosive atmospheres - Part 32-1: Electrostatic hazards, guidance

Publication date:   Feb 14, 2019

General information

60.60 Standard published   Dec 14, 2018

CENELEC

CLC/TC 31 Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres

Technical Report

29.260.20   Electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres

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Scope

IEC/TS 60079-32-1:2013(E) gives guidance about the equipment, product and process properties necessary to avoid ignition and electrostatic shock hazards arising from static electricity as well as the operational requirements needed to ensure safe use of the equipment, product or process. It can be used in a risk assessment of electrostatic hazards or for the preparation of product family or dedicated product standards for electrical or non-electrical machines or equipment. The purpose of this document is to provide standard recommendations for the control of static electricity, such as earthing of conductors, reduction of charging and restriction of chargeable areas of insulators. In some cases static electricity plays an integral part of a process, e.g. electrostatic coating, but often it is an unwelcome side effect and it is with the latter that this guidance is concerned. If the standard recommendations given in this document are fulfilled it can be expected that the risk of hazardous electrostatic discharges in an explosive atmosphere is at an acceptably low level. Keywords: risk assessment of electrostatic hazards, static electricity

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CLC/TR 60079-32-1:2015

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CLC/TR 60079-32-1:2018
60.60 Standard published
Dec 14, 2018

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Adopted from IEC/TS 60079-32-1:2013 IDENTICAL

Adopted from IEC TS 60079-32-1:2013/A1:2017 IDENTICAL