This part of IEC 60079 specifies the requirements for the construction and testing of oil-immersed electrical equipment, oil-immersed parts of electrical equipment and Ex components in the type of protection oil immersion 'o', intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres. The significant changes with respect to the previous edition are: all requirements for third-party certification removed; added requirements for external connections; collected all marking requirements in the marking clause, and added requirements for instructions.
Legislation related to this standard
Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX)
Harmonized/SupportingDirective 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of the dangerous goods
Directive 2014/34/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 equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast)
WITHDRAWN
EN 50015:1998
WITHDRAWN
EN 60079-6:2007
99.60
Withdrawal effective
Mar 27, 2018
PUBLISHED
EN 60079-6:2015