IEC 61219:1993 ED1

Live working - Earthing or earthing and short-circuiting equipment using lances as a short-circuiting device - Lance earthing IEC 61219:1993 ED1

Publication date:   Oct 15, 1993

Scope

Applies to equipment for temporary earthing or earthing and short-circuiting of electrically isolated parts of a.c. installations, the disconnection of which has been verified, for the protection of workers while work is in progress using lance(s) as the earthing or earthing and short-circuiting device. Specifies the perfomance and safety requirements and tests for lance devices with matching fixed contacts, guiding arrangements, enclosure, insulating elements and earthing cables, if any. For devices containing short-circuiting cables see IEC 61230. The contents of the corrigendum of May 2000 have been included in this copy.