SRPS EN 60079-5:2010

Explosive atmospheres - Part 5: Equipment protection by powder filling "q"

Scope

Contains specific requirements for the construction, testing and marking of electrical equipment, parts of electrical equipment and Ex components in the type of protection powder filling 'q', intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres. The significant changes with respect to the previous edition are: all requirements for third-party certification removed; requirements for external connections added; all requirements for cable glands deleted as they have been transferred to 60079-0; specific requirements for cells and batteries introduced; added relaxation requirements on required faults for fuse-protected equipment and added requirements for instructions.

Related directives

NOTE: If the word "harmonized" (marked in green) is not found in the field with the name of the directive, it means that the European standard is not cited in the OJEU.