SRPS EN IEC 60974-7:2020

Arc welding equipment - Part 7: Torches

Scope

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.

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.

National regulations and standards