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GEL/70 - Protective enclosures of electrical apparatus

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Electric traction equipment | Railway engineering. General | Fibre optic interconnecting devices | Electric shock protection. Live working | Electrical accessories. Other | Information technology. General | Components. Electrical equipment. Other | Testing. Electrical and electronic | Electrical engineering. General

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to IEC/TC 70 and for Standards (including appropriate test methods) for degrees of protection of electrical equipment provided by enclosures.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (1)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 60529 Ed.3.0 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-10-13 		Drafting
Published (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 62262:2002+A1:2021 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts (IK code)

Categories: Electrical engineering. General | Components. Electrical equipment. Other

Published standard begins : 2021-10-21 		Published standard
BS EN 50102:1995 BS EN 50102-A1 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external impacts (IK code)

Categories: Components. Electrical equipment. Other

Published standard begins : 1998-11-04 		Published standard
Withdrawn (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 60529:1992+A2:2013 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code)

Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working | Electrical engineering. General | Components. Electrical equipment. Other | Electrical accessories. Other

Withdrawn begins : 2019-03-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60529:1992 Specification for degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code)

Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working | Electrical engineering. General | Components. Electrical equipment. Other | Electrical accessories. Other

Withdrawn begins : 2013-10-18 		Withdrawn