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PEL/78 - Tools for live working

Sector: Sustainability

Categories: Quality management and quality assurance | Electric furnaces | Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other | Electricity. Magnetism. Other | Protective equipment. Head | Coaxial cables. Waveguides | Wind turbine energy systems | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices | Ladders | Electric road vehicles | Lamps. Other | Electrical installations. Outdoor use | Protection. Hand and arm | Electrical accessories. General | Printed circuits and boards | Lighting installation systems | Electrical accessories | Fibres and cables | Protective clothing | Fibre optic interconnecting devices | Insulation. Other | Protection. Leg and foot | Measurement. Electrical and magnetic quantities | Power transmission and distribution networks. Other equipment | Power transmission and distribution lines | Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Multilayer applications | Electric shock protection. Live working | Power transmission and distribution networks | Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners | Insulating materials. General | Electrical equipment. Special conditions. General | Protective equipment. General | Quality. General | Conduits | Capacitors. Fixed | Semiconductor devices. General | Lamps. Incandescent | Power transmission and distribution networks. General | Protective equipment | Insulating materials. Plastics and rubber | Lifting equipment. Other | IT applications. Industry | Plug-and-socket devices. Connectors | Insulators | Safety. Domestic | Insulation systems | Cleaning appliances | Insulating materials. Other | Industrial process measurement and control | Environment. Health protection. Safety | Electrical engineering | Railway/cableway construction and maintenance equipment | Research and development | Protective equipment. Other | Electrical equipment. Special conditions | Electrical engineering. General

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to IEC/TC 78 and CLC/TC 78.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (17)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC/TR 62263 ED2	Live working - Guidelines for the installation and maintenance of optical fibre cables on overhead power lines Categories: Unclassified documents Approval begins :	Approval
BS IEC 60984:2014	Live working - Electrical insulating sleeves Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Approval begins : 2015-01-29	Approval
BS EN IEC 63247-1 Ed.1.0	Live working – Footwear for electrical protection – Part 1: Insulating footwear and overboots. - Part 1: Footwear for electrical protection - Insulating footwear and overboots Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Protection. Leg and foot Public comment begins : 2019-06-28	Public comment
BS EN IEC 63232-2 Ed.1.0	BS EN 63232-2 Ed.1.0 Live working - Hand protective devices against the thermal hazards of an electric arc. Part 2: Requirements Categories: Lamps. Incandescent \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. General Public comment begins : 2024-03-27	Public comment
BS EN IEC 63232-1-2	Live working – Hand protective devices against the thermal hazards of an electric arc –. Part 1-2: Test methods – Method 2: Determination of arc protection class of hand protective devices by using a constrained and directed arc (box test) Categories: Protective clothing \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Public comment begins : 2021-09-07	Public comment
BS EN IEC 63232-1-1 Ed.1.0	Live working – Hand protective devices against the thermal Hazards of an electric arc –. Part 1-1: Test methods – Method 1: Determination of the arc rating (ELIM, ATPV and/or EBT) of hand protective devices using an open arc Categories: Protective clothing \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Public comment begins : 2021-09-06	Public comment
BS EN IEC 62192	Live working - Insulating ropes Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Public comment begins : 2021-12-23	Public comment
BS EN IEC 61111 ED.3	BS EN 61111 ED.3 Live working - Electrical insulating matting Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Insulating materials. General \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Public comment begins : 2024-07-26	Public comment
BS EN IEC 60903 Ed.4.0	Live working - Electrical insulating gloves Categories: Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other \| Protection. Hand and arm \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electric shock protection. Live working Public comment begins : 2023-11-28	Public comment
BS EN 61482-2:2018/AA	Live working - Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc - Part 2: Requirements Categories: Unclassified documents Approval begins :	Approval

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC/TR 62263:2005	Live working. Guidelines for the installation and maintenance of optical fibre cables on overhead power lines Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution networks. Other equipment \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Published standard begins : 2008-08-08	Published standard
PD IEC/TR 61243-6:2017	Live working. Voltage detectors. Guidelines on non-contact voltage detectors (NCVD) for use at nominal voltages above 1 kV AC Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Power transmission and distribution networks. Other equipment \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Published standard begins : 2017-10-31	Published standard
PD IEC TR 61328:2024	Live working. Guidelines for the installation of transmission and distribution line conductors and earth wires. Stringing equipment and accessory items Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Published standard begins : 2024-11-15	Published standard
PD IEC TR 61278:1997, IEC TR 61278:1997	Live working. Guidelines for dielectric testing of tools and equipment Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Published standard begins : 2002-04-24	Published standard
BS IEC 61942:1997	Live working. Gloves and mitts with mechanical protection Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Protection. Hand and arm \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Published standard begins : 2002-04-25	Published standard
BS EN IEC 61482-1-1:2019	Live working. Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc. Test methods. Method 1: Determination of the arc rating (ELIM, ATPV and/or EBT) of clothing materials and of protective clothing using an open arc Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Protective clothing \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Published standard begins : 2019-09-16	Published standard
BS EN IEC 61472-2:2021	Live working. Minimum approach distances. Method of determination of the electrical component distance for AC systems from 1,0 kV to 72,5 kV Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution networks. Other equipment \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Published standard begins : 2021-05-11	Published standard
BS EN IEC 61318:2021	Live working. Methods for assessment of defects and verification of performance applicable to tools, devices and equipment Categories: Quality management and quality assurance \| Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Published standard begins : 2021-09-07	Published standard
BS EN IEC 61243-1:2021	Live working. Voltage detectors. Capacitive type to be used for voltages exceeding 1 kV AC Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution networks. Other equipment \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Published standard begins : 2021-11-25	Published standard
BS EN IEC 60895:2020	Live working. Conductive clothing Categories: Protective clothing \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. General \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other \| Electric shock protection. Live working Published standard begins : 2020-06-18	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC/TR 61911:2003	Live working. Guidelines for the installation of distribution line conductors. Stringing equipment and accessory items Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Withdrawn begins : 2017-12-13	Withdrawn
PD IEC/TR 61328:2017	Live working. Guidelines for the installation of transmission and distribution line conductors and earth wires. Stringing equipment and accessory items Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Withdrawn begins : 2024-11-15	Withdrawn
IEC TR 61328:2003	IEC/TR61328 : 2003 Live working - Guidelines for the installation of transmission line conductors and earthwires - Stringing equipment and accessory items Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Withdrawn begins : 2017-06-22	Withdrawn
DD ENV 61112:2002	Blankets of insulating material for electrical purposes Categories: Insulating materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2007-01-31	Withdrawn
DD ENV 61111:2002	Matting of insulating material for electrical purposes Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Insulating materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2011-05-04	Withdrawn
DD CLC/TS 61482-1:2003	Live working. Flame-resistant materials for clothing for thermal protection of workers. Thermal hazards of an electric arc. Test methods Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Withdrawn begins : 2010-07-02	Withdrawn
BS IEC TS 61813:2000	Live working. Care, maintenance and in-service testing of aerial devices with insulating booms Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Power transmission and distribution lines \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Withdrawn begins : 2018-03-02	Withdrawn
BS IEC 61112:1992	Blankets of insulating material for electrical purposes Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Insulating materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2010-05-11	Withdrawn
BS IEC 61111:1992	Matting of insulating material for electrical purposes Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Insulating materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2010-05-11	Withdrawn
BS EN IEC 62819:2023	Live working. Eye, face and head protectors against the effects of electric arc. Performance requirements and test methods Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working \| Protective equipment. Head \| Power transmission and distribution networks. Other equipment \| Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other Withdrawn begins : 2024-04-10	Withdrawn