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PEL/78 - Tools for live working

Sector: Sustainability

Categories: Electric furnaces | Quality management and quality assurance | 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 | Insulators | Plug-and-socket devices. Connectors | 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 engineering. General | Electrical equipment. Special conditions

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)
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
Published (46)
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 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

Published standard begins : 2017-12-13 		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 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
Withdrawn (41)
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
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
BS EN IEC 60900:2018 Live working. Hand tools for use up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC

Categories: Electric shock protection. Live working | Power transmission and distribution lines | Electrical equipment. Special conditions. Other

Withdrawn begins : 2020-06-11 		Withdrawn