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EXL/31/3 - Codes of practice

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Electric furnaces | Water. Examination. Biological properties | Cells and batteries. Alkaline secondary | Cables | Electric road vehicles | Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres | Production. Production management | Cells and batteries. Other | Water quality | Insulating materials. General | Quality. General | Explosion protection | Environmental impact assessment | Mechanical structures for electronic equipment | Testing. Electrical and electronic

Overview: Under the direction of EXL/31 is responsible for the UK input to the work of IEC/SC 31J and CENELEC SC 31-1 and British Standards in the fields of the classification of hazardous areas; the selection, installation, inspection, maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification of electrical apparatus for use in explosive gas atmospheres.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (6)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN IEC 60079-19:2025 Explosive atmospheres. Part 19: Equipment repair, overhaul and reclamation

Categories: Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Approval begins : 2025-07-21 		Approval
BS EN IEC 60079-14:2024 Explosive atmospheres. Part 14: Electrical installation design, selection and installation of equipment, including initial inspection

Categories: Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Approval begins : 2025-08-19 		Approval
BS EN IEC 60079-13 BS EN 60079-13 Ed. 3 Explosive atmospheres. Part 13: Equipment protection by pressurized room "p" and artificially ventilated room "v"

Categories: Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Public comment begins : 2023-04-05 		Public comment
BS EN IEC 60079-10-1 Ed4 BS IEC 60079-10-1 Ed4 Explosive atmospheres. Part 10-1: Classification of areas - Explosive gas atmospheres

Categories: Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Public comment begins : 2024-01-11 		Public comment
BS EN 60079-14:2013/ISH1:2017 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES –. Part 14: Electrical installations design, selection and erection

Categories: Unclassified documents

Approval begins : 2017-03-21 		Approval
31J/300/NP Explosive atmospheres - Part XX - Portable Electronic Equipment Suitable for use in Hazardous Areas

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Health and Safety | Explosion protection | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical equipment. Special conditions

Proposal begins : 2019-12-17 		Proposal
Published (4)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN IEC 60079-19:2019 Explosive atmospheres. Equipment repair, overhaul and reclamation

Categories: Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Published standard begins : 2019-12-09 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 60079-17:2024 Explosive atmospheres. Electrical installations inspection and maintenance

Categories: Explosion protection | Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Published standard begins : 2024-01-16 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 60079-10-1:2021 Explosive atmospheres. Classification of areas. Explosive gas atmospheres

Categories: Explosion protection | Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Published standard begins : 2021-04-12 		Published standard
BS EN 60079-29-3:2014 Explosive atmospheres. Gas detectors. Guidance on functional safety of fixed gas detection systems

Categories: Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Published standard begins : 2014-06-25 		Published standard
Withdrawn (13)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD 60079-14:2000 Guide to application of BS EN 60079-14

Categories: Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Withdrawn begins : 2008-02-28 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60079-19:2011+A1:2015 Explosive atmospheres. Equipment repair, overhaul and reclamation

Categories: Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Withdrawn begins : 2019-12-09 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60079-19:2011 Explosive atmospheres. Equipment repair, overhaul and reclamation

Categories: Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres | Electric road vehicles

Withdrawn begins : 2015-06-15 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60079-19:2007 Explosive atmospheres. Equipment repair, overhaul and reclamation

Categories: Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres | Mechanical structures for electronic equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2011-04-21 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60079-17:2014 Explosive atmospheres. Electrical installations inspection and maintenance

Categories: Explosion protection | Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Withdrawn begins : 2024-01-16 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60079-17:2007 Explosive atmospheres. Electrical installations inspection and maintenance

Categories: Explosion protection | Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Withdrawn begins : 2014-03-25 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60079-17:2003 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres. Inspection and maintenance of electrical installations in hazardous areas (other than mines)

Categories: Explosion protection | Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Withdrawn begins : 2011-03-28 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60079-14:2014 Explosive atmospheres. Electrical installations design, selection and erection

Categories: Explosion protection | Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Withdrawn begins : 2016-04-19 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60079-14:2008 Explosive atmospheres. Electrical installations design, selection and erection

Categories: Production. Production management | Quality. General | Environmental impact assessment | Explosion protection | Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Withdrawn begins : 2012-04-11 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60079-14:2003 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres. Electrical installations in hazardous areas (other than mines)

Categories: Explosion protection | Electrical apparatus. Explosive atmospheres

Withdrawn begins : 2009-01-20 		Withdrawn