Standards Development

Scope

1.1 This document is applicable to the installation and operation of fixed and temporary electrical test installations.

1.2 Compliance with this document needs to be applied, if contact with live parts presents dangerous. This is the case when:

a) the voltage exceeds 25 V AC (frequencies lower than 500 Hz) or 60 V DC and current exceeds 3 mA for AC or 12 mA for DC, or

b) the voltage exceeds 25 V AC (for any frequency) or 60 V DC and the discharge energy of the test station and test object exceeds 350 mJ, or

c) at frequencies above 500 Hz the national determined current and voltage values are applied. If there are no national requirements, determined reference values for permissible body currents and contact voltages can be taken from Table A.1;

This document is applicable even if conditions a) to c) are fulfilled, due to other possible risks, e.g. risk of fire or explosion.

NOTE The values for the resultant current of 3 mA AC or 12 mA DC comply with the information about the effects of current on human beings and livestock in IEC/TS 60479‑1.

1.3 Some specifications in this document refer to a voltage value of 1 000 V. This value applies to AC voltages and is equated to a value of 1 500 V DC voltage.

1.4 Where no requirements are given in this document, the documents of the HD 60364 series (for nominal voltages up to 1 000 V) or EN IEC 61936‑1 and EN 50522 (for nominal voltages exceeding 1 kV) apply to the installation of electrical test installations and EN 50110‑1 applies to the operation of electrical test installations.

1.5 This document does not apply to the power supply to the test installations. In this case, the documents of the HD 60364 series (for nominal voltages up to 1 000 V) or EN IEC 61936‑1 (for nominal voltages exceeding 1 kV) apply to their installation and EN 50110‑1 applies to their operation.