EN 16985: Spray booths for organic coating material – Safety Requirements
The new standard for spray booths EN 16985 was published in 12-2018. This document comprises the former standards EN 12215, EN 13355 and EN 12981 which have bee...
ATEX Standards
UL 508A: Industrial Control Panels
UL 508A is the technical standard for Industrial Control Panels in the USA. Starting from the basics of electrical safety, stated by the NEC and looking at...
UL & NFPA Standards
EN 50156-1
This part of the EN 50156 specifies the requirements and recommendations for the application design and installation of electrical and control equipment for furnaces and ancillary equipmentand for the systems heated by the termal energy released in t...
EN IEC Standards
Industrial Machinery NFPA 79
On 9th January 2024 the new edition of Industrial Machinery NFPA 79, the electrical standard for industrial machineries in the USA, was published. Tha...
UL & NFPA Standards
EN ISO 13577-2 - Industrial Furnaces - Combustion and fuel handling systems
ISO 13577 is the series of standards, at international level, that give prescriptions on how to design a safe Industrial Furnace.
In Europe, so far, we followed EN 746 series, whose principles are derived from the ISO standard. Latest Edition of EN ...
Harmonised European Standards
EN ISO 13577-4 - Industrial Furnaces - Protective Systems
ISO 13577 is the series of standards, at international level, that give prescriptions on how to design a safe Industrial Furnace.
In Europe, so far, we follow...
Harmonised European Standards
NFPA 70: National Electrical Code
NFPA 70 or NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE is the reference standard for electrical installations in premises and buildings in USA.
Being an Installation Code, ...
UL & NFPA Standards
IEC 60079-46
When dealing with products suitable for an ATEX atmosphere, you need to bear in mind that there are 5 types.......
The standard IEC 60079-46: 2017 details how to assess and certify Assemblies.
ATEX Standards
IEC TS 60079-42
This part of IEC 60079; which is a Technical Specification, provides guidance for equipment manufacturers where electrical safety devices are used to reduce the likelihood of potential ignition sources becoming effective in Ex Equipment located in Ex...
ATEX Standards
IEC 60364-5-53: Protection against Electric Shock and Fire
While part 4 of the IEC 60364 deals with the principles of electrical Safety, Part 5 provides the design criteria.
EN IEC Standards
UL 891: Switchboards, Tristandard
UL 891 is a Tristandard. That means it is exactly the same content in the following three norms:
CSA Group: CSA C22.2 No. 244-05.
Underwriters Laboratories ...
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IEEE 1584: Guide for Performing Arc Flash Hazard Calculations
IEEE 1584 is a guide that aims to provide models and analytic processes for calculating the caracteristics of an electric arc flash.
It is essential to know th...
UL & NFPA Standards
