Standards Summary

SANS 1193 Toughned Safety Glass
SANS 1213 Covers requirements for mechanical cable glands for the attachment of cables that comply with the requirements of SANS 1507 (all parts), SANS 1520-1, SANS 1520-2, and of SANS 1574 (all parts) for electrical apparatus, excluding explosion protected apparatus and enclosures.
SANS 10089-2 Covers the recommended safe practices in the design, construction, installation and maintenance of electrical, earthing and bonding systems intended to be used in flammable and combustible liquid storage, pumping, distribution and marketing facilities.
SANS 10108 Covers the classification of surface and underground locations in which fires or explosions can occur owing to the presence of flammable gases, vapours or mists, dusts, fibres or flyings in the air, in order to permit the proper selection of electrical equipment and mechanical equipment, such as compression-ignition engines (diesel engines), to be used in such locations.
SANS 60079-0 Specifies the requirements for the design, construction, testing and marking of electrical equipment and Ex Components with type of protection increased safety e intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres.
SANS 60079-7 Specifies the requirements for the design, construction, testing and marking of electrical equipment and Ex Components with type of protection increased safety e intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres.
SANS 60079-10-1 Classifies areas where flammable gas or vapour or mist hazards may arise and may then be used as a basis to support the proper selection and installation of equipment for use in a hazardous area.
SANS 60079-10-2 Concerns the identification and classification of areas where explosive dust atmospheres and combustible dust layers are present, in order to permit the proper assessment of ignition sources in such areas.
SANS 60079-14 Contains specific requirements for the design, selection, erection and initial inspection of electrical installations in, or associated with, explosive atmospheres.
SANS 60079-15 requirements for the construction, testing and marking for Group II electrical equipment with type of protection n, intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres. Applies to electrical equipment where the rated voltage does not exceed 15 kV r.m.s. a.c. or d.c.
SANS 60079-19 Gives instructions, principally of a technical nature, on the repair, overhaul, reclamation and modification of Ex equipment designed for use in explosive atmospheres, applies to overhaul and repair which mitigates deficiencies identified during operation, inspection and maintenance does not give advice on cable and wiring systems which can require a renewal when the equipment is re-installed and is not applicable to Type of Protection m.
SANS 60598-1 Specifies general requirements for luminaires, incorporating electric light sources for operation from supply voltages up to 1 000 V.
SANS 60598-2-1 Specifies requirements for fixed general purpose luminaires for use with electric light sources on supply voltages not exceeding 1 000 V.
SANS 60529 Applies to the classification of degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment with a rated voltage not exceeding 72,5 kV.
SANS 60838-2-2 Applies to connectors for building-in (including those used for interconnection between LED modules) of miscellaneous types to be used with PCB-based LED modules.
SANS 61000-3-2 Deals with the limitation of harmonic currents injected into the public supply system.
SANS 61000-3-3 Applies to the limitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker impressed on the public low-voltage system. Specifies limits of voltage changes that may be produced by equipment tested under specified conditions and gives guidance on methods of assessment.
SANS 61000-4-2 Relates to the immunity requirements and test methods for electrical and electronic equipment subjected to static electricity discharges, from operators directly, and from personnel to adjacent objects.
SANS 61000-4-4 Relates to the immunity of electrical and electronic equipment to repetitive electrical fast transients. Gives immunity requirements and test procedures related to electrical fast transients/bursts. Additionally defines ranges of test levels and establishes test procedures.
SANS 61000-4-5 Relates to the immunity requirements, test methods and range of recommended test levels for equipment to unidirectional surges caused by overvoltages from switching and lightning transients.
SANS 61000-4-7 Applies to instrumentation intended for measuring spectral components.
SANS 61000-4-11 Defines the immunity test methods and range of preferred test levels for electrical and electronic equipment connected to low-voltage power supply networks for voltage dips, short interruptions, and voltage variations.
SANS 61347-1 Specifies general and safety requirements for lamp controlgear for use on d.c. supplies up to 1 000 V and/or a.c. supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz.
SANS 61347-2-13 Specifies particular safety requirements for electronic controlgear for use on d.c. or a.c. supplies up to 1 000 V (a.c. at 50 Hz or 60 Hz) and at an output frequency which can deviate from the supply frequency, associated with LED modules.
SANS 61547 Deals with electromagnetic immunity requirements. Applies to lighting equipment including apparatus such as lamps, luminaires, and modules.
SANS 62031 Specifies general and safety requirements for light-emitting diode (LED) modules: non-integrated LED modules (LEDni modules) and semi-integrated LED modules (LEDsi modules) for operation under constant voltage, constant current or constant power, Integrated LED modules (LEDi modules) for use on DC supplies up to 250 V or AC supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz.
SANS 62384 Specifies performance requirements for electronic control gear for use on d.c. supplies up to 250 V and a.c. supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz with an output frequency which can deviate from the supply frequency, associated with LED modules according to IEC 62031 (published in South Africa as an identical adoption under the designation SANS 62031).
SANS 62504 Assists in the common understanding of terms and definitions, relevant for general lighting with LED technology.
SANS 62560 Specifies the safety and interchangeability requirements, together with the test methods and conditions required to show compliance of LED-lamps with integrated means for stable operation (self-ballasted LED-lamps), intended for domestic and similar general lighting purposes, having a rated wattage up to 60 W, a rated voltage of > 50 V up to 250 V, and caps according to table on interchangeability gauges and lamp cap dimensions.
SANS 62612 Specifies the performance requirements, together with the test methods and conditions, required to show compliance of LED lamps with intergral means for stable operation, intended for domestic and similar general lighting purposes, having a rated power up to 60 W, a rated volatge of > 50 V a.c up to 250 V a.c and a lamp cap.
ARP 0108 Regulatory requirements for explosion-protected equipment.
ASTM A480 Covers the general requirements for flat-rolled stainless and heat-resisting steel plate, sheet and strip
LM-79 Defines how the performance of an LED lamp or fixture should be measured.
LM-80 Defines how the lumen output and colour shift of LEDs should be measured over time and at different temperatures.
TM-21 Outlines a standard calculation method to predict future lumen depreciation using LM-80 data
IEC 55015 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrical lighting and similar equipment
EN 62471 Gives guidance for evaluating the photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems including luminaires. Specifically it specifies the exposure limits, reference measurement technique and classification scheme for the evaluation and control of photobiological hazards from all electrically powered incoherent broadband sources of optical radiation, including LEDs but excluding lasers, in the wavelength range from 200 nm through 3000 nm. This standard was prepared as Standard CIE S 009:2002 by the International Commission on Illumination.
IEC 62717 Gives guidance for evaluating the photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems including luminaires. Specifically it specifies the exposure limits, reference measurement technique and classification scheme for the evaluation and control of photobiological hazards from all electrically powered incoherent broadband sources of optical radiation, including LEDs but excluding lasers, in the wavelength range from 200 nm through 3000 nm. This standard was prepared as Standard CIE S 009:2002 by the International Commission on Illumination.
IEC 62722-2-1 This part of IEC 62722 specifies the performance requirements for LED luminaires, together with the test methods and conditions, required to show compliance with this standard. It applies to LED luminaires for general lighting purposes.
SANS ARP 032 Covers the methods to be applied and the precautions to be taken when existing luminaires for types T8 or T12 tubular fluorescent lamps are modified to accommodate T5 semi-luminaires or LED tubular lamps.
SANS 1662 Covers safety and interchangeability requirements for LED tubular lamps for general lighting.
EN 62301 Specifies methods of measurement of electrical power consumption in standby mode(s) and other low modes (off mode and network mode), as applicable.

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SANS 1193
1  Scope.
2  Normative references.
3  Definitions
4  Constructional requirements
5  Performance requirements
6  Marking
7  Inspection and methods of test
7.1  Inspection.
7.2  Torque test (glands).
7.3  Torque test (locknuts)
7.4  Test for resistance to slip (glands for use with unarmoured cables)
7.5  Test for resistance to slip (glands for use with armoured cables)
7.6  Electrical earthing continuity test (glands for use with armoured cables and glands that have an earthing bond attachment) .
7.7  Seal test (glands that have a seal).
7.8  Weatherproofing test
Annex A (informative) Notes to purchasers
Annex B (informative) Quality verification of mechanical cable glands.
SANS 10089-2
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Classification of hazardous locations
5 Certification requirements for explosion-protected apparatus
6 Selection of explosion-protected apparatus
7 Installation, maintenance, inspection and repair .
8 Cathodic protection .
9 Requirements for earthing and bonding
10 Instrumentation systems .
11 Sidings .
Annex A (normative) Fuel storage depots .
Annex B (normative) Service stations .
Annex C (normative) Earthing and bonding
SANS 10108
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions .
4 Classification of hazardous areas or locations (area classification)
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Classification of areas where explosive gas atmospheres occur, in all
4.3 Classification of areas where combustible dust atmospheres occur, in all
4.4 Classification of hazardous locations associated with mining operations
4.5 Examples of classification by direct example .
5 Demarcation of hazardous locations
6 Equipment selection for explosive atmospheres
Annex A (informative) Properties of certain flammable industrial gases and vapours
Annex B (informative) Classified list of dusts that have been tested for explosibility
Annex C (informative) Characteristics of flammable industrial dusts
Annex D (informative) Ventilation to reduce hydrogen concentration in battery rooms, cabinets or cubicles, and battery charging bays .
Annex E (informative) Demarcation of hazardous locations .
IEC 60079
1 Scope
2 Normative references .
3 Terms and definitions
4 Equipment grouping .
4.1 General
4.2 Group I
4.3 Group II .
4.4 Group III
4.5 Equipment for a particular explosive gas atmosphere
5 Temperatures .
5.1 Environmental influences .
5.1.1 Ambient temperature
5.1.2 External source of heating
5.2 Service temperature
5.3 Maximum surface temperature
5.3.1 Determination of maximum surface temperature .
5.3.2 Limitation of maximum surface temperature
5.3.3 Small component temperature for Group I or Group II electrical equipment.
5.3.4 Component temperature of smooth surfaces for Group I or Group II electrical equipment .
6 Requirements for all equipment .
6.1 General
6.2 Mechanical strength of equipment .
6.3 Opening times
6.4 Circulating currents in en
6.5 Gasket retention .
6.6 Electromagnetic and ultrasonic energy radiating equipment
6.6.1 General
6.6.2 Radio frequency sources
6.6.3 Ultrasonic sources .
6.6.4 Lasers, luminaires, and other non-divergent continuous wave optical sources.
7 Non-metallic enclosures and non-metallic parts of enclosures .
7.1 General
7.1.1 Applicability
7.1.2 Specification of materials .
7.2 Thermal endurance
7.2.1 Tests for thermal endurance
7.2.2 Material selection .
7.2.3 Alternative qualification of elastomeric sealing O-rings .
7.3 Resistance to ultraviolet light
7.4 Electrostatic charges on external non-metallic materials .
7.4.1 Applicability
7.4.2 Avoidance of a build-up of electrostatic charge for Group I or G
7.4.3 Avoidance of a build-up of electrostatic charge for Group III
7.5 Attached external conductive parts .
8 Metallic enclosures and metallic parts of enclosures .
8.1 Material composition .
8.2 Group I
8.3 Group II .
8.4 Group III
8.5 Copper Alloys
9 Fasteners
9.1 General
9.2 Special fasteners
9.3 Holes for special fastener
9.3.1 Thread engagement
9.3.2 Tolerance and clearance
9.4 Hexagon socket set screws
10 Interlocking devices
11 Bushings
12 (Reserved for future use) .
13 Ex Components .
13.1 General .
13.2 Mounting
13.3 Internal mounting .
13.4 External mounting .
13.5 Ex Component certificate
14 Connection facilities .
14.1 General .
14.2 Type of protection
14.3 Creepage and clearance
15 Connection facilities for earthing or bonding conductors
15.1 Equipment requiring earthing or bonding .
15.1.1 Internal earthing .
15.1.2 External bonding.
15.2 Equipment not requiring earthing
15.3 Size of protective earthing conductor connection
15.4 Size of equipotential bonding conductor connection
15.5 Protection against corrosion
15.6 Secureness of electrical connections
15.7 Internal earth continuity plate .
16 Entries into enclosures .
16.1 General .
16.2 Identification of entries
16.3 Cable glands
16.4 Blanking elements
16.5 Thread adapters .
16.6 Temperature at branching point and entry point
16.7 Electrostatic charges of cable sheaths
17 Supplementary requirements
17.1 General .
17.2 Ventilation
17.2.1 Ventilation openings
17.2.2 Materials for external fans .
17.2.3 Cooling fans of rotating electric machines
17.2.4 Auxiliary motor cooling fans
17.2.5 Room ventilating fans .
17.3 Bearings
18 Supplementary requirements for switchgear .
18.1 Flammable dielectric
18.2 Disconnectors .
18.3 Group I – Provisions for
18.4 Doors and covers
19 Reserved for future use .
20 Supplementary requirements for external plugs, socket outlets and field wiring connection
20.1 General .
20.2 Explosive gas atmospheres .
20.3 Explosive dust atmospheres
20.4 Energized plugs .
21 Supplementary requirements
21.1 General .
21.2 Covers for luminaires of EPL Mb, EPL Gb, or EPL Db
21.3 Covers for luminaires of EPL Gc or EPL Dc .
21.4 Sodium lamps
22 Supplementary requirements
22.1 Group I caplights .
22.2 Group II and Group III caplights and handlights .
23 Equipment incorporating cells and batteries .
23.1 General .
23.2 Interconnection of cells to form batteries
23.3 Cell types
23.4 Cells in a battery
23.5 Ratings of batteries
23.6 Interchangeability
23.7 Charging of primary batteries .
23.8 Leakage .
23.9 Connections .
23.10 Orientation
23.11 Replacement of cells or batteries
23.12 Replaceable battery pack .
24 Documentation .
25 Compliance of prototype or
26 Type tests
26.1 General .
26.2 Test configuration
26.3 Tests in explosive test mixtures
26.4 Tests of enclosures .
26.4.1 Order of tests
26.4.2 Resistance to impact
26.4.3 Drop test .
26.4.4 Acceptance criteria .
26.4.5 Degree of protection (IP) by enclosures .
26.5 Thermal tests .
26.5.1 Temperature measurement .
26.5.2 Thermal shock test
26.5.3 Small component ignition test (Group I and Group II)
26.6 Torque test for bushings
26.6.1 Test procedure
26.6.2 Acceptance criteria .
26.7 Non-metallic enclosures or non-metallic parts of enclosures .
26.7.1 General .
26.7.2 Test temperatures .
26.8 Thermal endurance to heat .
26.9 Thermal endurance to cold .
26.10 Resistance to UV light .
26.10.1 General
26.10.2 Light exposure .
26.10.3 Acceptance criteria
26.11 Resistance to chemical agents for Group I equipment
26.12 Earth continuity .
26.13 Surface resistance test of parts of enclosures of non-metallic m
26.14 Measurement of capacitance .
26.14.1 General
26.14.2 Test procedure .
26.15 Verification of ratings of ventilating fans
26.16 Alternative qualification of elastomeric sealing O-rings .
26.17 Transferred charge test
26.17.1 Test equipment .
26.17.2 Test sample
26.17.3 Test procedure .
27 Routine tests .
28 Manufacturer's responsibility .
28.1 Conformity with the documentation .
28.2 Certificate .
28.3 Responsibility for markin
29 Marking .
29.1 Applicability .
29.2 Location
29.3 General .
29.4 Ex marking for explosive gas atmospheres
29.5 Ex marking for explosive dust atmospheres .
29.6 Combined types (or levels) of protection
29.7 Multiple types of protection
29.8 Ga equipment using two independent Gb types (or levels) of protec
29.9 Boundary wall .
29.10 Ex Components
29.11 Small Ex Equipment and small Ex Components .
29.13 Warning markings .
29.14 Cells and batteries
29.15 Electric machines operated with a converter
29.16 Examples of marking
30 Instructions
30.1 General .
30.2 Cells and batteries .
30.3 Electric machines .
30.4 Ventilating fans
30.5 Cable glands
SANS 60079-0
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Equipment grouping .
4.1   General .
4.2   Group I .
4.3   Group II
4.4   Group III .
4.5 Equipment for a particular explosive gas atmosphere
5 Temperatures
5.1   Environmental influences
5.1.1      Ambient temperature .
5.1.2      External source of heating or cooling .
5.2   Service temperature
5.3   Maximum surface temperature
5.3.1      Determination of maximum surface temperature
5.3.2      Limitation of maximum surface temperature .
5.3.3      Small component temperature for Group I or Group II electrical equipment
5.3.4      Component temperature of smooth surfaces for Group I or Group II electrical equipment .
6 Requirements for all equipment .
6.1   General .
6.2   Mechanical strength of equipment .
6.3   Opening times .
6.4   Circulating currents in enclosures (e.g. of large electric machines) .
6.5   Gasket retention .
6.6 Electromagnetic and ultrasonic energy radiating equipment
6.5.1      General .
6.5.2      Radio frequency sources .
6.5.3      Ultrasonic sources .
6.5.4      Lasers, luminaires, and other non-divergent continuous wave optical sources
7 Non-metallic enclosures and non-metallic parts of enclosures .
7.1   General .
7.1.1      Applicability .
7.1.2      Specification of materials .
7.2   Thermal endurance .
7.2.1      Tests for thermal endurance
7.2.2      Material selection
7.2.3 Alternative qualification of elastomeric sealing O-rings
7.3   Resistance to ultraviolet light
7.4   Electrostatic charges on external non-metallic materials .
7.4.1      Applicability .
7.4.2      Avoidance of a build-up of electrostatic charge for Group I or Group II
7.4.3      Avoidance of a build-up of electrostatic charge for Group III
7.5   Attached external conductive parts .
8 Metallic enclosures and metallic parts of enclosures
8.1   Material composition .
8.2   Group I .
8.3   Group II
8.4   Group III .
8.5 Copper Alloys .
9 Fasteners
9.1   General .
9.2   Special fasteners
9.3   Holes for special fasteners
9.3.1      Thread engagement .
9.3.2      Tolerance and clearance .
9.4   Hexagon socket set screws .
10  Interlocking devices .
11  Bushings .
12  (Reserved for future use) .
13  Ex Components .
13.1 General .
13.2 Mounting .
13.3 Internal mounting
13.4 External mounting .
13.5 Ex Component certificate
14  Connection facilities
14.1 General .
14.2 Type of protection .
14.3 Creepage and clearance .
15  Connection facilities for earthing or bonding conductors
15.1 Equipment requiring earthing or bonding .
15.1.1   Internal earthing
15.1.2   External bonding
15.2 Equipment not requiring earthing
15.3 Size of protective earthing conductor connection
15.4 Size of equipotential bonding conductor connection
15.5 Protection against corrosion
15.6 Secureness of electrical connections
15.7 Internal earth continuity plate
16  Entries into enclosures
16.1 General .
16.2 Identification of entries
16.3 Cable glands .
16.4 Blanking elements.
16.5 Thread adapters .
16.6 Temperature at branching point and entry point
16.7 Electrostatic charges of cable sheaths
17  Supplementary requirements for electric machines
17.1 General .
17.2 Ventilation.
17.2.1   Ventilation openings
17.2.2   Materials for external fans .
17.2.3   Cooling fans of rotating electric machines
17.2.4   Auxiliary motor cooling fans .
17.2.5   Room ventilating fans
17.3 Bearings .
18  Supplementary requirements for switchgear
18.1 Flammable dielectric .
18.2 Disconnectors .
18.3 Group I – Provisions for locking
18.4 Doors and covers
19  Reserved for future use .
20  Supplementary requirements for external plugs, socket outlets and connectors for field wiring connection .
20.1 General .
20.2 Explosive gas atmospheres
20.3 Explosive dust atmospheres .
20.4 Energized plugs
21  Supplementary requirements for luminaires .
21.1 General .
21.2 Covers for luminaires of EPL Mb, EPL Gb, or EPL Db .
21.3 Covers for luminaires of EPL Gc or EPL Dc
21.4 Sodium lamps .
22  Supplementary requirements for caplights and handlights .
22.1 Group I caplights
22.2 Group II and Group III caplights and handlights .
23  Equipment incorporating cells and batteries .
23.1 General .
23.2 Interconnection of cells to form batteries .
23.3 Cell types
23.4 Cells in a battery .
23.5 Ratings of batteries .
23.6 Interchangeability .
23.7 Charging of primary batteries
23.8 Leakage
23.9 Connections
23.10 Orientation
23.11 Replacement of cells or batteries
23.12 Replaceable battery pack
24  Documentation
25  Compliance of prototype or sample with documents .
26  Type tests .
26.1 General .
26.2 Test configuration .
26.3 26.3 Tests in explosive test mixtures
26.4 Tests of enclosures .
26.3.1   Order of tests
26.3.2   Resistance to impact .
26.3.3   Drop test .
26.3.4   Acceptance criteria
26.3.5   26.4.5 Degree of protection (IP) by enclosures .
26.5 Thermal tests
26.5.1   Temperature measurement
26.5.2   Thermal shock test
26.5.3   Small component ignition test (Group I and Group II) .
26.6 Torque test for bushings .
26.6.1   Test procedure
26.6.2   Acceptance criteria
26.7 Non-metallic enclosures or non-metallic parts of enclosures .
26.7.1   General .
26.7.2   Test temperatures .
26.8 Thermal endurance to heat .
26.9 Thermal endurance to cold
26.10 Resistance to UV light .
26.10.1 General .
26.10.2 Light exposure .
26.10.3 Acceptance criteria
26.11 Resistance to chemical agents for Group I equipment .
26.12 Earth continuity .
26.13 Surface resistance test of parts of enclosures of non-metallic materials
26.14 Measurement of capacitance
26.14.1 General .
26.14.2 Test procedure
26.15 Verification of ratings of ventilating fans
26.16 Alternative qualification of elastomeric sealing O-rings .
26.17 Transferred charge test .
26.17.1 Test equipment
26.17.2 Test sample .
26.17.3 Test procedure
27  Routine tests .
28  Manufacturer's responsibility .
28.1 Conformity with the documentation .
28.2 Certificate .
28.3 Responsibility for marking .
29  Marking .
29.1 Applicability
29.2 Location
29.3 General .
29.4 Ex marking for explosive gas atmospheres .
29.5 Ex marking for explosive dust atmospheres
29.6 Combined types (or levels) of protection .
29.7 Multiple types of protection .
29.8 Ga equipment using two independent Gb types (or levels) of protection
29.9 Boundary wall .
29.10 Ex Components
29.11 Small Ex Equipment and small Ex Components
29.12 Extremely small Ex Equipment and extremely small Ex Components
29.13 Warning markings .
29.14 Cells and batteries
29.15 Electric machines operated with a converter .
29.16 Examples of marking .
30  Instructions
30.1 General .
30.2 Cells and batteries
30.3 30.3 Electric machines
30.4 Ventilating fans .
30.5 Cable glands .
Annex A (normative) Supplementary requirements for cable glands .
A.1  General .
A.2  Constructional requirements .
A.2.1 Cable sealing .
A.2.2 Filling compounds
A.2.3 Clamping .
A.2.4 Lead-in of cable .
A.2.5 Release by a tool .
A.2.6 Fixing
A.2.7 Degree of protection
A.3 Type tests .
A.3.1 Tests of clamping of non-armoured and braided cables .
A.3.2 Tests of clamping of armoured cables
A.3.3 Type test for resistance to impact
A.3.4 Test for degree of protection (IP) of cable glands
A.4 Marking .
A.4.1     Marking of cable glands .
A.4.2     Identification of cable-sealing rings
A.5 Instructions .
Annex B (normative) Requirements for Ex Components .
Annex C (informative) Example of rig for resistance to impact test .
Annex D (informative) Electric machines connected to converters
Annex E (informative) Temperature evaluation of electric machines .
Annex F (informative) Guidance flowchart for tests of non-metallic enclosures or non-metallic parts of enclosures (26.4)
Annex G (informative) Guidance flowchart for tests of cable glands .
Annex H (informative) Shaft voltages resulting in motor bearing or shaft brush sparking Discharge energy calculation
H.1 General .
H.2 Assessment of the risk of ignition using ignition energy calculation .
H.3 Shaft voltage determination for a rotating machine
H.4 Capacitance “C” calculation for a rotating machine .
H.5 Energy “E” calculation for a rotating machine
H.6 Assessment using reference curves
SANS 60079-7
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Constructional requirements
4.1 Level of Protection
4.2 Electrical connections .
4.2.1 General .
4.2.2 Field wiring connections
4.2.3 Factory connections.
4.2.4 External plug and socket connections for field wiring connection .
4.3 Clearances .
4.4 Creepage distances
4.5 Printed wiring boards with conformal coating, Level of Protection “ec”
4.6 Solid electrical insulating materials .
4.5.1 Specification
4.5.2 Long-term thermal stability
4.7 Windings .
4.7.1 General .
4.7.2 Insulated conductors .
4.7.3 Winding impregnation
4.7.4 Conductor dimensions .
4.7.5 Sensing elements
4.8 Temperature limitations
4.8.1 General .
4.8.2 Conductors
4.8.3 Insulated windings .
4.9 Wiring internal to equipment .
4.10 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures .
4.11 Fasteners .
5 Supplementary requirements for specific electrical equipment .
5.1 General .
5.2 Electrical machines .
5.2.1 General .
5.2.2 Degrees of protection provided by electrical machines, Level of Protection “eb” .
5.2.3 Degrees of protection provided by electrical machines, Level of Protection “ec” .
5.2.4 Connection facilities for external conductors
5.2.5 Internal fans
5.2.6 Minimum air gap
5.2.7  Rotating electrical machines with cage rotors
5.2.8  Limiting temperature
5.2.9  Machines with permanent magnet rotors
5.2.10 Stator winding insulation system
5.2.11 Supplemental winding requirements Level of Protection “eb” .
5.2.12 Bearing seals and shaft seals
5.2.13 Neutral point connections
5.3 Luminaires, hand lights, or caplights .
5.3.1 General .
5.3.2 Light source .
5.3.3 Minimum distance between lamp and protective cover .
5.3.4 Electrical spacings .
5.3.5 Lampholders and lamp caps
5.3.6 Auxiliaries for Luminaires in Level of Protection “ec”
5.3.7 Surface temperatures
5.3.8 Limiting temperatures
5.3.9 Luminaires for tubular fluorescent bi-pin lamps
5.3.10 Tests for resistance to impact
5.4 Analog measuring instruments and instrument transformers .
5.4.1 General .
5.4.2 Limiting temperature
5.4.3 Short-circuit currents .
5.4.4 Short time thermal current .
5.4.5 Measuring instruments supplied by current transformers .
5.4.6 Moving coils
5.4.7 External secondary circuits
5.5 Transformers other than instrument transformers
5.6 Supplementary requirements for equipment incorporating cells and batteries
5.6.1 Type of cells and batteries .
5.6.2 Requirements for cells and batteries ≤25 Ah
5.6.3 Requirements for valve-regulated or vented cells or batteries >25 Ah
5.6.4 Charging of cells and batteries
5.7 General purpose connection and junction boxes .
5.8 Resistance heating equipment (other than trace heating systems)
5.8.1 General .
5.8.2 Heating resistors .
5.8.3 Temperature coefficient .
5.8.4 Insulating material .
5.8.5 Cold-start current .
5.2.6 Electrical safety device
5.2.7 Electrically conductive covering .
5.2.8 Exclusion of explosive atmosphere
5.8.9 Conductor cross-section
5.8.10 Limiting temperature
5.8.11 Safety device .
5.9 Supplementary requirements for fuses
5.9.1 General .
5.9.2 Temperature class of equipment
5.9.3 Fuse mounting .
5.9.4 Fuse enclosures
5.9.5 Replacement fuse identification .
5.10 Other electrical equipment
6 Type verifications and type tests
6.1 Dielectric strength .
6.2 Rotating electrical machines
6.2.1 Determination of starting current ratio IA/ IN and the time tE
6.2.2 Mounting of machine for test
6.2.3 Additional tests for machines .
6.2.4 Overspeed test of cemented magnets
6.3 Luminaires
6.3.1 Battery operated luminaires .
6.3.2 Impact and drop tests
6.3.3 Mechanical tests for screw lampholders other than E10 .
6.3.4 Abnormal operation of luminaires
6.3.5 Sulphur dioxide test for Level of Protection “eb” for the connection of bi-pin lamp caps to lampholders
6.3.6 Vibration test for Level of Protection “eb” for luminaires with bi-pin lamps
6.3.7 Test for wiring of luminaires subject to high-voltage impulses from ignitors
6.3.8 Tests for electronic starters for tubular fluorescent lamps and for ignitors in Level of Protection “ec” for discharge lamps
6.3.9 Test for starter holders for luminaires in Level of Protection “ec” .
6.4 Measuring instruments and instrument transformers .
6.5 Transformers other than instrument transformers
6.6 Verification and tests for cells and batteries of Level of Protection “eb” .
6.6.1 General .
6.6.2 Insulation resistance
6.6.3 Mechanical shock test .
6.6.4 Test for ventilation of Level of Protection “eb” battery container .
6.7 Verification and tests for cells and batteries of Level of Protection “ec” .
6.7.1 General .
6.7.2 Insulation resistance
6.7.3 6.7.3 Mechanical shock test .
6.7.4 Test for ventilation of Level of Protection “ec” battery container .
6.8 General purpose connection and junction boxes .
6.8.1 General .
6.8.2  Maximum dissipated power method .
6.8.3 Defined arrangement method .
6.9 Resistance heating equipment
6.10 Terminal insulating material tests
7 Routine verifications and routine tests .
7.1 Dielectric tests
7.2 Dielectric tests for batteries
7.3 Inter-turn overvoltage tests .
8 Ex Component certificates .
8.1 General .
8.2 Terminals
9 Marking and instructions
9.1 General marking .
9.2 Ex Component enclosures
9.3 Instructions for use .
9.3.1 Battery operated equipment .
9.3.2 Terminals
9.3.3 Luminaires .
9.3.4 Machines .
9.4 Warning markings .
10 Documentation
Annex A (normative) Temperature determination of electrical machines – Methods of test and of calculation
A.1 General .
A.2 Determination of maximum service temperatures
A.2.1 Rotor temperature – normal operation .
4.2.2 Winding temperature – normal operation .
A.3 Determination of maximum surface temperatures
A.3.1 General .
A.3.2 Locked rotor tests
A.4 Optional calculation of maximum surface temperature
A.4.1 General .
A.4.2 Rotor temperature .
A.4.3 Stator temperature .
A.5 Determination of tE time .
A.6 Arduous starting conditions .
A.7 Motors operated with a converter
Annex B (normative) Type tests for specific forms of resistance heating devices or resistance heating units (other than trace heater)
B.1 Resistance heating devices subjected to mechanical stresses
B.2 Resistance heating devices or units intended for immersion
B.3 Resistance heating devices or units having hygroscopic insulating material
B.4 Verification of limiting temperature of resistance heating devices (other than trace heaters).
B.4.1 General .
B.4.2 Safety devices .
B.4.3 Resistance heating unit of stabilized design.
B.4.4 Heating device with temperature self-limiting characteristic .
Annex C (informative) Cage motors – Thermal protection in service .
Annex D (informative) Resistance heating devices and units – Additional electrical protection .
D.1 Objective
D.2 Method of protection .
Annex E (informative) Combinations of terminals and conductors for general purpose connection and junction boxes
E.1 General .
E.2 Maximum dissipated power method.
E.3 Defined arrangement method
Annex F (normative) Dimensions of copper conductors
Annex G (normative) Test procedure for T5 (only 8 W),T8, T10 and T12 lamps
G.1 Asymmetric pulse test .
G.1.1 General .
G.1.2 Test procedure
G.2 Asymmetric power test
G.2.1 General .
G.2.2 Test procedure
Annex H (normative) Alternative separation distances for Level of Protection “ec” equipment under controlled environments
H.1 General .
H.2 Specific Conditions of Use
H.3 Control of pollution access
H.4 Voltage limitation
H.5 Control of overvoltages and transient protection .
H.6 Alternative separation distances .
Annex I (informative) Application, installation, and testing considerations for Level ofProtection “ec” asynchronous machines.
Protection “ec” asynchronous machines.
I.1 Surface temperature .
I.2 Starting .
I.3 Rated voltage and surface discharges
Annex J (informative) Luminaires incorporating LEDs
J.1 LEDs for EPL Gb
J.2 LEDs for EPL Gc .
SANS 60079-10
SANS 60079-10-1
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General .
4.1  Safety principles .
4.2  Area classification objectives
4.3  Explosion risk assessment
4.4  Competence of Personnel .
5 Area classification methodology
5.1  General .
5.2  Classification by sources of release method
5.3  Use of industry codes and national standards .
5.4  Simplified methods .
5.5  Combination of methods .
6 Release of flammable substance .
6.1  General .
6.2  Sources of release
6.3  Forms of release .
6.3.1 General .
6.3.2 Gaseous release .
6.3.3 Liquefied under pressure .
6.3.4 Liquefied by refrigeration .
6.3.5 Aerosols
6.3.6 Vapours .
6.3.7 Liquid releases
6.4  Ventilation (or air movement) and dilution .
6.5  Main types of ventilation .
6.5.1 General .
6.5.2 Natural ventilation
6.5.3 Artificial ventilation
6.5.4 Degree of dilution
7 Type of zone .
7.1  General .
7.2  Influence of grade of the source of release .
7.3  Influence of dilution .
7.4 Influence of availability of ventilation .
8 Extent of zone .
9 Documentation
9.1  General .
9.2  Drawings, data sheets and tables .
Annex A (informative) Suggested presentation of hazardous areas
A.1 Hazardous area zones – Preferred symbols
A.2 Hazardous area suggested shapes .
Annex B (informative) Estimation of sources of release
B.1 Symbols
B.2 Examples of grade of release
B.2.1 General .
B.2.2 Sources giving a continuous grade of release
B.2.3 Sources giving a primary grade of release .
B.2.4 Sources giving a secondary grade of release .
B.3 Assessment of grades of release
B.4 Summation of releases .
B.5 Hole size and source radius
B.6 Forms of release .
B.7 Release rate .
B.7.1 General .
B.7.2 Estimation of Release Rate .
B.7.3 Release rate of evaporative pools
B.8 Release from openings in buildings .
B.8.1 General .
B.8.2 Openings as possible sources of release .
B.8.3 Openings classification
Annex C (informative) Ventilation guidance
C.1 Symbols
C.2 General .
C.3 Assessment of ventilation and dilution and its influence on hazardous area
C.3.1 General .
C.3.2 Effectiveness of ventilation
C.3.3 Criteria for dilution .
C.3.4 Assessment of ventilation velocity .
C.3.5 Assessment of the degree of dilution .
C.3.6 Dilution in a room
C.3.7 Criteria for availability of ventilation .
C.4 Examples of ventilation arrangements and assessments .
C.4.1 Introduction .
C.4.2 Jet release in a large building
C.4.3 Jet release in a small naturally ventilated building .
C.4.4 Jet release in a small artificially ventilated building
C.4.5 Release with low velocity .
C.4.6 Fugitive emissions .
C.4.7 Local ventilation-extraction
C.5 Natural Ventilation in buildings
C.5.1 General .
C.5.2 Wind induced ventilation
C.5.3 Buoyancy induced ventilation.
C.5.4 Combination of the natural ventilation induced by wind and buoyancy .
Annex D (informative) Estimation of hazardous zones
D.1 General .
D.2 Estimating types of the zones .
D.3 Estimating the extent of the hazardous zone .
Annex E (informative) Examples of hazardous area classification
E.1 General .
E.2 Examples
E.3 Example case study for area classification
Annex F (informative) Schematic approach to classification of hazardous areas
F.1 Schematic approach to classification of hazardous areas
F.2 Schematic approach to classification of hazardous areas
F.3 Schematic approach to classification of hazardous areas
F.4 Schematic approach to classification of hazardous areas
Annex G (informative) Flammable mists .
Annex H (informative) Hydrogen
Annex I (informative) Hybrid mixtures
I.1 General .
I.2 Use of ventilation
I.3 Concentration limits
I.4 Chemical reactions .
I.5 Energy/Temperature limits
I.6 Zoning requirements .
Annex J (informative) Useful equations in support to hazardous area classification
J.1 General .
J.2 Dilution with air of a flammable substance release
J.3 Estimate of the time required to dilute a flammable substance release
Annex K (informative) Industry codes and national standards
K.1 General .
SANS 60079-10-2
1 Scope
2 Normative references.
3 Terms and definitions
4 Area classification .
4.1 General .
4.2 Area classification procedure for explosive dust atmospheres
4.3 Competence of personnel
5 Sources of release .
5.1 General .
5.2 Dust containment
5.3 Identification and grading of sources of release .
6 Zones
6.1 General .
6.2 Zones
6.3 Extent of zones .
6.3.1 General .
6.3.2 Zone 20 .
6.3.3 Zone 21 .
6.3.4 Zone 22 .
7 Dust layers
8 Documentation
8.1 General .
8.2 Drawings, data sheets and tables
8.2.1 Content of documents
8.2.2 Preferred Symbol key for area classification zones .
Annex A (informative) Area classification examples .
A.1 Examples of zones
A.1.1 General .
A.1.2 Zone 20 .
A.1.3 Zone 21 .
A.1.4 Zone 22 .
A.2 Bag emptying station within a building and without exhaust ventilation .
A.3 Bag emptying station with exhaust ventilation
A.4 Cyclone and filter with clean outlet outside building
A.5 Drum tipper within a building without exhaust ventilation
Annex B (informative) Housekeeping
B.1 Introductory remarks .
B.2 Levels of housekeeping .
Annex C (informative) Hybrid mixtures .
C.1 General .
C.2 Ventilation .
C.3 Explosive limits .
C.4 Chemical reactions
C.5 Minimum ignition parameters .
C.6 Final classification .
SANS 60079-14
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 General
3.2  Hazardous areas
3.3  Flameproof enclosure
3.4  Increased safety
3.5  Intrinsic safety .
3.6  Intrinsic safety parameters .
3.7  Pressurization
3.8  Type of protection “n” .
3.9  oil-immersion “o”
3.10 powder filling “q”
3.11 encapsulation “m”
3.12 protection by enclosure “t” .
3.13 Electrical supply systems .
3.14 Equipment .
3.15 radio frequency identification RFID .
4   General .
4.1  General requirements
4.2  Documentation .
4.3  Initial inspection .
4.4  Assurance of conformity of equipment
4.4.1 Equipment with certificates according to IEC standards
4.4.2 Equipment without certificates according to IEC standards .
4.4.3 Selection of repaired, second hand or existing equipment .
4.5  Qualifications of personnel .
5   Selection of equipment
5.1  Information requirements .
5.2  Zones
5.3  Relationship between equipment protection levels (EPLs) and zones .
5.4  Selection of equipment according to EPLs .
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Relationship between EPLs and types of protection
5.2.3 Equipment for use in locations requiring EPL “Ga” or “Da”
5.2.4 Equipment for use in locations requiring EPL “Gb” or “Db”
5.2.5 Equipment for use in locations requiring EPL “Gc” or “Dc”
5.5  Selection according to equipment grouping
5.6  Selection according to the ignition temperature of the gas, vapour or dust and ambient temperature .
5.6.1 General
5.6.2 Gas or vapour .
5.6.3 Dust
5.7 Selection of radiating equipment
5.7.1 General
5.7.2 Ignition process
5.8 Selection of ultrasonic equipment
5.8.1 General
5.8.2 Ignition process
5.9  Selection to cover external influences
5.10 Selection of transportable, portable and personal equipment .
5.10.1 General
5.10.2 Transportable and portable equipment
5.10.3 Personal equipment
5.11 Rotating electrical machines
5.11.1 General
5.11.2 Environmental Factors for “Ex” machine installation
5.11.3 Power and accessory connections, grounding .
5.2.6 Motors fed from a converter supply .
5.2.7 Switching motors above 1kV .
5.12 Luminaires .
5.13 Plugs and socket outlets
5.13.1 General
5.13.2 Specific requirements for explosive dust atmospheres
5.13.3 Location
5.14 Cells and batteries .
5.14.1 Charging of secondary cells and batteries
5.14.2 Ventilation
5.15 RFID tags .
5.15.1 General
5.15.2 Passive RFID tags
5.15.3 Mounting RFID tags
5.16 Gas detection equipment
6   Protection from dangerous (incendive) sparking
6.1  Light metals as construction materials .
6.2  Danger from live parts
6.3  Danger from exposed and extraneous conductive parts .
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 TN type of system earthing .
6.3.3 TT type of system earthing .
6.3.4 IT type of system earthing
6.3.5 SELV and PELV systems
6.3.6 Electrical separation .
6.3.7 Non Ex electrical equipment above hazardous areas
6.4  Potential equalization .
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Temporary bonding .
6.5  Static electricity .
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Avoidance of a build-up of electrostatic charge on construction and protecting parts for locations requiring EPL “Ga”, “Gb” and “Gc”
6.5.3  Avoidance of a build-up of electrostatic charge on construction and protecting parts for locations requiring EPL “Da”, “Db” and “Dc” .
6.6  Lightning protection .
6.7  Electromagnetic radiation .
6.7.1 General
6.7.2 6.7.2 Radio frequency received in hazardous areas .
6.8  Cathodically protected metallic parts
6.9  Ignition by optical radiation
7   Electrical protection .
8   Switch-off and electrical isolation .
8.1  General
8.2 Switch-off .
8.3 Electrical isolation
9   Cables and wiring systems
9.1  General
9.2  Aluminium conductors
9.3  Cables .
9.3.1 General
9.3.2 Cables for fixed installations .
9.3.3  Flexible cables for fixed installations (excluding intrinsically safe circuits) .
9.3.4  Flexible cables supplying transportable and portable equipment (excluding intrinsically safe circuits)
9.3.5 Single insulated wires (excluding intrinsically safe circuits) .
9.3.6 Overhead lines .
9.3.7 Avoidance of damage .
9.3.8 Cable surface temperature
9.3.9 Resistance to flame propagation .
9.4  Conduit systems
9.5  Additional requirements .
9.6  Installation requirements
9.6.1 Circuits traversing a hazardous area .
9.6.2 9.6.2 Terminations .
9.6.3 Unused cores .
9.6.4 Openings in walls .
9.6.5 9.6.5 Passage and collection of flammables
9.6.6 Accumulation of dust
10 Cable entry systems and blanking elements
10.1 General
10.2 10.2 Selection of cable glands .
10.3 Connections of cables to equipment .
10.4 Additional requirements for entries other than Ex “d”, Ex “t” or Ex “nR”
10.5 Unused openings .
10.6 Additional requirements for type of protection “d” – Flameproof enclosures .
10.6.1 General
10.6.2 Selection of cable glands
10.7 Additional requirements for type of protection “t” – Protection by enclosure .
10.8 Additional requirements for type of protection “nR” – Restricted breathing enclosure .
11 Rotating electrical machines
11.1 General
11.2 Motors with type of protection “d” – Flameproof enclosures
11.2.1 Motors with a converter supply .
11.2.2 Reduced-voltage starting (soft starting)
11.3 Motors with type of protection “e” – Increased safety .
11.2.1 Mains-operated .
11.2.2 Winding temperature sensors .
11.2.3 Machines with rated voltage greater than 1 kV
11.2.4 Motors with converter supply
11.2.5 Reduced-voltage starting (soft starting)
11.4 Motors with type of protection “p” and “pD” – Pressurized enclosures
11.4.1 Motors with a converter supply .
11.4.2 Reduced-voltage starting (soft starting)
11.5 Motors with type of protection “t” – Protection by enclosures supplied at varying frequency and voltage .
11.5.1 Motors with a converter supply .
11.5.2 Reduced-voltage starting (soft starting)
11.6 Motors with type of protection “nA” – Non-sparking
11.6.1 Motors with converter supply
11.6.2 Reduced-voltage starting (soft starting)
11.6.3 Machines with rated voltage greater than 1 kV
12 Luminaires .
13 Electric heating systems
13.1 General
13.2 Temperature monitoring .
13.3 Limiting temperature
13.4 Safety device .
13.5 Electrical trace heating systems .
14 Additional requirements for type of protection “d” – Flameproof enclosures .
14.1 General .
14.2 14.2 Solid obstacles
14.3 Protection of flameproof joints
14.4 Conduit systems
15 Additional requirements for type of protection “e” – Increased safety .
15.1 General
15.2 Maximum dissipated power of terminal box enclosures
15.3 Conductor terminations
15.4 Maximum number of conductors in relation to the cross-section and the permissible continuous current .
16 Additional requirements for types of protection “i” – Intrinsic safety .
16.1 General
16.2 Installations to meet the requirements of EPL “Gb” or “Gc” and “Db” or “Dc” .
16.2.1 Equipment
16.2.2 Cables
16.2.3 Earthing of intrinsically safe circuits
16.2.4 Verification of intrinsically safe circuits .
16.3 Installations to meet the requirements of EPL “Ga” or “Da”
16.4 Simple apparatus
16.5 Terminal boxes .
16.5.1 General .
16.5.2 Terminal boxes with only one intrinsically safe circuit
16.5.3 Terminal boxes with more than one intrinsically safe circuit
16.5.4 Terminal boxes with non-intrinsically safe and intrinsically safe circuits
16.5.5 Plugs and sockets used for external connections
16.6 Special applications .
17 Additional requirements for pressurized enclosures .
17.1 General
17.2 Type of protection “p” .
17.2.1 General
17.2.2 Ducting .
17.2.3 Action to be taken on failure of pressurization.
17.2.4 Multiple pressurized enclosures with a common safety device
17.2.5 Purging .
17.2.6 Protective gas .
17.3 Type of protection “pD”
17.3.1 Sources of protective gas .
17.3.2 Automatic switch-off .
17.3.3 Alarm
17.3.4 Common source of protective gas .
17.3.5 Switching on electrical supply .
17.4 Rooms for explosive gas atmosphere .
17.4.1 Pressurized rooms
17.4.2 Analyser houses .
18 Additional requirements for type of protection “n” .
18.1 General
18.2 “nR” equipment
18.3 Combinations of terminals and conductors for general connection and junction boxes
18.4 Conductor terminations
19 Additional requirements for type of protection “o”– Oil immersion
19.1 General
19.2 External connections
20 Additional requirements for type of protection “q” – Powder filling
21 Additional requirements for type of protection “m” – Encapsulation
22 Additional requirements for type of protection “op” – Optical radiation .
23 Additional requirements for type of protection “t” – Protection by enclosure .
Annex A (normative) Knowledge, skills and competencies of responsible persons, operatives/technicians and designers
A.1  Scope
A.2  Knowledge and skills .
A.2.1 Responsible persons
A.2.2 Operatives/technicians (selection and erection)
A.2.3 Designers (design and selection)
A.3 Competencies
A.3.1   General
A.3.2   Responsible persons
A.3.3   Operatives/technicians .
A.3.4   Designers .
A.4 Assessment .
Annex B (informative) Safe work procedure guidelines for explosive gas atmospheres
Annex C (normative) Initial inspection – Equipment-specific inspection schedules
Annex D (informative) Electrical installations in extremely low ambient temperature
D.1 General
D.2 Cables .
D.3 Electrical trace heating systems .
D.4 Lighting systems
D.4.1   General
D.4.2   Emergency lights
D.5 Electrical rotating machines .
Annex E (informative) Restricted breathing test for cables .
E.1 Test procedure .
Annex F (informative) Installation of electrical trace heating systems .
F.1  General
F.2  Definitions
F.2.1 Electrical trace heating system
F.2.2 System components
F.2.3 Site-fabricated trace heaters
F.2.4 Location of sensors
F.2.5 Thermal insulation
F.2.6 Personnel aspects
F.3  General requirements
F.4  Requirements for EPL “Gb”, “Gc”, “Db” and “Dc”
F.4.1 General
F.4.2 Stabilized design
F.4.3 Controlled design
F.5 Design information .
F.5.1   Design information drawings and documents
F.5.2   Isometric or heater configuration line lists and load charts
F.6 Incoming inspections .
F.6.1 Receiving materials
F.6.2 Pre-installation testing .
F.6.3 Visual examination
F.6.4 Insulation resistance test
F.6.5 Component substitution .
F.6.6 Location of power supply
F.7 Installation of trace heaters
F.7.1 General
F.7.2 Connections and terminations .
F.7.3 Conductor terminations .
F.8 Installation of control and monitoring equipment
F.8.1   Verification of equipment suitability .
F.8.2   Sensor considerations
F.8.3   Controller operation, calibration, and access
F.9 Installation of thermal insulation system .
F.9.1   General
F.9.2   Preparatory work
F.10 Installation of distribution wiring and coordination with branch circuits .
F.10.1 General
F.10.2 Tagging/identification
F.11 Final installation review
F.11.1 Necessary modifications .
F.11.2 Field (site work) circuit insulation resistance test
F.11.3 Visual inspection
F.12 Commissioning
F.12.1 Pre-commissioning check .
F.12.2 Functional check and final documentation .
Annex G (normative) Potential stator winding discharge risk assessment – Ignition risk factors .
Annex H (normative) Verification of intrinsically safe circuits with more than one associated apparatus with linear current/voltage characteristics
H.1 General
H.2 Intrinsic safety with level of protection “ib” .
H.3 Intrinsic safety with level of protection “ic”
Annex I (informative) Methods of determining the maximum system voltages and currents in intrinsically safe circuits with more than one associated apparatus with linear current/voltage characteristics (as required by Annex H)
I.1 Intrinsically safe circuits with linear current/voltage characteristics
I.2 Intrinsically safe circuits with non-linear current/voltage characteristics .
Annex J (informative) Determination of cable parameters
J.1  Measurements .
J.2  Cables carrying more than one intrinsically safe circuit
J.2.1 General
J.2.2 Type A cables
J.2.3 Type B cables .
J.2.4 Type C cables.
J.3 FISCO
Annex K (normative) Additional requirements for type of protection “op” – Optical radiation
K.1  General
K.2  Inherently safe optical radiation “op is”.
K.2.1 General
K.2.2 Change of cross sections
K.2.3 Coupler .
K.3 Protected optical radiation “op pr”
K.3.1   General
K.3.2   Radiation inside enclosures
K.4 Optical radiation interlocked with optical breakage “op sh” .
Annex L (informative) Examples of dust layers of excessive thickness .
Annex M (informative) Hybrid mixtures .
M.1 General
M.2 Concentration limits .
M.3 Energy/temperature limits
M.4 Selection of equipment.
M.5 Use of flameproof equipment .
M.6 Electrostatic hazard .
M.7 Installation requirements
SANS 60079-15
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General .
4.1 Equipment grouping and temperature classification
4.2 Potential ignition sources
4.3 Equipment requirements .
5 Maximum surface temperatures .
6 Requirements for electrical equipment .
6.1 General .
6.2 Electric strength insulation from earth or frame .
7 Requirements for non-incendive components.
7.1 Type testing
7.2 Circuit limitations
8 Requirements for hermetically sealed devices .
9 Requirements for sealed devices .
9.1 Non-metallic materials .
9.2 Opening
9.3 Internal spaces
9.4 Handling .
9.5 Gasket and seals
9.6 Type tests .
10 Requirements for restricted-breathing enclosures
10.1 General .
10.2 Constructional requirements .
10.2.1 Type of equipment .
10.2.2 Cells and batteries .
10.2.3 10.2.3 Cable glands and conduit entries .
10.2.4 Operating rods, spindles and shafts .
10.2.5 Windows
10.2.6 Gasket and seal requirements .
10.2.7 Non-resilient seals .
10.2.8 Test port
10.2.9 Internal fans
10.3 Temperature limitation
10.4 Additional requirements for restricted-breathing luminaires .
10.4.1 Mounting arrangement .
10.4.2 10.4.2 Reflectors
10.4.3 Surface temperatures of restricted-breathing luminaires .
11 Type Tests .
11.1 Tests for non incendive components .
11.1.1 Preparation of non-incendive component samples .
11.1.2 Test conditions for non-incendive components .
11.2 Tests for sealed devices .
11.2.1 Conditioning
11.2.2 Voltage test .
11.2.3 Leakage tests on sealed devices .
11.3 Type test requirements for restricted-breathing enclosures .
11.3.1 General .
11.3.2  Equipment where the volume of the enclosure will be unchanged due to pressure
11.3.3  Alternative type test for equipment where the volume of the enclosure changes due to pressure .
12 Routine verifications and tests .
12.1 Electric strength test .
12.2 Routine test requirements for restricted-breathing enclosures .
12.2.1 General .
12.2.2 Test procedure
12.3 Routine temperature rise test .
12.4 Temperature calculation
13 Marking .
13.1 General
13.2 Examples of marking .
13.3 Warning markings .
14 Documentation
15 Instructions
SANS 60079-19
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General .
4.1 General principles
4.2 Statutory requirements for repair facility .
4.3 Instructions for the user
4.3.1 Certificates and documents
4.3.2 Records and work instructions
4.3.3 Re-installation of repaired equipment
4.3.4 Repair facilities .
4.4 Instructions for the repair facility
4.4.1 Repair and overhaul
4.4.2 Reclamations
4.4.3 Alterations and modifications
4.4.4 Temporary repairs .
4.4.5 Rotating machinery .
4.4.6 Inverters.
5 Additional requirements for the repair and overhaul of equipment with type of protection "d" (flameproof) .
5.1 Application
5.2 Repair and overhaul .
5.2.1 Enclosures .
5.2.2 Cable and conduit entries
5.2.3 Terminations.
5.2.4 Insulation .
5.2.5 Internal connections
5.2.6 Windings
5.2.7 Auxiliary equipment .
5.2.8 Light-transmitting parts
5.2.9 Encapsulated parts
5.2.10 Batteries .
5.2.11 Lamps. .
5.2.12 Lampholders.
5.2.13 Ballasts
5.2.14 Breathing devices
5.3 Reclamation .
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Enclosures .
5.3.3 Sleeving
5.3.4 Shafts and housings
5.3.5 Sleeve bearings
5.3.6 Rotors and stators .
5.4 Alterations and modifications.
5.4.1 Enclosures .
5.4.2 Cable or conduit entries .
5.4.3 Terminations.
5.4.4 Windings
5.4.5 Auxiliary equipment .
6 Additional requirements for the repair and overhaul of equipment with type of protection "i" (intrinsic safety)
6.1 Application
6.2 Repair and overhaul .
6.2.1 Enclosures .
6.2.2 Cable glands
6.2.3 Terminations.
6.2.4 Soldered connections
6.2.5 Fuses
6.2.6 Relays .
6.2.7 Shunt diode safety barriers and galvanic isolators
6.2.8 Printed circuit boards.
6.2.9 Optocouplers and piezoelectric components
6.2.10 Electrical components
6.2.11 Batteries
6.2.12 Internal wiring .
6.2.13 Transformers
6.2.14 Encapsulated components .
6.2.15 Non-electrical parts .
6.2.16 Testing.
6.3 Reclamation
6.4 Modifications .
7 Additional requirements for the repair and overhaul of equipment with type of protection "p" (pressurized) .
7.1 Application
7.2 Repair and overhaul .
7.2.1 Enclosures .
7.2.2 Cable and conduit entries
7.2.3 Terminations.
7.2.4 Insulation .
7.2.5 Internal connections
7.2.6 Windings
7.2.7 Auxiliary devices .
7.2.8 Light-transmitting parts
7.2.9 Encapsulated parts
7.2.10 Batteries
7.2.11 Lamps.
7.2.12 Lampholders. .
7.2.13 Ballasts .
7.3 Reclamation .
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Enclosures .
7.3.3 Shafts and housings
7.3.4 Sleeve bearings
7.3.5 Rotors and stators .
7.4 Alterations and modifications.
7.4.1 Enclosures .
7.4.2 Cable and conduit entries
7.4.3 Terminations.
7.4.4 Windings
7.4.5 Auxiliary equipment .
8 Additional requirements for the repair and overhaul of equipment with type of protection "e" (increased safety)
8.1 Application
8.2 Repair and overhaul .
8.2.1 Enclosures .
8.2.2 Cable or conduit entries .
8.2.3 Terminations.
8.2.4 Insulation .
8.2.5 Internal connections
8.2.6 Windings
8.2.7 Light-transmitting parts
8.2.8 Encapsulated parts
8.2.9 Batteries
8.2.10 Lamps. .
8.2.11 Lampholders.
8.2.12 Ballasts
8.2.13 Breathing devices
8.3 Reclamation
8.3.1 Enclosures .
8.3.2 Sleeve bearings
8.3.3 Rotors and stators .
8.4 Modifications .
8.4.1 Enclosures .
8.4.2 Cable and conduit entries
8.4.3 Terminations.
8.4.4 Windings
8.4.5 Auxiliary equipment .
9 Additional requirements for the repair and overhaul of equipment with type of protection "n"
9.1 Application
9.2 Repair and overhaul .
9.2.1 Enclosures .
9.2.2 Cable and conduit entries
9.2.3 Terminations.
9.2.4 Insulation
9.2.5 Internal connections
9.2.6 Windings .
9.2.7 Light-transmitting parts .
9.2.8 Encapsulated parts.
9.2.9CBatteries
9.2.10 Lamps. .
9.2.11 Lamp holders
9.2.12 Ballasts
9.2.13 Enclosed break devices .
9.2.14 Breathing devices
9.3 Reclamation
9.3.1 General
9.3.2 Enclosures .
9.3.3 Joints .
9.3.4 Shafts and housings
9.3.5 Sleeve bearings
9.3.6 Rotors and stators .
9.4 Alterations and modifications.
9.4.1 Enclosures .
9.4.2 Cable and conduit entries
9.4.3 Terminations.
9.4.4 Windings
9.4.5 Auxiliary equipment .
10 Additional requirements for the repair and overhaul of equipment covered by IEC 60079-26 .
11 Additional requirements for the repair and overhaul of equipment with type of protection Group III ‘t’ (formerly known as ‘tD’ or DIP)
11.1 Application
11.2 Repair and overhaul .
11.2.1 Enclosures .
11.2.2 Cable and conduit entries
11.2.3 Terminations
11.2.4 Insulation .
11.2.5 Internal connections
11.2.6 Windings
11.2.7 Light-transmitting parts
11.2.8 Batteries
11.2.9 Lamps
11.2.10  Lamp holders. .
11.2.11  Ballasts. .
11.2.12  Breathing devices .
11.3 Reclamation
11.3.1 Enclosures .
11.3.2 Joints .
11.3.3 Shafts and housings
11.3.4 Sleeve bearings
11.3.5 Rotors and stators
11.4 Alterations and modifications.
11.4.1 Enclosures
11.4.2 Cable and conduit entries .
11.4.3 Windings .
11.4.4 Auxiliary equipment .
12 Additional requirements for the repair and overhaul of equipment with type of protection pressurization ’pD’.
12.1 Application
12.2 Repair and overhaul .
12.3 Reclamation
12.4 Modifications .
Annex A (normative) Identification of repaired equipment by marking
Annex B (normative) Knowledge, skills and competencies of “responsible persons” and “operatives” .
Annex C (normative) Requirements for measurements in flameproof equipment during overhaul, repair and reclamation (including guidance on tolerances)
SANS 60598-1
SECTION 0: GENERAL INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2: CLASSIFICATION OF LUMINAIRES
SECTION 3: MARKING
SECTION 4: CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 5: EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL WIRING
SECTION 7: PROVISION FOR EARTHING
SECTION 8: PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK
SECTION 9: RESISTANCE TO DUST, SOLID OBJECTS AND MOISTURE
SECTION 10: INSULATION RESISTANCE AND ELECTRIC STRENGTH
SECTION 11: CREEPAGE DISTANCES AND CLEARANCES
SECTION 12: ENDURANCE TEST AND THERMAL TEST
SECTION 13: RESISTANCE TO HEAT, FIRE AND TRACKING
SECTION 15: SCREWLESS TERMINALS AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
TERMINALS AND CONNECTIONS FOR INTERNAL WIRING
TERMINALS AND CONNECTIONS FOR EXTERNAL WIRING
PHOTOBIOLOGICAL REPORT
SANS 60598-2-1
SANS 60529
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references .
3   Definitions
4   Designations
4.1   Arrangement of the IP Code
4.2   Elements of the IP Code and their meanings .
4.3   Examples for the use of letters in the IP Code .
5   Degrees of protection against access to hazardous parts and against solid foreign objects indicated by the first characteristic numeral
5.1   Protection against access to hazardous parts
5.2   Protection against solid foreign objects .
6   Degrees of protection against ingress of water indicated by the second characteristic numeral
7  Degrees of protection against access to hazardous parts indicated by the additional letter
8 Supplementary letters .
9 Examples of designations with the IP Code
9.1   IP Code not using optional letters: .
9.2   IP Code using optional letters: .
10 Marking
11 General requirements for tests .
11.1 Atmospheric conditions for water or dust tests .
11.2 Test samples .
11.3 Application of test requirements and interpretation of test results
11.4 Combination of test conditions for the first characteristic numeral
11.5 Empty enclosures
12 Tests for protection against access to hazardous parts indicated by the first characteristic numeral
12.1 Access probes .
12.2 Test conditions
12.3 Acceptance conditions .
12.3.1 For low-voltage equipment (rated voltages not exceeding 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c.)
12.3.2 For high-voltage equipment (rated voltages exceeding 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c.) .
12.3.3 For equipment with hazardous mechanical parts
13 Tests for protection against solid foreign objects indicated by the first characteristic numeral
13.1 Test means .
13.2 Test conditions for first characteristic numerals 1, 2, 3, 4
13.3 Acceptance conditions for first characteristic numerals 1, 2, 3, 4 .
13.4 Dust test for first characteristic numerals 5 and 6
13.5 Special conditions for first characteristic numeral 5 .
13.5.1 Test conditions for first characteristic numeral 5
13.5.2 Acceptance conditions for first characteristic numeral 5 .
13.6 Special conditions for first characteristic numeral 6 .
13.6.1 Test conditions for first characteristic numeral 6
13.6.2 Acceptance conditions for first characteristic numeral 6 .
14 Tests for protection against water indicated by the second characteristic numeral
14.1 Test means .
14.2 Test conditions
14.2.1 Test for second characteristic numeral 1 with the drip box .
14.2.2 Test for second characteristic numeral 2 with the drip box .
14.2.3 Test for second characteristic numeral 3 with oscillating tube or spray nozzle
14.2.4 Test for second characteristic numeral 4 with oscillating tube or spray nozzle
14.2.5 Test for second characteristic numeral 5 with the 6,3 mm nozzle .
14.2.6 Test for second characteristic numeral 6 with the 12,5 mm nozzle .
14.2.7 Test for second characteristic numeral 7: temporary immersion between 0,15 m and 1 m .
14.2.8 Test for second characteristic numeral 8: continuous immersion subject to agreement .
14.2.9 Test for second characteristic numeral 9 with a spray nozzle .
14.3 Acceptance conditions .
15 Tests for protection against access to hazardous parts indicated by the additional letter
15.1 Access probes .
15.2 Test conditions
15.3 Acceptance conditions .
Annex A (informative) Examples of IP coding for the verification of protection of low-voltage equipment against access to hazardous parts
Annex B (informative) Summary of responsibilities of relevant technical committees
SANS 60838-2
1 General
2 Definitions
3 General requirement
4   General conditions for tests
5   Standard ratings .
6   Classification
7   Marking
8   Protection against electric shock
9   Terminals .
10 Provision for earthing .
11 Construction .
12 Moisture resistance, insulation resistance and electric strength
13 Mechanical strength .
14 Screws, current carrying parts and connections
15 Creepage distances and clearances .
16 Endurance
17 Resistance to heat and fire .
18 Resistance to excessive residual stresses (season cracking) and to rusting .
19 Vibrations .
SANS 61000-3-2
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General .
5 Classification of equipment
5.1 General .
5.2 Description of lighting equipment
6 General requirements
6.1 General .
6.2 Control methods .
6.3 Harmonic current measurement
6.3.1 Test configuration
6.3.2 Measurement procedure
6.3.3 General requirements
6.3.4 Test observation period .
6.4 Equipment in a rack or case
7 Harmonic current limits
7.1 General .
7.2 Limits for Class A equipment.
7.3 Limits for Class B equipment.
7.4 Limits for Class C equipment
7.4.1 General .
7.4.2 Rated power > 25 W
7.4.3 Rated power ≥ 5 W and ≤ 25 W .
7.5 Limits for Class D equipment
Annex A (normative) Measurement circuit and supply source .
A.1  Test circuit
A.2  Supply source .
Annex B (normative) Type test conditions
B.1  General .
B.2  Test conditions for television receivers (TV)
B.2.1 General requirements
B.2.2 Measurement conditions
B.2.3 Test report .
B.3 Test conditions for audio amplifiers .
B.3.1   Conditions .
B.3.2   Input signals and loads
B.4  Test conditions for video-cassette recorders .
B.5  Test conditions for lighting equipment .
B.5.1 General conditions .
B.5.2 Lamps .
B.5.3 Luminaires .
B.5.4 Lighting control gear
B.5.5 DLT control devices .
B.6  Test conditions for independent phase control dimmers for lighting equipment
B.7  Test conditions for vacuum cleaners .
B.8  Test conditions for washing machines .
B.9  Test conditions for microwave ovens .
B.10 Test conditions for information technology equipment (ITE)
B.10.1 General conditions .
B.10.2 Optional conditions for measuring emissions of IT equipment with external power supplies or battery chargers .
B.11 Test conditions for cooking appliances
B.11.1 Induction hobs and hotplates .
B.11.2 Hobs and hotplates other than induction cooking appliances .
B.12 Test conditions for air conditioners .
B.13 Test conditions for kitchen machines as defined in IEC 60335-2-14
B.14  Test conditions for arc welding equipment which is not professional equipment .
B.15  Test conditions for high pressure cleaners which are not professional equipment .
B.16  Test conditions for refrigerators and freezers
B.16.1 General .
B.16.2 Refrigerators and freezers with VSD
B.16.3 Refrigerators and freezers without VSD .
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Assessment of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker
4.1 Assessment of a relative voltage change, d(t)
4.2 4.2 Assessment of the short-term flicker value, Pst .
4.2.1 General .
4.2.2 Flickermeter
4.2.3 Simulation method .
4.2.4 Analytical method
4.2.5 Use of Pst = 1 curve .
4.3 Assessment of long-term flicker value, Plt .
5 Limits .
6 Test conditions .
6.1 General .
6.2 Measurement uncertainty
6.3 Test supply voltage .
6.4 Reference impedance
6.5 Observation period
6.6 General test conditions
Annex A (normative) Application of limits and type test conditions for specific equipment .
Annex B (normative) Test conditions and procedures for measuring dmax voltage changes caused by manual switching .
Annex C (informative) Determination of steady state voltage and voltage change characteristics, as defined in IEC 61000-4-15:2010
Annex D (informative) Input relative voltage fluctuation ∆V/V for Pst = 1,0 at output [IEC/TR 61000-3-7:2008]
SANS 61000-3-3
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Assessment of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker
4.1 Assessment of a relative voltage change, d(t)
4.2 4.2 Assessment of the short-term flicker value, Pst .
4.2.1 General .
4.2.2 Flickermeter
4.2.3 Simulation method .
4.2.4 Analytical method
4.2.5 Use of Pst = 1 curve .
4.3 Assessment of long-term flicker value, Plt .
5 Limits .
6 Test conditions .
6.1 General .
6.2 Measurement uncertainty
6.3 Test supply voltage .
6.4 Reference impedance
6.5 Observation period
6.6 General test conditions
Annex A (normative) Application of limits and type test conditions for specific equipment .
Annex B (normative) Test conditions and procedures for measuring dmax voltage changes caused by manual switching .
Annex C (informative) Determination of steady state voltage and voltage change characteristics, as defined in IEC 61000-4-15:2010
Annex D (informative) Input relative voltage fluctuation ∆V/V for Pst = 1,0 at output [IEC/TR 61000-3-7:2008]
SANS 61000-4-2
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions .
4 General .
5 Test levels.
6 Test generator.
6.1 General
6.2 Characteristics and performance of the ESD generator
6.3 Verification of the ESD setup
7 Test setup .
7.1 Test equipment
7.2 Test setup for tests performed in laboratories.
7.2.1 Test requirements.
7.2.2 Table-top equipment.
7.2.3 Floor-standing equipment .
7.2.4 Ungrounded equipment
7.3 Test setup for post-installation tests .
8 Test procedure
8.1 Laboratory reference conditions .
8.1.1 Environmental parameters
8.1.2 Climatic conditions .
8.1.3 Electromagnetic conditions.
8.2 EUT exercising.
8.3 Execution of the test.
8.3.1 Discharges to the EUT
8.3.2 Direct application of discharges to the EUT .
8.3.3 Indirect application of the discharge
9 Evaluation of test results
10 Test report.
Annex A (informative) Explanatory notes .
Annex B (normative) Calibration of the current measurement system and measurement of discharge current.
Annex C (informative) Example of a calibration target meeting the requirements of Annex B.
Annex D (informative) Radiated fields from human metal discharge and ESD generators
Annex E (informative) Measurement uncertainty (MU) considerations
Annex F (informative) Variation in test results and escalation strategy.
SANS 61000-4-4
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Abbreviations
4 General
5 Test levels
6 Test equipment .
6.1 Overview .
6.2 Burst generator .
6.2.1 General .
6.2.2 Characteristics of the fast transient/burst generator .
6.2.3 Calibration of the characteristics of the fast transient/burst generator
6.3 Coupling/decoupling network for a.c./d.c. power port .
6.3.1 Characteristics of the coupling/decoupling network
6.3.2 Calibration of the coupling/decoupling network
6.4 Capacitive coupling clamp .
6.4.1 General .
6.4.2 Calibration of the capacitive coupling clamp
7 Test setup
7.1 General .
7.2 Test equipment .
7.2.1 General .
7.2.2 Verification of the test instrumentation .
7.3 Test setup for type tests performed in laboratories
7.3.1 Test conditions
7.3.2 Methods of coupling the test voltage to the EUT
7.4 Test setup for in situ tests .
7.4.1 Overview .
7.4.2 Test on power ports and earth ports
7.4.3 Test on signal and control ports .
8 Test procedure .
8.1 General .
8.2 Laboratory reference conditions
8.2.1 Climatic conditions
8.2.2 Electromagnetic conditions
8.3 Execution of the test
9 Evaluation of test results
10 Test report
Annex A (informative) Information on the electrical fast transients .
Annex B (informative) Selection of the test levels
Annex C (informative) Measurement uncertainty (MU) considerations .
SANS 61000-4-5
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
4.1 Power system switching transients
4.2 Lightning transients .
4.3 Simulation of the transients
5 Test levels
6 Test instrumentation.
6.1 1,2/50 µs combination wave generator
6.2 10/700 µs combination wave generator .
6.3 Coupling/decoupling networks.
7 Test setup
7.1 Test equipment .
7.2 Test setup for tests applied to EUT power ports .
7.3 Test setup for tests applied to unshielded unsymmetrical interconnection lines
7.4 Test setup for tests applied to unshielded symmetrical interconnections communication lines.
7.5 Test setup for tests applied to high speed communications lines .
7.6 Test setup for tests applied to shielded lines .
7.7 Test setup to apply potential differences .
7.8 EUT mode of operation .
8 Test procedure .
8.1 Laboratory reference conditions
8.2 Application of the surge in the laboratory.
9 Evaluation of test results
10 Test report
Annex A (informative) Selection of generators and test levels
Annex B (informative) Explanatory notes .
Annex C (informative) Considerations for achieving immunity for equipment connected to low voltage power systems
SANS 61000-4-7
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions, symbols and indices.
3.1 Definitions related to frequency analysis .
3.2 Definitions related to harmonics
3.3 Definitions related to distortion factors
3.4 Definitions related to interharmonics .
3.5 Notations.
3.5.1 Symbols
3.5.2 Subscripts .
4 General concepts and common requirements for all types of instrumentation .
4.1 Characteristics of the signal to be measured .
4.2 Accuracy classes of instrumentation
4.3 Types of measurement
4.4 General structure of the instrument .
4.4.1 Main instrument.
4.4.2 Post-processing parts
5 Harmonic measurements
5.1 Current input circuit.
5.2 Voltage input circuit.
5.3 Accuracy requirements
5.4 Measurement set-up and supply voltage
5.2.1 Measurement set-up for emission assessment.
5.2.2 Supply voltage for emission assessment .
5.2.3 Equipment power.
5.5 Assessment of harmonic emissions .
5.5.1 Grouping and smoothing
5.5.2 Compliance with emission limits
5.6 Assessment of voltage harmonic subgroups
6 Other analysis principles
7 Transitional period
8 General .
Annex A (informative) Measurement of interharmonics
Annex B (informative) Measurements above the harmonic frequency range up to 9 kHz
Annex C (informative) Technical considerations for grouping method
SANS 61000-4-11
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
5 Test levels
6 Test instrumentation .
7 Test set-up .
8 Test procedures
9 Evaluation of test results.
10 Test report
Annex A (normative) Test circuit details
Annex B (informative) Electromagnetic environment classes.
Annex C (informative) Test instrumentation
SANS 61347-1
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 General notes on tests
6 Classification .
7 Marking .
7.1   Items to be marked .
7.2   Durability and legibility of marking.
8 Terminals
9 Earthing .
9.1   Provisions for protective earthing (Symbol: IEC 60417-5019 (2006-08))
9.2   Provisions for functional earthing (Symbol: IEC 60417-5018 (2011-07))
9.3   Lamp controlgear with conductors for protective earthing by tracks on printed circuit boards
9.4   Earthing of built-in lamp controlgear
9.5   Earthing via independent controlgear
9.5.1      Earth connection to other equipment .
9.5.2   Earthing of the lamp compartments powered via the independent lamp controlgear
10 Protection against accidental contact with live parts
11  Moisture resistance and insulation .
12  Electric strength
13  Thermal endurance test for windings of ballasts
14  Fault conditions .
15  Construction
15.1 Wood, cotton, silk, paper and similar fibrous material .
15.2 Printed circuits
15.3 Plugs and socket-outlets used in SELV or ELV circuits .
15.4 Insulation between circuits and accessible parts .
15.4.1   General .
15.4.2   SELV circuits .
15.4.3   circuits .
15.4.4   Other circuits .
15.4.5   Insulation between circuits and accessible conductive parts
16  Creepage distances and clearances
16.1 General .
16.2 Creepage distances
16.2.1   General .
16.2.2   Minimum creepage distances for working voltages
16.2.3 Creepage distances for working voltages with frequencies above 30 kHz .
16.2.4   Compliance with the required creepage distances .
16.3 Clearances .
16.3.1   General .
16.3.2   Clearances for working voltages
16.3.3   Clearances for ignition voltages and working voltages with higher frequencies
16.3.4   Compliance with the required clearances .
17  Screws, current-carrying parts and connections .
18  Resistance to heat, fire and tracking
19  Resistance to corrosion .
20  No-load output voltage
Annex A (normative) Test to establish whether a conductive part is a live part which may cause an electric shock .
A.1 General test requirements .
A.2 Limits for measured voltages
A.3 Limits for touch current .
Annex B (normative) Particular requirements for thermally protected lamp controlgear .
B.1 Introductory remark .
B.2 General .
B.3 Terms and definitions
B.4 General requirements for thermally protected lamp controlgear.
B.5 General notes on tests
B.6 Classification
B.6.1 General .
B.6.2 According to the class of protection .
B.6.3 According to the type of protection
B.7 Marking .
B.8 Thermal endurance of windings
B.9 Lamp controlgear heating .
B.9.1 Preselection test
B.9.2 "Class P" thermally protected lamp controlgear .
B.9.3     Temperature declared thermally protected lamp controlgear as specified in IEC 61347-2-8, with a rated maximum case temperature of 130 °C or lower .
B.9.4     Temperature declared thermally protected lamp controlgear as specified in IEC 1347-2-8 with a rated maximum case temperature exceeding 130 °C .
B.9.5 Temperature declared thermally protected lamp controlgear as specified in IEC 61347-2-9 .
Annex C (normative) Particular requirements for electronic lamp controlgear with means of protection against overheating .
C.1 General .
C.2 Terms and definitions
C.3   General requirements for electronic lamp controlgear with means of protection against overheating
C.4  General notes on tests
C.5  Classification
C.6  Marking .
C.7 Limitation of heating .
C.7.1     Pre-selection test.
C.7.2     Functioning of the protection means
Annex D (normative) Requirements for carrying out the heating tests of thermally protected lamp controlgear .
D.1  Test enclosure
D.2  Heating of enclosure .
D.3  Lamp controlgear operating conditions
D.4  Lamp controlgear position in the enclosure .
D.5 Temperature measurements .
Annex E (normative) Use of constant S other than 4 500 in tw tests
E.1 General .
E.2 Procedure A
E.3 Procedure B
Annex F (normative) Draught-proof enclosure
Annex G (normative) Explanation of the derivation of the values of pulse voltages
G.1 Pulse voltage rise time T .
G.2 Long-duration pulse voltages
G.3 Short-duration pulse voltages .
G.4 Measurement of short-duration pulse energy
Annex H (normative) Tests
H.1  Ambient temperature and test room
H.2  Supply voltage and frequency .
H.2.1 Test voltage and frequency
H.2.2 Stability of supply and frequency .
H.2.3 Supply voltage waveform for reference ballast only .
H.3 Electrical characteristics of lamps .
H.4 Magnetic effects .
H.5 Mounting and connection of reference lamps
H.6 Reference lamp stability
H.7 Instrument characteristics .
H.7.1 Potential circuits
H.7.2 Current circuits
H.7.3 RMS measurements
H.8 Invertor power sources .
H.9 Reference ballast
H.10 Reference lamps .
H.11 Test conditions .
H.11.1   Resistance measurement delays .
H.11.2   Electrical resistance of contacts and leads
H.12 Lamp controlgear heating .
H.12.1 Built-in lamp controlgear
H.12.2 Independent lamp controlgear .
H.12.3 Integral lamp controlgear .
H.12.4 Test conditions
Annex I (normative) Additional requirements for built-in magnetic ballasts with double or reinforced insulation .
I.1 General .
I.2 Terms and definitions
I.3    General requirements
I.4    General notes on tests .
I.5    Classification .
I.6    Marking
I.7    Protection against accidental contact with live parts.
I.8    Terminals .
I.9    Provision for earthing
I.10  Moisture resistance and insulation
I.11  High-voltage impulse test
I.12  Thermal endurance test for windings of ballasts
I.13  Ballast heating
I.14  Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
I.15  Creepage distances and clearances
I.16  Resistance to heat and fire .
I.17 Resistance to corrosion
Annex J (normative) Schedule of more onerous requirements
Annex K (informative) Conformity testing during manufacture
K.1  General .
K.2  Testing .
K.3   Additional dielectric strength tests for controlgear with protection against pollution by the use of coating or potting material .
Annex L (normative) Particular additional requirements for controlgears providing SELV
L.1 General .
L.2 Terms and definitions
L.3 Classification
L.4 Marking .
L.5 Protection against electric shock .
L.6 Heating .
L.7 Short-circuit and overload protection .
L.8 Insulation resistance and electric strength
L.8.1 General .
L.8.2 Insulation resistance
L.8.3 Electric strength
L.9 Construction .
L.10 Components .
L.11 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through insulation
Annex M (informative) Dielectric strength test voltages for controlgear intended for the use in impulse withstand Category III
Annex N (normative) Requirements for insulation materials used for double or reinforced insulation .
N.1 General .
N.2 Reference document .
N.3 Terms and definitions
N.4 General requirements .
N.4.1 Material requirements
N.4.2 Solid insulation
N.4.3 Thin sheet insulation
Annex O (normative) Additional requirements for built-in electronic controlgear with double or reinforced insulation
O.1  General .
O.2  Terms and definitions
O.3  General requirements .
O.4  General notes on tests
O.5  Classification
O.6  Marking .
O.7  Protection against accidental contact with live parts
O.8  Terminals
O.9  Provision for earthing
O.10   Moisture resistance and insulation
O.11   Electric strength
O.12   Thermal endurance of windings
O.13   Fault conditions
O.14   Construction .
O.15   Creepage distances and clearances
O.16   Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
O.17   Resistance to heat and fire .
O.18 Resistance to corrosion
Annex P (normative) Creepage distances and clearances and distance through isolation (DTI) for lamp controlgear which are protected against pollution by the use of coating or potting
P.1  General .
P.2  Creepage distances
P.2.1     General .
P.2.2     Minimum creepage distances for working voltages and rated voltage with frequencies up to 30 kHz .
P.2.3     Creepage distances for working voltages with frequencies above30 kHz .
P.2.4 Compliance with the required creepage distances .
P.3 Distance through isolation .
P.3.1 General .
P.3.2 Compliance tests .
P.3.3 Preconditioning of the lamp controlgear .
P.3.4 Electrical tests after conditioning .
Annex Q (informative) Example for Up calculation .
Annex R (informative) Concept of creepage distances and clearances .
R0.1 Basic concept considerations
R.1.1     Creepage distances .
R.1.2     Clearances
R0.2 Why setting up tables?
Annex S (informative) Examples of controlgear insulation coordination
Annex T (informative) Creepage distances and clearances for controlgear with a higher degree of availability (impulse withstand category III) .
T.1   General .
T.2   Clearances for working voltages of lamp controlgear not protected against pollution by coating or potting materials
T.3   Clearances for working voltages of lamp controlgear protected against pollution by coating or potting .
Distances through insulation – Particular additional requirements for controlgear providing SELV
IEC 61347-2-13
General requirements
General notes on tests
Classification
Marking
Mandatory marking
Information to be provided if applicable
Protection against accidental contact with live parts
Terminals
Provisions for protective earthing
Moisture resistance and insulation
Electric strength
Thermal endurance test for windings of ballasts
Fault conditions
Transformer heating
General
Normal operation
Abnormal operation
Construction
Creepage distances and clearances
Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
Resistance to heat, fire and tracking
Resistance to corrosion
SANS 61547
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Performance criteria
5 Test specifications
5.1 General
5.2 Electrostatic discharges
5.3 Radio-frequency electromagnetic fields
5.4 Power frequency magnetic fields
5.5 Fast transients
5.6 Injected currents (radio-frequency common mode)
5.7 Surges
5.8 Voltage dips and short interruptions
5.9 Voltage fluctuations
6 Application of test specifications
6.1 General
6.2 Non-electronic lighting equipment
6.3 Electronic lighting equipment
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Self-ballasted lamps
6.3.3 Independent auxiliaries
6.3.4 Luminaires
7 Conditions during testing
8 Assessment of conformity
SANS 62031
4 General requirements
5 General test requirements
6 Classification
7 Marking
71 Mandatory marking for built-in or independent modules
72 Location of marking
73 Durability and legibility of marking
8 Terminals
9 Provisions for protective earthing
10 Protection against accidental contact with live parts
11 Moisture resistance and insulation
12 Electric strength
13 Fault conditions
131 General
132 Overpower condition
14 Conformity testing during manufacture
15 Construction
16 Creepage distances and clearances
17 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
18 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking
19 Resistance to corrosion
20 Information for luminaire design
21 Heat management
211 General
212 Heat-conducting foil and paste
213 Heat protection (under consideration)
214 Construction
22 Photobiological safety
221 UV radiation
222 Blue light hazard
223 Infrared radiation
IEC 62384
5 Classification11
5.1 Classification according to the load .11
5.2 Classification according to the output voltage13
5.3 Classification according to the output current 13
6 Marking 13
6.1 Mandatory marking13
6.2 Optional marking .13
7 Output voltage and current .13
7.1 Starting and connecting requirements .13
7.2 Voltage and current during operation.15
7.3 Capacitive load requirement 15
7.4 Voltage surges during switching and operation15
8 Total circuit power 15
9 Circuit power factor 15
10 Supply current 15
11 Impedance at audio-frequencies.17
12 Operational tests for abnormal conditions.17
13 Endurance17
Annex A (normative) Tests.21
Annex B (informative) A guide to quoting product life and failure rate 27
SANS 62504
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
Annex A (informative) Overview of LED products and terms under consideration .
A.1 Overview of LED packages .
A.2 Overview of systems composed of LED light sources and LED controlgear .
A.3 Overview of LED light sources
A.3.1   Examples of retrofit LED lamps – White or coloured light, bulb or reflector type, with caps according IEC 60061 (as shown in Figures A.3 and A.4)
A.3.2 Examples of LED lamps with new shapes
A.3.3 Examples of LED modules .
A.4 Terms under consideration
A.4.1 LED light engine
A.4.2 Chip on board (CoB)
A.5 Schematic of built-in, independent, integral LED module .
A.6 LED product tree overview
IEC 62560
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
Annex A (informative) Overview of LED products and terms under consideration .
A.1 Overview of LED packages .
A.2 Overview of systems composed of LED light sources and LED controlgear .
A.3 Overview of LED light sources
A.3.1   Examples of retrofit LED lamps – White or coloured light, bulb or reflector type, with caps according IEC 60061 (as shown in Figures A.3 and A.4)
A.3.2 Examples of LED lamps with new shapes
A.3.3 Examples of LED modules .
A.4 Terms under consideration
A.4.1 LED light engine
A.4.2 Chip on board (CoB)
A.5 Schematic of built-in, independent, integral LED module .
A.6 LED product tree overview
4 General requirements and general test requirements
5 Marking
6 Interchangeability
61 Cap interchangeability
62 Bending moment, axial pull and mass
7 Protection against accidental contact with live parts
8 Insulation resistance and electric strength after humidity treatment
81 General
82 Insulation resistance
83 Electric strength
9 Mechanical strength
91 Torsion resistance of unused lamps
92 Torsion resistance of lamps after a defined time of usage
10 Cap temperature rise
11 Resistance to heat
12 Resistance to flame and ignition
13 Fault conditions
131 General
132 Extreme electrical conditions (dimmable lamps)
133 Extreme electrical conditions (non-dimmable lamps)
134 Short-circuit across capacitors
135 Fault conditions across electronic components
136 Compliance
14 Creepage distances and clearances
14 Creepage distances and clearances
IEC 62612
4 General requirements on tests
5 Marking
5.1 General requirements for marking
5.2 Places of marking
6 Dimensions
7 Test conditions
7.1 General test conditions
7.2 Creation of lamp families to reduce test effort
7.2.1 General
7.2.2 Variations within a family .
7.2.3 Compliance testing of family members .
8 Lamp input
8.1 Lamp power
8.2 Displacement factor
9 Light output 15
9.1 Luminous flux 15
9.2 Luminous intensity distribution, peak intensity and beam angle . 15
9.2.1 General . 15
9.2.2 Measurement . 15
9.2.3 Luminous intensity distribution . 15
9.2.4 Peak intensity value 16
9.2.5 Beam angle value 16
9.3 Efficacy . 16
10 Colour nomenclature, variation and rendering. 16
10.1 Colour variation categories 16
10.2 Colour rendering index (CRI) . 18
11 Lamp life 18
11.1 General . 18
11.2 Lumen maintenance 18
11.3 Endurance tests 20
11.3.1 General . 20
11.3.2 Temperature cycling test . 20
11.3.3 Supply switching test . 21
11.3.4 Accelerated operational life test . 21
EN 62471
4. EXPOSURE LIMITS (EL’S)
4.1 General
4.2 Specific factors involved in the determination and application of retinal exposure limits
4.2.1 Pupil diameter
4.2.2 Angular subtense of source and measurement field-of-view
4.3 Hazard exposure limits.
4.3.1 Actinic UV hazard exposure limit for the skin and eye.
4.3.2 Near-UV hazard exposure limit for the eye
4.3.3 Retinal blue light hazard exposure limit
4.3.4 Retinal blue light hazard exposure limit - small source
4.3.5 Retinal thermal hazard exposure limit
4.3.6 Retinal thermal hazard exposure limit – weak visual stimulus
4.3.7 Infrared radiation hazard exposure limits for the eye
4.3.8 Thermal hazard exposure limit for the skin
5. MEASUREMENT OF LAMPS AND LAMP SYSTEMS
5.1 Measurement conditions
5.1.1 Lamp ageing (seasoning)
5.1.2 Test environment
5.1.3 Extraneous radiation
5.1.4 Lamp operation
5.1.5 Lamp system operation
5.2 Measurement procedure
5.2.1 Irradiance measurements
5.2.2 Radiance measurements
5.2.3 Measurement of source size
5.2.4 Pulse width measurement for pulsed sources
5.3 Analysis methods
5.3.1 Weighting curve interpolations
5.3.2 Calculations
5.3.3 Measurement uncertainty
6. LAMP CLASSIFICATION
6.1 Continuous wave lamps
6.1.1 Exempt group
6.1.2 Risk Group 1 (Low-Risk)
6.1.3 Risk Group 2 (Moderate-Risk)
6.1.4 Risk Group 3 (High-Risk)
6.2 Pulsed lamps
IEC 62722-2-1
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Product information .
5 Not used
6 Test conditions
6.1 General test conditions .
6.2   Luminaires using LED modules where compliance with IEC 62717 has been proven (Type A)
6.3   Luminaires using LED modules where compliance with IEC 62717 has not been proven (TypeB) .
6.3.1      General .
6.3.2      Creation of module families to reduce test effort
6.4 Performance requirements
7 Input power .
8 Photometric performance .
8.1 Luminous flux .
8.2 Luminous intensity distribution, peak intensity and beam angle .
8.2.1 General .
8.2.2 Measurement .
8.2.3 Luminous intensity distribution .
8.2.4 Peak intensity
8.2.5 Beam angle .
8.3 Luminaire luminous efficacy
9 Chromaticity co-ordinates, correlated colour temperature and colour rendering .
9.1 Chromaticity co-ordinates .
9.2 Correlated colour temperature (CCT)
9.3 Colour rendering index (CRI)
10  LED luminaire life
10.1    General .
10.2    Lumen maintenance
10.3    Endurance tests
11    Verification
Annex A (normative) Method of measuring LED luminaire characteristics
A.1 General .
A.2 Electrical characteristics .
A.3 Photometric characteristics .
Annex B (informative) Explanation of recommended life time metrics .
B.1  General .
B.2  Life time specification .
SANS ARP 032
3 Design parameters
31 Lighting level considerations
32 Light distribution
33 Assessment of the installation
34 Luminaire warranty
35 Compatibility with existing maintained emergency luminaires
36 Component requirements
4 Method of modification
5 Safety and compliance
6 Marking
SANS 1662
4 General requirements and general test requirements .
5 Marking . 5
6 Interchangeability 6
6.1 Cap interchangeability . 6
6.2 Mass 6
7 Protection against accidental contact with live parts . 6
8 Insulation resistance and electric strength after humidity treatment . 7
9 Torsion resistance of caps of unused lamps . 7
10 Cap temperature rise 8
11 Resistance to heat 8
12 Resistance to flame and ignition . 8
EN 62301
4 General conditions for measurements
4.1 General
4.2 Test room
4.3 Power supply
4.3.1 Supply voltage and frequency
4.3.2 Supply voltage waveform
4.4 Power measuring instruments
4.4.1 Power measurement uncertainty
4.4.2 Power measurement frequency response
4.4.3 Power measurement long term averaging requirement
5 Measurements
5.1 General
5.2 Preparation of product
5.3 Procedure
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Sampling method
5.3.3 Average reading method
5.3.4 Direct meter reading method
6 Test report
6.1 Product details
6.2 Test parameters
6.3 Measured data, for each product mode as applicable
6.4 Test and laboratory details
IEC 62717
1 Scope
1.1 General
1.2 Statement
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Marking
4.1 Mandatory marking
4.2 Additional marking
5 Dimensions
6 Test conditions
6.1 General test conditions
6.2 Creation of module families to reduce test effort
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Variations within a family
6.2.3 Compliance testing of family members
7 Electrical LED module input
7.1 LED module power
7.2 Displacement factor (u.c.)
8 Light output
8.1 Luminous flux
8.2 Luminous intensity distribution, peak intensity and beam angle
8.2.1 General
8.2.2 Measurement.
8.2.3 Luminous intensity distribution
8.2.4 Peak intensity value
8.2.5 Beam angle value
8.3 Luminous efficacy .
9 Chromaticity coordinates, correlated colour temperature (CCT) and colour rendering
9.1 Chromaticity coordinates
9.2 Correlated colour temperature (CCT)
9.3 Colour rendering index (CRI)
10 LED module life
10.1 General
10.2 Lumen maintenance
10.3 Endurance tests
10.3.1 General
10.3.2 Temperature cycling test
10.3.3 Supply switching test
10.3.4 Accelerated operation life test
11 Verification
12 Information for luminaire design
Annex A (normative) Method of measuring LED module characteristics
A.1 General
A.2 Electrical characteristics
A.2.1 Test voltage, current or power
A.2.2 Ageing
A.3 Photometric characteristics
A.3.1 Test voltage, current or power
A.3.2 Luminous flux
A.3.3 Luminous intensity distribution
A.3.4 Peak intensity
A.3.5 Beam angle
A.3.6 Colour rendering
A.3.7 Chromaticity coordinate values .
Annex B (informative) Information for luminaire design
B.1 Temperature stability
B.2 Binning procedure of white colour LEDs .
B.3 Ingress protection .
Annex C (informative) Explanation of recommended LED procuct lifetime metrics.
C.1 General
C.2 Life time specification for gradual light output degradation
C.3 Lifetime specification for abrupt light output degradation
C.4 Combined gradual and abrupt light output degradation
C.5 Overview of LED lifetime metrics and related lighting product groups
C.6 Example lifetime metric values
Annex D (normative) Explanation of the photometric code
Annex E (normative) Measurement of displacement factor
E.1 General
E.2 Phase shift angle definition
E.3 Measurements requirements
E.3.1 Measurement circuit and supply source
E.3.2 Requirements for measurement equipment
E.3.3 Test conditions .
Annex F (informative) Explanation of displacement factor .
F.1 General
F.2 Recommended values for displacement factor
Annex G (informative) Examples of LED dies and LED packages
G.1 LED die
G.2 LED package
Annex H (informative) Test equipment for temperature measurement .
H.1 General
H.2 Set-up and procedure .
IEC 62722-1
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Product information
5 Not used
6 Test conditions
6.1 General test conditions
6.2 Luminaires using LED modules where compliance with IEC 62717 has beenproven (Type A)
6.3 Luminaires using LED modules where compliance with IEC 62717 has not been proven (Type B)
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Creation of module families to reduce test effort
6.4 Performance requirements
7 Input power
8 Photometric performance
8.1 Luminous flux
8.2 Luminous intensity distribution, peak intensity and beam angle
8.2.1 General
8.2.2 Measurement
8.2.3 Luminous intensity distribution
8.2.4 Peak intensity
8.2.5 Beam angle
8.3 Luminaire luminous efficacy
9 Chromaticity co-ordinates, correlated colour temperature and colour rendering
9.1 Chromaticity co-ordinates
9.2 Correlated colour temperature (CCT)
9.3 Colour rendering index (CRI)
10 LED luminaire life
10.1 General
10.2 Lumen maintenance
10.3 Endurance tests
11 Verification
Annex A (normative) Method of measuring LED luminaire characteristics
A.1 General
A.2 Electrical characteristics
A.3 Photometric characteristics
Annex B (informative) Explanation of recommended life time metrics
B.1 General
B.2 Life time specification