Listed below are some commonly used electrical standards and approved codes of practice. Additional standards and codes of practice would generally be needed to satisfy a specific application - it is the responsibility of the specifier to select and apply these. You should ensure that the standard you use is the current one.
The standards are organised into a number of topic areas and are ordered with the lowest number at the top of each table:
- Electrical and Power
- Electrical Appliances
- Electromagnetic Compatibility
- Flammable Atmospheres
- Machinery
Electrical and Power
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Standard |
Year |
Description |
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BS EN 61439 (many parts) |
2009 - 2012 |
Low-voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies |
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BS 5266 Parts 1 to 10 also BS EN 50172 |
1999 - 2008 |
Code of practice for emergency lighting |
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BS 5424 Parts 2 and 3, also IEC 60158 part 3 |
1985 - 1988 |
Specification for low voltage control gear |
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BS EN 60422 |
2008 |
Monitoring and maintenance guide for mineral insulating oils in electrical equipment |
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BS 5839 Parts 1 - 11, also PD6531:2010 |
1988 - 2010 |
Fire detection & alarm systems for buildings |
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BS EN 60079-30-2 |
2007 |
Electric surface heating |
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BS 6423 |
1983 |
Code of practice for maintenance of electrical switchgear and control gear for voltages up to and including 1 kV |
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BS 6626 |
2010 |
Code of practice for maintenance of electrical switchgear and control gear for voltages above l kV and up to and including 36 kV |
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BS EN 62305, 4 parts |
2006-2011 |
Code of practice for protection of structures against lightning |
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BS 7375 |
2010 |
Code of practice for distribution of electricity on construction and building sites |
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BS 7430 |
1998 |
Code of practice for Earthing |
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BS 7671 |
2008 - 2011 |
Requirements for electrical installations. IEE Wiring Regulations. Seventeenth edition |
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BS 7909 |
2008 - 2011 |
Code of practice for temporary electrical systems for entertainment and related purposes. |
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BS EN 50110 Parts 1 and 2 |
2004 - 2010 |
Operation of electrical installations |
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IEC 60479 Parts 1-4, also PD6519 |
1994-2005 |
Guide to effects of current on human beings and livestock. |
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BS EN 60529 |
1992 |
Specification for degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code) |
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BS EN 60947 Parts 1-8 |
2001 - 2011 |
Specification for low voltage switch gear and control gear |
Electrical Appliances
|
Standard |
Year |
Description |
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BS 1362 |
1973 |
Specification for general purpose fuse links for domestic and similar purposes (primarily for use in plugs) |
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BS 1363 Parts 1 -5 |
1995 - 2008 |
13 A plugs, socket-outlets and adaptors. |
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BS EN (IEC) 60309, Parts 1,2, 4 |
1999 - 2007 |
Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes. |
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BS EN 60320, Parts 1, 2 |
1999 - 2009 |
Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes. |
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BS EN 60335, Many parts |
|
Specification for safety of household and similar electrical appliances |
Electromagnetic Compatibility
|
Standard |
Year |
Description |
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BS EN 61000-6-3,4 |
2007 - 2011 |
Electromagnetic compatibility. Generic emission standard. |
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BS EN 61000-6-1,2 |
2005 - 2007 |
Electromagnetic compatibility. Generic immunity standard. |
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BS EN (IEC) 60801, Part 2 |
1993 |
Electromagnetic compatibility for industrial-process measurement and control equipment. Electrostatic discharge requirements |
Flammable Atmospheres
|
Standard |
Year |
Description |
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EEMUA 181 |
1995 |
Guide to risk based assessments of in-situ large Ex e & Ex n machines |
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EEMUA 186 |
1997 |
A Practitioners handbook – electrical installation & maintenance in potentially explosive atmospheres |
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BS EN 1127, Parts 1,2 |
2007 -2008 |
Explosive atmospheres. Explosion prevention and protection. Basic concepts and methodology for mining |
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PD CLC/TR 50404: |
2003 |
Code of practice for avoidance of hazards due to static electricity. |
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BS EN 61241 |
2004, 2005 |
Electrical apparatus with protection by enclosure for use in the presence of combustible dusts. |
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PD CLC/TR 50427 |
2004 |
Assessment of inadvertent ignition of flammable atmospheres by radio-frequency radiation. Guide |
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BS EN ISO 10497 |
2004 |
Testing of valves. Specification for fire type-testing requirements |
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BS 7535 |
1992 |
Guide to the use of electrical apparatus complying with BS 5501 or BS 6941 in the presence of combustible dusts |
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BS EN 60079, many parts |
2004 |
Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. Replaced by BS EN 60079, but remains current. |
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BS EN 60079-6 |
2007 |
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protected by oil immersion "o" |
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BS EN 60079-2 |
2007 |
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protected by pressurized enclosures "p" |
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BS EN 60079-5 |
2007 |
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protected by powder filling "q" |
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BS EN 60079-1 |
2007 |
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protected by flameproof enclosures 'd' |
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BS EN 60079-7 |
2007 |
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protected by increased safety 'e' |
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BS EN 60079-11 |
2007 |
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protected by intrinsic safety 'i' |
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BS EN 60079-22-2 |
2007 |
Explosive atmospheres. Gas detection. Selection, installation, use and maintenance of detectors for flammable gases or oxygen |
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Energy Institute Model Code Of Safe Practice, Part 1 (IP1) |
2010 |
Electrical Safety Code |
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Energy Institute Model Code Of Safe Practice, Part 15 (IP15) |
2005 |
Area classification code for installations handling flammable fluids |
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Energy Institute Model Code Of Safe Practice, Part 21 (IP21) |
2002 |
Guidelines for the control of hazards arising from static electricity |
Machinery
|
Standard |
Year |
Description |
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BS EN ISO 13850 |
2008 |
Safety of machinery. Emergency stop. Principles for design. |
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BS EN 953 |
1997 - 2009 |
Safety of machinery. Guards. General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards |
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BS EN 13849 |
2008 |
Safety of machinery. Safety related parts of control systems. General principles for design |
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BS EN 982 |
1996 -2008 |
Safety of machinery. Safety requirements for fluid power systems and their components. Hydraulics |
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BS EN 983 |
1996 -2008 |
Safety of machinery. Safety requirements for fluid power systems and their components. Pneumatics |
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BS EN 1037 |
1996 -2008 |
Safety of machinery. Prevention of unexpected start-up |
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BS EN ISO 12100 |
2010 |
Safety of machinery. General principles for design. Risk assessment and risk reduction. |
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BS EN 1088 |
2008 |
Safety of machinery. Interlocking devices associated with guards. Principles for design and selection. |
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PD 5304 |
2005 |
Safe use of machinery |
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BS EN 60204 many parts |
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Safety of machinery. Electrical equipment of machines. |
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BS EN 61069, Parts 1-8 |
1991-1999 |
Industrial-process measurement and control. Evaluation of system properties for the purpose of system assessment. |
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BS EN 61310, Parts 1,2,3 |
2008 |
Safety of machinery. Indication, marking and actuation. |
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BS EN 61496, 3 parts |
2004 - 2008 |
Safety of machinery. Electro-sensitive protective equipment. |
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PIAC |
1988 |
Printing industry advisory committee - safety at power operated paper cutting guillotines |