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NBN EN 61482-1-2:2015 (2014-12) LIVE WORKING - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AGAINST THE THERMAL HAZARDS OF AN ELECTRIC ARC PART 1-2: TEST METHODS - METHOD 2: DETERMINATION OF ARC PROTECTION CLASS OF MATERIAL AND CLOTHING BY USING A CONSTRAINED AND DIRECTED ARC (BOX TEST)
 
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Description
Specifies procedures to test material and garments intended for use in heat and flame-resistant clothing for workers if there is an electric arc hazard. A directed and constrained electric arc in a test circuit is used to classify material and clothing in two defined arc protection classes. This International Standard is not dedicated toward measuring the arc rating values (ATPV, ELIM, or EBT). Procedures determining these arc rating values are prescribed in IEC 61482-1-1, using an open arc for testing. Other effects than the thermal effects of an electric arc like noise, light emissions, pressure rise, hot oil, electric shock, the consequences of physical and mental shock or toxic influences are not covered by this standard. Protective clothing for work intentionally using an electric arc, e.g. arc welding, plasma torch, is not covered by this standard. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 2007. This edition constitutes a technical revision which includes the following significant technical changes with regard to the previous edition:
- new mean values of main control parameters arc energy and incident energy based on an extended statistical database consisting of parameter values measured in four laboratories;
- reduction of validity check ranges of main control parameters;
- determination of the incident energy by averaging the two sensor values of a test (instead of considering each single sensor value);
- determination of the heat curves of transmitted incident energy and an amendment to the heat flux acceptance criterion;
- clarification of the scope;
- and selection of the arc protection classes (test classes) by the amount of the arc energy and incident energy instead of the short-circuit current.
Class  C18  (ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OPERATION - PROTECTION AND PREVENTION MEASURES)
Available files
ATTENTION: Belgian registered standards (NBN EN or NBN HD) are generally only available in English or French. Only the cover page is translated and the document itself is in English or in French.

Very important notice: 98% of the text of the NBN EN 55XXX, NBN EN 6XXXX comes from the IEC text which is NOT included. This text can be ordered here: IEC 61482-1-2:2014. For the series NBN EN 50XXX, the standards are however complete.

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Status
Status Registered trilingual Belgian standard EN or FR or DE
Situation Currently active
Replaces  NBN EN 61482-1-2:2007
Origin
Committee TC 78
LIVE WORKING
Responsible Ir DELENS Marc
Approval
BEC Approval 2014-11-13
NBN Approval 2015-02-02
Belgian Official Journal 2015-03-17
Registration 155648
ICS-Code (International Standards Classification) 13.220.40 , 29.260 , 29.260.99
NBN Status New
Date of ratification (d.o.r.) 2014-11-13
Date of availability (d.a.v.) 2014-12-05
Date of announcement (d.o.a.) 2015-02-13
Date of publication (d.o.p.) 2015-08-13
Date of withdrawal former edition (d.o.w.) 2017-11-13
Correspondences with international standards
Relation International standard Date
is identical to EN 61482-1-2:2014 2014-12-05
is identical to IEC 61482-1-2:2014/ed. 2.0 2014-10-09
Relations to belgian/foreign publications
Type Origin Code Date
Standard Foreign ISO 9151