Materials / Products Tested | Type of Test / Properties Measured / Range of Measurement | Standard Specifications / Equipment / Techniques Used |
Electrical Apparatus, Systems, Components, Accessories and Enclosures for use in potentially Explosive Atmospheres Tests for the general requirements for electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres or hazardous (classified) locations General requirements | Construction, safety and marking Thermal Stability, min temp -75C, max temp 600C Max enclosure size for Thermal Stability test 900 x 900 x 900 mm | BS EN 50014:1998 Amds 1 and 2 Excluding : Resistance to light, Tests of ignition by electrostatic charges, Ageing test for elastomeric sealing rings for cable entries |
Tests for oil immersed apparatus (Ex o) | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 50015:1998 |
Tests for pressurised and purged apparatus (Ex p) | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 50016:2002 |
Tests for sand filled apparatus (Ex q) | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 50017:1998 |
Tests for apparatus in flameproof enclosures (Ex d) | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 50018:2000 Amd 1 Excluding : Flame transmission at other than normal atmospheric pressure |
Tests for increased safety apparatus (Ex e) | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 50019:2000 Excluding : Thermal performance testing of electrical machines |
Tests for intrinsically safe apparatus, associated apparatus and systems (Ex i) | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 50020:2000 EN 50039:1980 Appendix 3 to Annex B of Council Directive 82/130/EEC |
Tests for electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres with type of protection (Ex n) & (Ex N) | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 50021:1999, Amd 1 Excluding : Thermal performance testing of electrical machines |
Tests for encapsulated apparatus (Ex m) | Construction, safety and marking | EN 50028:1987, Amd 1 |
Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres General requirements | Construction, safety and marking Thermal Stability min temp -75C, max temp 600C, Max enclosure size for Thermal Stability test 900 x 900 x 900 mm | BS EN 60079-0:2004 IEC 60079-0:2004 IEC 60079-0:2000 Excluding : Resistance to light, Tests of ignition by electrostatic charges, Ageing test for elastomeric sealing rings for cable entries |
Tests for apparatus in Flameproof Enclosures (Exd) | Construction, safety and marking Clause 15.1.2 / 15.1.3 min temp -75C, Clause 15.2 max temp 600C | BS EN 60079-1:2004 IEC 60079-1:2003 IEC 60079-1:2001 Excluding : Flame transmission at other than normal atmospheric pressure |
Tests for Pressurised and Purged Apparatus (Exp) | Construction, safety and marking | EN 60079-2:2004 EN 60079-2:2001 |
Tests for Sand Filled Apparatus (Exq) | Construction, safety and marking | IEC 60079-5:1997 |
Tests for Increased Safety Apparatus (Exe) | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 60079-7:2003 IEC 60079-7:2001, corrigendum Excluding : Thermal performance testing of electrical machines |
Tests for Oil Immersed Apparatus (Exo) | Construction, safety and marking | IEC 60079-6:1995 |
Tests for Intrinsically Safe Apparatus, Associated Apparatus and Systems (Exi) | Construction, safety and marking | IEC 60079-11:1999 IEC 60079-11:1991 |
Tests for Electrical Apparatus for Explosive Atmospheres with Type of Protection n (Exn) | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 60079-15:2003 IEC 60079-15:2001 Excluding : Thermal performance testing of electrical machines |
Tests for Encapsulated Apparatus (Exm) | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 60079-18:2004 IEC 60079-18:2004 IEC 60079-18:1992 |
Special Requirements for construction, Test and Marking of Electrical Apparatus of Equipment Group II, Category 1G | Construction, safety and marking | EN 60079-26:2004 IEC 60079-26:2004 IEC 50284:1999 |
Tests for Electrical Apparatus with Protection by Enclosure for use in the presence of Combustible Dusts General requirements | Construction, safety and marking | IEC 61241-0:2004 |
Tests for Electrical Apparatus with Protection by Enclosure for use in the presence of Combustible Dusts Protection by enclosure "tD" | Construction, safety and marking | EN 61241-1:2004 IEC 61241-1:2004 |
Construction and Testing | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 50281-1-1:1999, Amds 1 & 2 Excluding : Clause 6.10 Radiating equipment, IEC 61241-1-1:1999 |
Protection by Enclosure "mD" | Construction, safety and marking | IEC 61241-18:2004 EN 61241-18:2004 |
Tests for apparatus having Special Protection (Ex s) | Construction, safety and marking | SFA 3009:1985 |
Tests for apparatus of equipment Group I, Category M1 | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 50303:2000 |
Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres. Group I. Intrinsically safe systems | Construction, safety and marking | BS EN 50394:2004 |
Non-Electrical equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres Protection y liquid immersion "k" | Construction, safety and marking | EN 13463-8:2003 |
Domestic combustible gas detectors | Ignition test | BS EN 50194:2000 For Clause 5.3.15 only |
Miners Cap Lamps | Tests to demonstrate removal of explosion initiation risk | BS EN 62013-1:2002 IEC 62013-1:1999 Excluding: Resistance of cable to fire |
Electrical Trace Heating Tapes | Tests to demonstrate compliance with constructional requirements and prove thermal performance | BS IEC 62086-1:2001 IEC 62086-1:2001 Excluding : Verification of rated output (Method b) |
End of life of tubular fluorescent lamps in Ex e luminaires | Asymmetric power and asymmetric pulse test | Baseefa procedures Te 1064 & Te 1065 based on Annex H to draft IEC 60079-7 |
