BS EN 60900:2012
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Live working. Hand tools for use up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c.
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2012 | 56 |
This International Standard is applicable to insulated and insulating hand tools used for working live or close to live parts at nominal voltages up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c.
The products designed and manufactured according to this standard contribute to the safety of the users provided they are used by skilled persons, in accordance with safe methods of work and the instructions for use (where appropriate).
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 6 | English CONTENTS |
| 9 | INTRODUCTION |
| 10 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
| 11 | 4 Requirements 4.1 General requirements 4.1.1 Safety 4.1.2 Performance under load |
| 12 | 4.1.3 Multiple-ended hand tools 4.1.4 Marking Figures FigureĀ 1 ā Marking of the electrical working limit adjacent to the symbol double triangle |
| 13 | 4.1.5 Separating of covers 4.1.6 Instructions for correct adjustment and assembly 4.2 Requirements concerning insulating materials 4.2.1 General 4.2.2 Thermal stability 4.3 Additional requirements 4.3.1 Hand tools capable of being assembled |
| 14 | FigureĀ 2 ā Description of the insulating overlapping element and different assembly configurations for hand tools capable of being assembled with square drives |
| 15 | FigureĀ 3 ā Marking symbol for hand tools capable of being assembledand designed to be interchangeable between different manufacturers Tables TableĀ 1 ā Dimensions and tolerances of the insulating overlapping element |
| 16 | 4.3.2 Screwdrivers FigureĀ 4 ā Illustration of insulation of typical hand tools |
| 17 | 4.3.3 Wrenches ā uninsulated areas 4.3.4 Adjustable wrenches |
| 18 | 4.3.5 Pliers, strippers, cable scissors, cable-cutting hand tools FigureĀ 5 ā Insulated adjustable wrench |
| 19 | FigureĀ 6 ā Insulation of pliers FigureĀ 7 ā Insulation of multiple slip joint pliers |
| 20 | FigureĀ 8 ā Insulation of pliers with a functional area below the joint |
| 21 | 4.3.6 Scissors FigureĀ 9 ā Illustration of insulation of pliers and nippers for electronics |
| 22 | 4.3.7 Knives FigureĀ 10 ā Insulation of scissors |
| 23 | 4.3.8 Tweezers FigureĀ 11 ā Insulation of knives |
| 24 | 5 Tests 5.1 General FigureĀ 12 ā Example of insulation of the handles of tweezers |
| 25 | 5.2 Visual check 5.3 Dimensional check 5.4 Impact tests 5.4.1 Type test |
| 26 | FigureĀ 13 ā Example of test arrangement for the impact test ā Method A |
| 27 | FigureĀ 14 ā Example of test arrangement for the impact test ā Method B |
| 28 | 5.4.2 Alternative means in case of insulated and insulating hand tools having completed the production phase 5.5 Dielectric tests 5.5.1 General requirements 5.5.2 Conditioning (for type test only) |
| 29 | 5.5.3 Dielectric testing of insulated hand tools |
| 30 | FigureĀ 15 ā Dielectric testing arrangement for insulated hand tools |
| 31 | FigureĀ 16 ā Description of dummies for dielectric tests for hand tools capableof being assembled with square drives TableĀ 2 ā Dimensions and tolerances for dummies to be used for dielectric tests |
| 32 | 5.5.4 Dielectric testing of insulating hand tools FigureĀ 17 ā Dielectric testing arrangement for insulating hand tools |
| 33 | 5.6 Indentation test (for insulated hand tools) 5.6.1 Type test |
| 34 | 5.6.2 Alternative means in case of insulated hand tools having completed the production phase 5.7 Test for adhesion of the insulating material coating (for insulated hand tools) 5.7.1 Conditioning FigureĀ 18 ā Indentation test |
| 35 | 5.7.2 Type test |
| 36 | FigureĀ 19 ā Principle of the testing device for checking adhesion of the insulating coating on conductive parts of the insulated hand tools ā Test on the working head ā Method A |
| 37 | FigureĀ 20 ā Principle of the testing device for checking adhesion of the insulating coating on conductive parts of the insulated hand tools ā Test on the working head ā Method B |
| 38 | FigureĀ 21 ā Testing device for checking adhesion of the insulating coating of screwdrivers on conductive parts and the handle |
| 40 | 5.7.3 Alternative means in case of insulated hand tools having completed the production phase FigureĀ 22 ā Example of mountings for checking stability of adhesion of the insulation of the entire hand tool |
| 41 | 5.7.4 Test of adhesion of insulating covers of conductive adjusting or switching elements 5.8 Mechanical tests 5.8.1 Insulated hand tools |
| 42 | 5.8.2 Insulating hand tools 5.8.3 Tweezers 5.8.4 Retaining force test |
| 43 | FigureĀ 23 ā Dummies for testing locking systems used with square drives nominal size 12,5Ā mm of ISOĀ 1174 FigureĀ 24 ā Dummies for testing locking systems used with square drives nominal size 10Ā mm ofĀ ISO 1174 |
| 44 | 5.9 Durability of marking 5.10 Flame retardancy test 5.10.1 Type test |
| 45 | 5.10.2 Alternative means in case of hand tools having completed the production phase FigureĀ 25 ā Example of a flame retardancy test arrangement |
| 46 | 6 Conformity assessment of hand tools having completed the production phase 7 Modifications |
| 47 | Annex A (informative) Mechanical strength of insulating hand tools TableĀ A.1 ā Torque values for insulating screwdrivers |
| 49 | Annex B (normative) Suitable for live working; double triangle (IEC 60417-5216:2002-10) |
| 50 | Annex C (informative) Recommendation for use and in-service care |
| 51 | Annex D (normative) General type test procedure Table D.1 ā Sequential order for performing type tests |
| 52 | Annex E (normative) Examples of calculation of the unwinded length of coating and acceptable leakage current |
| 53 | Annex F (normative) Classification of defects and tests to be allocated TableĀ F.1 ā Classification of defects and associated requirements and tests |
| 54 | Bibliography |
