En 60079 BS
En 60079 BS
En 60079 BS
BSI publishes the BS EN 60079 series of standards to help designers, manufacturers, and those who carry out
installation and maintenance of electrical equipment in gas atmospheres specify the level of safety requirements
needed in a hazardous environment.
The list below shows the most popular standards for explosive atmospheres.
BS EN 60079-10-1:2009
Explosive atmospheres. Classification of areas. Explosive gas atmospheres
BS EN 60079-14:2008
Explosive atmospheres. Electrical installations design, selection and erection
BS EN 60079-27:2008
Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres. Fieldbus intrinsically safe concept (FISCO)
and fieldbus non-incendive concept (FNICO)
BS EN 60079-1:2007
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d"
BS EN 60079-2:2007
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protection by pressurized enclosure "p"
BS EN 60079-5:2007
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protection by powder filling "q"
BS EN 60079-6:2007
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protected by oil immersion "o"
BS EN 60079-7:2007
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protection by increased safety ‘e’
BS EN 60079-11:2007
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment protection by intrinsic safety ‘I’
BS EN 60079-17:2007
Inspection and maintenance of electrical installation in hazardous areas (other than mines)
BS EN 60079-19:2007
Explosive atmospheres. Equipment repair, overhaul and reclamation
BS EN 60079-26:2007
Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres. Construction, test and marking of Group II
Zone 0 electrical apparatus
BS EN 60079-28:2007
Explosive atmospheres. Protection of equipment and transmission systems using optical radiation
BS EN 60079-30-1:2007
Explosive atmospheres. Electrical resistance trace heating. General and testing requirements
BS EN 60079-30-2:2007
Explosive atmospheres. Electrical resistance trace heating. Application guide for design,
installation and maintenance