EN 60855-1:2017

Live working - Insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods - Part 1: Tubes and rods of a circular cross-section

IEC 60855-1:2016 is applicable to insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods, of a circular cross-section, made of synthetic materials with reinforced fibreglass and intended to be used in the manufacture and construction of tools, devices and equipment for carrying out live working on electrical systems operating at voltages above 1 kV. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2009. This edition constitutes a technical revision.

Arbeiten unter Spannung - Isolierende schaumgefüllte Rohre und massive Stäbe - Teil 1: Rohre und Stäbe mit kreisförmigem Querschnitt

Travaux sous tension - Tubes isolants remplis de mousse et tiges isolantes pleines - Partie 1: Tubes et tiges de section circulaire

L'IEC 60855-1:2016 est applicable aux tubes isolants remplis de mousse et aux tiges isolantes pleines, de section circulaire, fabriqués en matériaux synthétiques avec fibre de verre renforcée et destinés à être utilisés dans la fabrication et la construction des outils, dispositifs et équipements pour réaliser des travaux sous tension sur des réseaux électriques de tension supérieure à 1 kV. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2009. Cette édition constitue une révision technique.

Delo pod napetostjo - Izolacijske s peno polnjene cevi in polne palice - 1. del: Cevi in palice s krožnim prerezom

Ta del standarda IEC 60855 se uporablja za izolacijske s peno polnjene cevi in polne palice s krožnim prerezom, ki so izdelane iz sintetičnih materialov z ojačanimi steklenimi vlakni in namenjene za uporabo v proizvodnji ter pri izdelavi orodja, naprav in opreme za izvajanje del na električnih sistemih, ki delujejo pri napetostih nad 1 kV.
S peno polnjene cevi in polne palice, ki nimajo krožnega prereza in/ali niso izdelane iz sintetičnega materiala z ojačanimi steklenimi vlakni, niso zajete v tem delu standarda IEC 60855.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 09-Feb-2017
• ICS: 13.260 - Protection against electric shock. Live working
• ICS: 29.240.20 - Power transmission and distribution lines
• ICS: 29.260 - Electrical equipment for working in special conditions
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 78 - Equipment and tools for live working
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 78 - IEC_TC_78
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 10-Feb-2017
• Completion Date: 10-Feb-2017
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60855-1:2017 - Live working - Insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods - Part 1: Tubes and rods of a circular cross-section

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60855:1996 - Insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods for live working
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2017
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 60855:2001
Delo pod napetostjo - Izolacijske s peno polnjene cevi in polne palice - 1. del: Cevi
in palice s krožnim prerezom
Live working - Insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods - Part 1: Tubes and rods of a
circular cross-section
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60855-1:2017
ICS:
13.260 9DUVWYRSUHGHOHNWULþQLP Protection against electric
XGDURP'HORSRGQDSHWRVWMR shock. Live working
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60855-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2017
ICS 13.260; 29.240.20; 29.260 Supersedes EN 60855:1996
English Version
Live working - Insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods - Part 1:
Tubes and rods of a circular cross-section
(IEC 60855-1:2016)
Travaux sous tension - Tubes isolants remplis de mousse Arbeiten unter Spannung - Isolierende schaumgefüllte
et tiges isolantes pleines - Partie 1: Tubes et tiges de Rohre und massive Stäbe - Teil 1: Rohre und Stäbe mit
section circulaire kreisförmigem Querschnitt
(IEC 60855-1:2016) (IEC 60855-1:2016)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2016-06-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
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Ref. No. EN 60855-1:2017 E
European foreword
The text of document 78/1147/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60855-1, prepared by IEC/TC 78 "Live
working" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60855-
1:2017.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2017-08-10
• latest date by which the document has to be
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2020-02-10
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60855:1996.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60855-1:2016 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated.

IEC 61477 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61477.

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant

EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60060-1 -  High-voltage test techniques -- Part 1: EN 60060-1 -
General definitions and test requirements
IEC 60060-2 -  High-voltage test techniques -- Part 2: EN 60060-2 -
Measuring systems
IEC 60212 2010 Standard conditions for use prior to and EN 60212 2011
during the testing of solid electrical
insulating materials
IEC 61318 -  Live working - Conformity assessment EN 61318 -
applicable to tools, devices and equipment

IEC 60855-1 ®
Edition 2.0 2016-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Live working – Insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods –

Part 1: Tubes and rods of a circular cross-section

Travaux sous tension – Tubes isolants remplis de mousse et tiges isolantes

pleines –
Partie 1: Tubes et tiges de section circulaire

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 13.260; 29.240.20; 29.260 ISBN 978-2-8322-3348-1

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references. 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Requirements . 8
4.1 Materials and design . 8
4.2 Electrical requirements . 8
4.3 Mechanical requirements . 8
4.4 Diameters of foam-filled tubes and solid rods . 8
4.5 Marking . 9
4.6 Packaging . 9
5 Tests . 9
5.1 General . 9
5.2 Type test conditions . 9
5.2.1 General . 9
5.2.2 Groups and test pieces . 10
5.3 Visual and dimensional checks . 10
5.3.1 General . 10
5.3.2 Visual check . 10
5.3.3 Dimensional check . 11
5.4 Electrical tests . 11
5.4.1 General . 11
5.4.2 Dielectric test before and after exposure to humidity . 11
5.4.3 Wet test . 20
5.5 Mechanical tests . 22
5.5.1 Bending test . 22
5.5.2 Torsion test . 24
5.5.3 Crushing test on insulating foam-filled tube . 26
5.5.4 Electrical test after mechanical ageing . 27
5.5.5 Dye penetration test . 28
5.5.6 Durability of marking . 28
6 Conformity assessment of foam-filled tubes and solid rods having completed the
production phase . 28
7 Modifications . 29
Annex A (normative) Plan of carrying out of the type tests . 30
Annex B (normative) Classification of defects and associated requirements and tests . 31
Bibliography . 32

Figure 1 – Typical dielectric test arrangement . 12
Figure 2 – Assembly set-up of the test piece to the guard electrodes . 13
Figure 3 – Constructional drawings for guard electrodes and parts . 15
Figure 4 – Drawings for guard electrode parts according to test piece diameters . 17
Figure 5 – Alternative dielectric test under dry condition – Example of a typical test
arrangement . 19

IEC 60855-1:2016  IEC 2016 – 3 –
Figure 6 – Wet test . 21
Figure 7 – Bending test . 23
Figure 8 – Torsion test – Examples for fixing foam-filled tube and solid rod . 25
Figure 9 – Crushing test . 27

Table 1 – Specified diameters . 8
Table 2 – Maximum current I before exposure to humidity . 18
Table 3 – Values of F , f and F for bending test . 24
d r
Table 4 – Values of C , a and C for torsion test . 26
d d r
Table 5 – Values of F and F for crushing test . 26
d r
Table A.1 – Chronological order of the type tests . 30
Table B.1 – Classification of defects and associated requirements and tests . 31

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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LIVE WORKING – INSULATING FOAM-FILLED TUBES AND SOLID RODS –

Part 1: Tubes and rods of a circular cross-section

FOREWORD
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