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IEC 60079-0:2011/ISH3:2018

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Interpretation sheet 3 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements

Interpretation sheet 3 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements

Feuille d'interprétation 3 - Atmosphères explosives - Partie 0: Matériel - Exigences générales

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Status
Published
Publication Date
13-Jun-2018
ICS
29.260.20 - Electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres
Technical Committee
TC 31 - Equipment for explosive atmospheres
Drafting Committee
WG 22 - TC 31/WG 22
Current Stage
DELPUB - Deleted Publication
Completion Date
14-Jun-2018
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Revises
IEC 60079-0:2011 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements
Effective Date
05-Sep-2023
Revised
IEC 60079-0:2017 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements
Effective Date
05-Sep-2023

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

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IEC 60079-0
Edition 6.0  2011-06
EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES –
Part 0: Equipment – General requirements

INTERPRETATION SHEET 3
This interpretation sheet has been prepared by IEC technical committee 31: Equipment for
explosive atmospheres.
The text of this interpretation sheet is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
31/1376/FDIS 31/1386/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this interpretation sheet can be found in the
report on voting indicated in the above table.

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Question:
How shall marking be shown for equipment covered by both the electrical and non-electrical
standards (IEC 60079 and ISO 80079 series)?
Answer:
Equipment which includes both an electrical part and a non-electrical part shall have
combined marking. For example:
Ex db h IIA T4 Gb
Ex h tb IIIC T135 °C Db
It will be clearer for the user that the combined risk of the electrical part and the non-electrical
part, covered by a single certificate, has been assessed for the complete equipment, stating
one EPL, one equipment Group and one temperature class for Gas and the same for Dust
(but showing a maximum surface temperature instead of a temperature class). It is also noted
that Ex Components are not marked with either a temperature class (Group II) or a maximum
surface temperature (Group III).
ICS 29.260.20
IEC 60079-0:2011-06/ISH3:2018-06(en-fr)

– 2 – IEC 60079-0:2011/ISH3:2018  IEC 2018

For equipment where separate certificates have been prepared, with one for the electrical

parts, and one for the non-electrical parts, it is appropriate to have separate electrical and

non-electrical marking strings, each with its own associated certificate number.

NOTE Additional guidance on the marking of assemblies is given in IEC TS 60079-46.

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