SIST EN 50303:2000

Group I, Category M1 equipment intended to remain functional in atmospheres endangered by firedamp and/or coal dust

1.1   This standard specifies the design, construction, testing and marking requirements for Group I, Category M1 equipment intended to remain functional in underground parts of mines, as well as those parts of surface installations of such mines endangered by firedamp and/or coal dust clouds under normal atmospheric conditions of pressures ranging from 0,8 bar to 1,1 bar and temperatures ranging from   20 °C to + 60 °C.
1.2   It applies to all electrical and non-electrical equipment capable of causing an explosion through its own potential source of ignition.
1.3   It also applies to cables, pipes and optical fibres, when such items are used to carry energy sources and form part of equipment intended to remain functional in an atmosphere endangered by firedamp and/or coal dust.
1.4   It does not apply to category M1 Miners' Caplights, which are dealt with in prEN 62013-1 (in preparation).
NOTE 1   As the energy needed to ignite a coal dust /air cloud is in excess of 600 times* that needed to ignite a firedamp /air mixture, this standard assumes that provided intrinsically safe 'ia' circuits are constructed to be safe in an explosive atmosphere of firedamp /air, then such circuits are not capable of directly igniting an explosive atmosphere of coal dust/air.
* Based on tests performed by several member state laboratories. Verified at the UK Health & Safety Laboratories, Buxton - Report by Dr P. Tolson, dated 9 August 1995 -  "Ignition of coal dust/air mixtures using a modified IEC spark test apparatus".
NOTE 2   In designing equipment for operation in explosive atmospheric conditions other than those given in 1.1 above, this standard may be used as a guide. In such cases, additional testing is recommended to allow the manufacturer to be able to demonstrate that the equipment is suitable for the exceptional conditions of use.
NOTE 3   When an explosive firedamp atmosphere occurs in the underground workings of a mine, or at a surface installation, it is imperative that the ignition risk be kept to a minimum. Member State Governments may therefore prohibit the continued use of certain Category M1 equipment in an atmosphere endangered by firedamp and/or coal dust if it is not necessary for it to remain functional for the protection of workers**.
** This has its origin in clause 5.1 of the proposals to the Governments of members States adopted by the Safety and Health Commission for Mining and Other Extractive Industries (SHCMOEI) at its meeting on 29.10.1986. Document No 6374/13/82 - "Electrical apparatus and systems for use when the concentration of firedamp exceeds the statutory limit for electricity".

Gruppe I, Kategorie M1 Geräte für den Einsatz in Atmosphären, die durch Grubengas und/oder brennbare Stäube gefährdet sind

Appareils du groupe I de catégorie M1 destinés à rester en opération dans les atmosphères exposées au grisou et/ou à la poussière de charbon

Oprema skupine I, kategorije M1, ki ostane v delovanju v atmosferah, ki jih ogroža jamski eksplozivni plin ali premogov prah

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2000
• ICS: 29.260.20 - Electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres
• Technical Committee: EXP - Electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2000
• Due Date: 01-Dec-2000
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2000
• Directive: 2014/34/EU - Directive 2014/34/EU Of The European Parliament And Of The Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast)
• Directive: 94/9/EC - Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
• Mandate: BC/CEN/CLC/92-08 - BC/CEN/CLC/92-08
• Ref Project: EN 50303:2000 - Group I, Category M1 equipment intended to remain functional in atmospheres endangered by firedamp and/or coal dust

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 50303:2000
01-december-2000
Oprema skupine I, kategorije M1, ki ostane v delovanju v atmosferah, ki jih ogroža
jamski eksplozivni plin ali premogov prah
Group I, Category M1 equipment intended to remain functional in atmospheres
endangered by firedamp and/or coal dust
Gruppe I, Kategorie M1 Geräte für den Einsatz in Atmosphären, die durch Grubengas
und/oder brennbare Stäube gefährdet sind
Appareils du groupe I de catégorie M1 destinés à rester en opération dans les
atmosphères exposées au grisou et/ou à la poussière de charbon
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50303:2000
ICS:
29.260.20 (OHNWULþQLDSDUDWL]D Electrical apparatus for
HNVSOR]LYQDR]UDþMD explosive atmospheres
SIST EN 50303:2000 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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