SIST EN IEC 60079-29-0:2026/AC:2026
(Main)Explosive atmospheres - Part 29-0: Gas detection equipment - General requirements and test methods
- Abstract
IEC 60079-29-0:2025 specifies general requirements, test methods and acceptance criteria that apply to flammable, oxygen and toxic gas detection equipment intended to detect gases and vapours and to provide an indication, alarm or other output function for personnel or property protection in industrial and commercial applications. This document applies to the following gas detection equipment: – Gas detection equipment Type "FL" intended for the detection of flammable gases: • Type FL-Group I, in mines susceptible to firedamp; • Type FL-Group II, in locations other than mines susceptible to firedamp; and • Type FL-OP, open path gas detection equipment for flammable gases. – Gas detection equipment Type "O2" intended for the detection of Oxygen: • Type O2-DE, detection of oxygen deficiency or oxygen enrichment; and • Type O2-IN, inertisation as measuring function for explosion protection. – Gas detection equipment Type "TX" intended for the detection of toxic gases: • Type TX-SM, detection in areas for safety monitoring applications and typically using alarm signalling; • Type TX-HM, occupational exposure measurement in the region of occupational exposure limit values; and • Type TX-OP, open path gas detection equipment for toxic gases. This document is not applicable to equipment: – used for medical applications; – used only in laboratories for analysis or measurement; – used only for process monitoring or control purposes (such as a gas analyser); – used in the domestic environment; – used in environmental air pollution monitoring; – used for flue gas analysis; – used for sampling systems external to the gas detection equipment; – with samplers and concentrators such as sorbents or paper tape having an irreversible indication; – consisting of a passive optical receiver without a dedicated optical source; – equipment within the scope of IEC 60335-2-40 and IEC 60335-2-89. This first edition of IEC 60079-29-0 cancels and replaces the second edition of 60079-29-1 published in 2016 and its Amendment 1:2020, and the first edition of IEC 60079-29-4 published in 2009. In addition, IEC 60079-29-0 Type TX-SM cancels and replaces Type SM of the first edition of IEC 62990-1.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 12-Oct-2026
- Technical Committee
- EXP - Product for explosive atmospheres
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 08-Sep-2026
- Due Date
- 13-Nov-2026
- Completion Date
- 13-Oct-2026
Relations
- Effective Date
- 04-Aug-2026
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SIST EN IEC 60079-29-0:2026/AC:2026 is a corrigendum published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Explosive atmospheres - Part 29-0: Gas detection equipment - General requirements and test methods". This standard covers: IEC 60079-29-0:2025 specifies general requirements, test methods and acceptance criteria that apply to flammable, oxygen and toxic gas detection equipment intended to detect gases and vapours and to provide an indication, alarm or other output function for personnel or property protection in industrial and commercial applications. This document applies to the following gas detection equipment: – Gas detection equipment Type "FL" intended for the detection of flammable gases: • Type FL-Group I, in mines susceptible to firedamp; • Type FL-Group II, in locations other than mines susceptible to firedamp; and • Type FL-OP, open path gas detection equipment for flammable gases. – Gas detection equipment Type "O2" intended for the detection of Oxygen: • Type O2-DE, detection of oxygen deficiency or oxygen enrichment; and • Type O2-IN, inertisation as measuring function for explosion protection. – Gas detection equipment Type "TX" intended for the detection of toxic gases: • Type TX-SM, detection in areas for safety monitoring applications and typically using alarm signalling; • Type TX-HM, occupational exposure measurement in the region of occupational exposure limit values; and • Type TX-OP, open path gas detection equipment for toxic gases. This document is not applicable to equipment: – used for medical applications; – used only in laboratories for analysis or measurement; – used only for process monitoring or control purposes (such as a gas analyser); – used in the domestic environment; – used in environmental air pollution monitoring; – used for flue gas analysis; – used for sampling systems external to the gas detection equipment; – with samplers and concentrators such as sorbents or paper tape having an irreversible indication; – consisting of a passive optical receiver without a dedicated optical source; – equipment within the scope of IEC 60335-2-40 and IEC 60335-2-89. This first edition of IEC 60079-29-0 cancels and replaces the second edition of 60079-29-1 published in 2016 and its Amendment 1:2020, and the first edition of IEC 60079-29-4 published in 2009. In addition, IEC 60079-29-0 Type TX-SM cancels and replaces Type SM of the first edition of IEC 62990-1.
IEC 60079-29-0:2025 specifies general requirements, test methods and acceptance criteria that apply to flammable, oxygen and toxic gas detection equipment intended to detect gases and vapours and to provide an indication, alarm or other output function for personnel or property protection in industrial and commercial applications. This document applies to the following gas detection equipment: – Gas detection equipment Type "FL" intended for the detection of flammable gases: • Type FL-Group I, in mines susceptible to firedamp; • Type FL-Group II, in locations other than mines susceptible to firedamp; and • Type FL-OP, open path gas detection equipment for flammable gases. – Gas detection equipment Type "O2" intended for the detection of Oxygen: • Type O2-DE, detection of oxygen deficiency or oxygen enrichment; and • Type O2-IN, inertisation as measuring function for explosion protection. – Gas detection equipment Type "TX" intended for the detection of toxic gases: • Type TX-SM, detection in areas for safety monitoring applications and typically using alarm signalling; • Type TX-HM, occupational exposure measurement in the region of occupational exposure limit values; and • Type TX-OP, open path gas detection equipment for toxic gases. This document is not applicable to equipment: – used for medical applications; – used only in laboratories for analysis or measurement; – used only for process monitoring or control purposes (such as a gas analyser); – used in the domestic environment; – used in environmental air pollution monitoring; – used for flue gas analysis; – used for sampling systems external to the gas detection equipment; – with samplers and concentrators such as sorbents or paper tape having an irreversible indication; – consisting of a passive optical receiver without a dedicated optical source; – equipment within the scope of IEC 60335-2-40 and IEC 60335-2-89. This first edition of IEC 60079-29-0 cancels and replaces the second edition of 60079-29-1 published in 2016 and its Amendment 1:2020, and the first edition of IEC 60079-29-4 published in 2009. In addition, IEC 60079-29-0 Type TX-SM cancels and replaces Type SM of the first edition of IEC 62990-1.
SIST EN IEC 60079-29-0:2026/AC:2026 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.320 - Alarm and warning systems; 29.260.20 - Electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2026
Eksplozivne atmosfere - 29-0. del: Oprema za javljalnike plina - Splošne zahteve in
preskusne metode
Explosive atmospheres - Part 29-0: Gas detection equipment - General requirements
and test methods
Explosionsgefährdete Bereiche - Teil 29-0: Gaswarngeräte - Allgemeine Anforderungen
und Prüfverfahren und mögliche ergänzende Normenteile.
Atmosphères explosives - Partie 29-0: Détecteurs de gaz - Exigences générales et
méthodes d’essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60079-29-0:2026/AC:2026-09
ICS:
13.320 Alarmni in opozorilni sistemi Alarm and warning systems
29.260.20 Električni aparati za Electrical apparatus for
eksplozivna ozračja explosive atmospheres
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnož
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