IEC-60364-4-42 › Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 4-42: Protection for safety - Protection against thermal effects
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IEC 60364-4-42:2010+A1:2014 applies to electrical installations with regard to measures for the protection of persons, livestock and property against:
- thermal effects, combustion or degradation of materials, and risk of burns caused by electrical equipment,
- flames in case of a fire hazard being propagated from electrical installations to other fire compartments segregated by barriers which are in the vicinity, and
- the impairment of the safe functioning of electrical equipment including safety services.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition, published in 2001, and constitutes a technical revision. The main changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below:
- The scope now includes protection against all thermal effects and flames in case of a fire hazard being propagated from electrical installations to other fire compartments segregated by barriers which are in the vicinity.
- Requirements associated with escape routes for evacuation in an emergency have been expanded/modified.
- Requirements associated with the nature of processed or stored materials have been expanded/modified.
- Requirements associated with combustible constructional materials have been expanded/modified.
- Requirements associated with fire propagating structures have been modified slightly.
- New requirements for the selection and erection of installations in locations which might endanger precious goods have been added.
- Protection against overheating now includes space heating appliances. This consolidated version consists of the third edition (2010) and its amendment 1 (2014). Therefore, no need to order amendment in addition to this publication.
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Document Number
IEC 60364-4-42 Ed. 3.1 b:2014
Revision Level
EDITION 3.1
Status
Current
Publication Date
Nov. 13, 2014
Committee Number
64