DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN 60079-0 Beiblatt 1
; VDE 0170-1 Beiblatt 1:2014-06
Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements; Supplement 1: Interpretation Sheet 1 (IEC 60079-0/ISH1:2013)
Explosionsgefährdete Bereiche - Teil 0: Betriebsmittel - Allgemeine Anforderungen; Beiblatt 1: Auslegungsblatt 1 (IEC 60079-0/ISH1:2013)
Overview
This Interpretation Sheet is intended to remove ambiguity regarding the application of torque in the tensile test according to Annex A of DIN EN 60079-0 (VDE 0170-1):2013-04. Thus, this supplement clarifies issues which are interpreted by manufacturers and testing bodies in different ways when interpreting the standard. The responsible Committee is DKE/K 241 "Schlagwetter- und explosionsgeschützte elektrische Betriebsmittel" ("Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
Document: referenced in other documents
Responsible national committee
DKE/K 241 - Schlagwetter- und explosionsgeschützte elektrische Betriebsmittel