Explosive atmospheres - Part 17: Electrical installations inspection and maintenance

IEC 60079-17:2023 RLV contains both the official IEC International Standard and its Redline version. The Redline version is available in English only and provides you with a quick and easy way to compare all the changes between the official IEC Standard and its previous edition.

IEC 60079-17:2023 applies to users and covers only those factors directly related to the inspection and maintenance of electrical installations specifically designed for hazardous areas, where the hazard is caused by explosive atmospheres.

It does not include:

- other fundamental installation and inspection requirements for electrical installations;

- the verification of electrical equipment;

- protection or ventilation of rooms;

- gas detection systems;

- the repair, overhaul and reclamation of explosion protected equipment (see IEC 60079-19).

While this document does not include inspection of safety devices such as used in ventilated rooms (see IEC 60079-13), it does include the requirements for inspection and maintenance of individual items of equipment that will be part of such systems, for example motors or sensors. This document supplements the requirements for inspection and testing in non-ha