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EQUIPMENT STANDARDS

AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS COVERING ELECTRICAL AND DIESEL POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES AND THEIR ACCESSORIES FOR USE IN HAZARDOUS AREAS

AS 2359.12-1996   Powered industrial trucks Part 12: Hazardous areas
AS 1915-1992  Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres―Battery -operated vehicles
AS/NZS 1826(Int):2006  Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres―Special protection―Type of protection 's'
AS 2380.1-1989  Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres―Explosion protection techniques―General requirements
AS/NZS 2381.1:2005  Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres―Selection, installation and maintenance―General requirements
AS/NZS 2381.2:2006 Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres―Selection, installation and maintenance―Flameproof enclosure 'd'
AS 2381.6-1993 Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres―Selection, installation and maintenance―Increased safety é'
AS 2381.7-1989

Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres―Selection, installation and maintenance―Intrinsic safety í'

AS 2341-1981 Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres―Explosion protection techniques―Type of protection 'm'
AS/NZS 3584.2:2003 Diesel engine systems for underground coal mines―Explosion protected
AS/NZS 3800:2005 Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres―Repair and overall
AS/NZS 60079.0:2005

Electrical equipment for explosive gas atmospheres―General requirements

AS/NZS 60079.1:2005 Electrical equipment for explosive gas atmospheres―Flameproof enclosure 'd'
AS/NZS 60079.5:2000 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres―Powder filling 'q'
AS/NZS 60079.7:2006

Explosive atmospheres―Equipment protection by increased safety 'e'

AS/NZS 60079.11:2006    

Explosive atmospheres―Equipment protection by intrinsic safety 'i'

AS/NZS 60079.15:2006 Electrical equipment for explosive gas atmospheres―Construction, test and marking of type of protection 'n' electrical apparatus
AS/NZS 60079.18:2005

Electrical equipment for explosive gas atmospheres―Construction, test and marking of type of protection encapsulation 'm'  electrical apparatus

AS/NZS 60079.25:2004

Electrical equipment for explosive gas atmospheres―Intrinsically safe systems

AS/NZS 61241.0:2005

Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dusts―General requirements

AS/NZS 61241.1:2005       

Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dusts―Protection by enclosure 'tD'

AS/NZS 61241.11:2006

Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dusts―Protection by intrinsic safety 'iD'

AS/NZS 61241.14:2005    

Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dusts―Selection and installation

AS/NZS 61241.18:2005    

Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dusts―Protection by encapsulation 'mD'