LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 4-42: PROTECTION FOR SAFETY - PROTECTION AGAINST THERMAL EFFECTS
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD<br> 420.1 Scope<br> 420.2 Normative references<br> 420.3 Terms and definitions<br>421 Protection against fire caused by electrical<br> equipment<br>422 Precautions where particular risks of fire exist<br>423 Protection against burns<br>424 Protection against overheating<br>Annex A (informative) - List of notes concerning certain<br> countries<br>Annex B (informative) - Arc fault detection devices (AFDD)<br>Bibliography
Pertains 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.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 64 |
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