scope:

Applicable to flexible insulating sleeving including heat-shrinkable sleeving, intended primarily for insulating conductors and connections of electrical apparatus. This part of the standard gives a classification, by defining the following basic sleeving types: 1) normally made by extrusion but excluding heat-schrinkable; 2) heat shrinkable sleeving; 3) textile fibre, uncoated; 4) textile fibre, coated. Further general requirements such as dimensions, colour and transparency, finish, packaging and labelling are specified.