scope:

This part of IEC 60974 specifies safety and construction requirements for torches for arc welding and allied processes. In this part of IEC 60974, a torch consists of the torch body, the cable-hose assembly and other components. This part of IEC 60974 is applicable to cable-hose assembly that is used to interconnect power source and ancillary equipment that delivers necessary supplies to the torch. This part of IEC 60974 is not applicable to electrode holders for manual metal arc welding or air-arc cutting/gouging. NOTE In this part of IEC 60974, the terms "torch" and "gun" are interchangeable. For convenience "torch" has been used in the following text.