IEC 60364-5-56
Electrical Installations of Buildings - Part 5: Selection and Erection of Electrical Equipment - Chapter 56: Safety Services
| Organization: | IEC |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 1999 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| ICS Code (Electricity supply systems): | 91.140.50 |
| ICS Code (Electrical engineering in general): | 29.020 |
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GENERAL
For safety services required to operate in fire conditions, the following two conditions shall be fulfilled:
- a safety source of supply shall be selected which will maintain a supply of adequate duration, and
- all equipment shall be provided, either by construction or by erection, with protection ensuring fire resistance of adequate duration.
- the safety source is generally additional to the normal source.
NOTE - The normal source is, for example, the public supply network.
Protective measures against electric shock in case of a fault without automatic disconnection at the first fault are preferred. In IT systems, continuous insulation monitoring devices shall be provided which give an audible and visible indication of a first fault.
Equipment shall be arranged to facilitate periodic inspection, testing and maintenance.
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