List of Current Hazardous Area Australian Standards

Here is a list showing a selection of the current Australian Standards covering electrical equipment located in Group II and Group III Hazardous Areas. This list was checked against https://infostore.saiglobal.com/store/ on the 16th January 2010.

Work on all hazardous area Standards has ceased in Australia.  On the 21st May 2009 Standards Australia made 25 Standards Project Managers redundant.  A business case and finance will need to be organised before work can be done on any of the hazardous area Standards.

 

Wiring Rules

AS/NZS3000:2007
 Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules
Amendment:
 1 (July 2009)
Comment:
 Will add reference to AS/NZS60079.14 for the selection and installation of hazardous area electrical equipment to amendment number 2.

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Classification of Hazardous Areas - Liquids, Gases & Vapours

AS/NZS60079.10.1:2009
 Explosive Gas Atmospheres
Comment:
 Includes examples and calculations

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Classification of Hazardous Areas - Dusts

AS/NZS61241.10:2005
 Combustible Dusts
Amendment:
 1 (March 2007)
Comment:
 To be withdrawn and replaced by AS/NZS60079.10.2 during 2010
AS/NZS4745:2004
 Code of Practice for Handling Combustible Dusts

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Classification of Hazardous Areas - Flammable Substances Data

AS/NZS60079.20:2000
 Data for flammable gases and vapours
Amendment:
 1 (July 2005)

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Competency Standard

AS/NZS4761:2008
 Competencies for working with electrical equipment for hazardous areas (EEHA)
Part 1
 Competency Standards
Part 2
 Guide for Training and Assessment

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Selection & Installation

AS/NZS60079.14:2009
 Design, Selection & Erection - Explosive atmospheres
AS/NZS61241.14:2005
 Selection & Installation - Combustible Dusts
Amendment:
 1 (June 2005), 2 (September 2005), 3 (November 2006), 4 (February 2007), 5 (March 2007)
Comment:
 Will be withdrawn and replaced by AS/NZS60079.14 on 18 September 2011.

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Inspection & Maintenance

AS/NZS60079.17:2009
 Inspection & Maintenance - Explosive atmospheres

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Mechanical Equipment

AS/NZS80079 Series
 Mechanical Equipment for explosive atmospheres
Comment:
 Standards are being produced to cover mechanical equipment for use in explosive atmospheres.

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General Requirements

AS/NZS2381.1:2005
 Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Amendment:
 1 (September 2005), 2 (December 2006), 3 (October 2007)
Comment:
 Will be withdrawn and replaced by AS/NZS60079 parts 14 and 17 on 18 September 2011.
AS/NZS60079.0:2008
 Design of Equipment for Explosive atmospheres

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Ex d Flameproof

AS/NZS2381.2:2006
 Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Amendment:
 1 (September 2006)
Comment:
 Will be withdrawn and replaced by AS/NZS60079 parts 14 and 17 on 18 September 2011.
AS/NZS60079.1:2007
 Design of Equipment
Amendment:
 1 (August 2008)

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Ex e Increased Safety

AS2381.6-1993
 Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Comment:
 Will be withdrawn and replaced by AS/NZS60079 parts 14 and 17 on 18 September 2011.
AS/NZS60079.7:2006
 Design of Equipment
Amendment:
 1 (May 2007)

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Ex i Intrinsic Safety

AS2381.7:1989
 Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Comment:
 Will be withdrawn and replaced by AS/NZS60079 parts 14 and 17 on 18 September 2011.
AS/NZS60079.11:2006
 Design of Equipment
AS/NZS60079.25:2004
 Design of Equipment - Intrinsically Safe Systems
AS/NZS60079.27:2008
 Design of Equipment - Fieldbus Intrinsically Safe Concept (FISCO) and Fieldbus Non-Incendive Concept (FNICO)

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Ex iD Intrinsic Safety

AS/NZS61241.11:2006
 Design of Ex iD equipment for combustible dust hazardous areas

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Ex m Encapsulation

Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Comment:
 Shown in AS/NZS60079:2009 parts 14 and 17.
AS/NZS60079.18:2005
 Design of Ex m Equipment for Flammable Liquids, Gases & Vapours

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Ex mD Encapsulation

AS/NZS61241.18:2005
 Design of Ex mD equipment for Combustible Dusts

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Ex n Non-Incendive

AS1076, Part 7-1977
 Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Comment:
 Will be withdrawn and replaced by AS/NZS60079 parts 14 and 17 on 18 September 2011.
AS/NZS60079.15:2006
Design of Equipment
Amendment:
 1 (December 2006)

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Ex o Oil-Immersion

 Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Comment:
 Shown in AS/NZS60079:2009 parts 14 and 17.
AS/NZS60079.6:2007
 Design of Equipment

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Ex p Pressurization

Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Comment:
 Shown in AS/NZS60079:2009 parts 14 and 17.
AS2380.4-1994
 Design of Equipment
Expires:
 Date to be determined by committee - possibly end of 2009 - Work on all hazardous area Standards has ceased in Australia
AS/NZS60079.2:2007
 Design of Equipment (enclosures)
AS/NZS60079.13:
 Design of Equipment (rooms and buildings)
Due:
 2009 - Work on all hazardous area Standards has ceased in Australia

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Ex pD Pressurization

AS/NZS61241.4:2002
 Design of Ex pD equipment for combustible dust hazardous areas
Comment:
 Next edition due 2009 - Work on all hazardous area Standards has ceased in Australia

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Ex q Powder/Sand Filling

 Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Comment:
 Shown in AS/NZS60079:2009 parts 14 and 17.
AS/NZS60079.5:2007
 Design of Equipment

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Ex s Special Protection

AS1076, Part 8-1977
 Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Comment:
 Will be replaced by AS2381.8. - Work on all hazardous area Standards has ceased in Australia
AS/NZS1826:2008
 Design of Equipment

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Ex tD Dust-Tight

AS/NZS61241.1:2005
 Design of Ex tD equipment for Combustible Dusts

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Ex v Ventilation

Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Comment:
 Shown in AS/NZS60079:2009 parts 14 and 17.
AS1482-1985
 Design of Equipment
Comment:
 To be revised
Due:
 2009 - Work on all hazardous area Standards has ceased in Australia
AS/NZS60079.16:
 2009 - Work on all hazardous area Standards has ceased in Australia
Due:
 2009

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Ex Zone 0

AS/NZS60079.26:2007
 Equipment with equipment protection level (EPL) Ga

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Cable Glands

No Standard
 Selection, Installation and Maintenance
Comment:
 The cable gland requirements are shown in the Selection, Installation and Maintenance Standards for each method of protection.
No Standard
 Design of Equipment
Comment:
 The design of cable glands is included in AS/NZS60079.0:2005 and AS/NZS60079.1:2007.

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Cathodic Protection of Metals

AS2832.1-2004
 Pipes, Cables and Ducts
AS2832.2-2003
 Compact Buried Structures
AS2832.3-2005
 Fixed Immersed Structures
AS2832.4-2006
 Internal Surfaces
AS2832.5-2008
 Steel in Concrete Structures

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Certification

MP87:2008

 ANZEx Certification Scheme - Explosion Protected Electrical Equipment.
MP87.2:2007
 ANZEx Certification Scheme - Recognized Service Facilities Program.

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Confined Spaces

AS2865-2009
 Confined spaces

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Dispensing Equipment

AS/NZS2229:2004
 Design of Fuel Dispensing Equipment for Flammable Liquids, LPG and CNG
Amendment:
 1 (August 2006)

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Gas Detectors

AS/NZS60079.29.2:2008
 Selection, Installation, use and Maintenance
AS/NZS60079.29.1:2008
 Performance Requirements of Gas Detectors
AS/NZS4641:2007
 Detection of oxygen and other gases and vapours at toxic levels
Amendment:
 1 (June 2008)

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Gas Industry Codes

AS1375 - 1985
 SAA industrial Fuel-fired Appliances Code
AS3814 - 2009
Industrial and commercial gas-fired appliances
AS5601-2004
 Gas installations

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Lightning

AS/NZS1768:2007
 Lightning Protection
AS4070 -1992
 Recommended practices for protection of low-voltage electrical installations and equipment in MEN systems from transient overvoltages

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List of AUS Ex & ANZEx Certified Electrical Equipment

Comment:
 The list of AUS Ex & ANZEx Certified Electrical Equipment is now administered by Compliance Resource Associates International Pty Ltd at www.anzex.com.au. Telephone enquiries phone 1300 737 731.

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List of IECEx Certified Electrical Equipment

Comment:
 The IECEx Certificates of Conformity are shown at www.iecex.com

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Optical

AS/NZS60079.28:2007
 Protection of equipment and transmission systems using optical radiation

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Ovens

AS1681 -2002
 Design, construction and safety operation of ovens in which flammable volatiles may occur

 

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Repair and Overhaul

AS/NZS3800:2005
 Repair and overhaul
Amendment:
 1 (April 2005), 2 (June 2005)
Comment:
 To be replaced by AS/NZS60079.19 during 2010.  Will be withdrawn 2 years of publication of AS/NZS60079.19. - Work on all hazardous area Standards has ceased in Australia

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Refrigerating Systems

AS/NZS1677.1:1998
 Refrigerating systems - Refrigerant classification
Amendment:
 1 (July 2002)
AS/NZS1677.2:1998
 Refrigerating systems - Safety requirements for fixed applications
Amendment:
 1 (June 1999)), 2 (December 2000)

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Spray Painting Booths

AS/NZS4114.1:2003
 Design, Construction and Testing
AS/NZS4114.2:2003
 Selection, Installation and Maintenance

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Static

AS/NZS1020-1995
 The control of undesirable static electricity

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Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids

AS1940-2004

Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids

Amendment:
 1 (November 2004), 2 (November 2006)

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Storage and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas

AS3961:2005
 Liquefied Natural Gas - Storage and Handling

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Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas

AS/NZS1596:2008
 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas

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Trace Heating for Hazardous Areas

AS/NZS60079.30.1:2007
 General requirements and testing for electrical resistance trace heating
AS/NZS60079.30.2:2007
 Application guide for design, installation and maintenance for electrical resistance trace heating

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Vehicles

AS1915 1992
 Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres - Battery-operated vehicles
Comment:
 Draft DR 06458. Closing date for comments 7 September 2006.
Due:
 2009 - Work on all hazardous area Standards has ceased in Australia
AS2359.12-1996
 Powered industrial trucks - Hazardous Areas
Comment:
To be revised - Work on all hazardous area Standards has ceased in Australia

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Text Books

HB13:2007
 Electrical Equipment for Hazardous Areas
Comment:
 Available from Standards Australia.
  Electrical Wiring Practice, Seventh Revised Edition
 

Volume 1 (ISBN 9780070286412) - Price $84.95
Volume 2 (ISBN ?) of 7th edition due end of 2010
Volume 2 (ISBN 0-0747-1053-2) of 6th edition is for AS/NZS3000:2000                                   
Tel: 02 9900 1800
Website: www.mcgraw-hill.com.au/vet
Comment:
 7th edition is the picture book version of AS/NZS3000:2007, with plain English explanations of the requirements.
  Dust Explosions in the Process Industries, Second Edition

ISBN 0-7506-3270-4

  Electrical Installations in Hazardous Areas
 

ISBN 0-7506-3768-4

  Electrical Instruments in Hazardous Locations, 4th Edition
 

ISBN 1-55617-638-4

  International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers & Terminals, 5th Edition - Known as ISGOTT
 

ISBN 1-85609-291-7

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Update Services

Standards Australia have the following ways of keeping up-to-date:-

 

1) SAI Global InfoStore - https://infostore.saiglobal.com/store/

You need to Login to use the InfoStore.

You can search for Standards, order Standards and download PDFs of the Standards.

"StandardsWatch" lets you know when there are any changes to existing Standards.

To use "StandardsWatch" enter the Standard number in to the 'Search' box. Then tick the 'Watch this' box. SAI Global will e-mail you when drafts, new amendments and Standards become available. You then have to order them. "StandardsWatch" is a paid service.

2) Draft Standards for Public Comment
Go to the SAI Global InfoStore.  Login.  Go to the 'Search' heading, click-on 'Search for a Draft'.
Download PDFs of the draft Standards.

3) Standards Australia's e-News - www.enews.standards.org.au
Six editions each year from Standards Australia. Free service.

Shows: a)   New and revised Standards
b)   Draft Standards for Comment

4) Standards Australia's UP Magazine
Four editions each year from Standards Australia.  On-line version - free.

Shows: a)   New and revised Standards
b)   Draft Standards for Comment
c)   Articles and stories about a selection of Standards.

Go to www.standards.org.au  Click on 'News Room' box.
Go to 'Our Magazine', then click on the icon of the front of the magazine.
Hard copy of magazine also available.

5) SAI Global Buyer Advantage Program Monthly Update
Electronic monthly update from SAI Global. Paid service.

Shows: a)   New and revised Standards
b)   Draft Standards for Comment

6) Standards On-Line Select

Updated on-line service for small to medium level users of Australian Standards. 24-hour Internet access to pre-selected Standards, with automatic updates, search and print facilities.

7) AS/NZS3000:2007 Frequently Asked Questions

Clarifications to the requirements of the wiring rules are shown at the Standards Australia Website www.wiringrules.com.au

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