In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment

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In flexible cords, cores with green-and-yellow coloured insulation are reserved for ’earth’ and coreswith blue insulation are reserved for neutral.The colour schemes (a) to (f) are in conformance with the latest European and internationalStandards for flexible cords.AENSOCKETCord Sheath SecuredNAEPLUGFigure F1 – Detachable IEC cord setANESOCKETCord Sheath SecuredNAEPLUGFigure F2 – Cord extension setPage 31
APPENDIX GBACKGROUND( I n f o r m a t i v e )G1 GeneralThis appendix provides some background to the inspection and electrical testing requirementsspecified in this Standard and relevant regulatory codes.For the safety of people using electrical equipment the following requirements should be met:(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)Equipment is to be designed and manufactured to appropriate safety standards;Equipment, without being dismantled, is to be subjected to routine inspection and testing todetect obvious damage, wear or other conditions which might render it unsafe;Equipment identified as faulty is to be withdrawn from service and referred for repair ordisposal by expert personnel;Appropriate equipment is to be used for each particular application;In specific cases, for example, for use in confined spaces, equipment is also to be used inaccordance with an appropriate set of rules linking the type of work with the class ofequipment and environmental safety facilities;This Standard refers only to the matters in items (b) and (c).The following information provides some insight and background to the inspection and electricaltesting requirements specified in this Standard and relevant regulatory codes.G2 Principles of construction of electrical equipmentAccessible earthed parts of equipment operating from supply voltage have to be prevented frombecoming live in the event of insulation failure or the bypassing of insulation during the normal useof the equipment (for example through the ingress of conducting liquids or other conductingmaterials).This protection may be provided by either one or both of the following:(a)Provision of basic insulation between the accessible earthed parts and the live parts, andearthing the accessible earthed parts. Equipment for which some or all of the accessibleearthed parts require protective earthing, are basic insulated items, which are also referred toas Class I equipment.NOTE — Some electric drills have an external metal chuck, which may be double insulated from liveparts. The nameplate marking may indicate this.(b)Provision of double or reinforced insulation between the accessible earthed parts and the liveparts. Equipment in which none of the accessible earthed parts require protective earthing,due to the provision of double or reinforced insulation, are double insulated items, alsoreferred to as Class II equipment. This equipment is generally manufactured with a nonconductive(insulated) enclosure, and is marked either with the words ‘DOUBLEINSULATED’ or with the symbolto allow easy identification.NOTE —(1) This type of equipment cannot be tested for earth continuity or insulation resistance to earth.The insulation resistance can be measured between live parts and a flexible electrode (suchPage 32
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