Technical standards

C22.2 N° 286: Industrial control panels and assemblies
C22.2 N°286 is the now reference standard for the construction of Industrial Control Panels in Canada. It is the equivalent of UL 508A for USA.
CSA Standards
EN 60079-10-2: ATEX STANDARD AND CLASSIFICATION OF AREAS WITH PRESENCE OF DUST
The last edition of the ATEX standard was published as EN on December 1, 2015. The ATEX standard EN 60079-10-2 is concerned  with the identification and cl...
ATEX Standards
EN 60079-10-2: ATEX STANDARD AND CLASSIFICATION OF AREAS WITH PRESENCE OF DUST
IEC 62061: Functional Safety of Machinery
IEC 62061 is one of the two Functional Safety Standard for machineries, the other being ISO 13849-1. On 22 March 2021, after 16 years from the first editio...
EN IEC Standards
IEC 62061: Functional Safety of Machinery
CSA Z432: Safeguarding of Machinery
On October 25, 2016, the third edition of Canadian Standard Z432 on safeguarding of machinery was published.  It is the reference Standard for the Assessm...
CSA Standards
Z432: Safeguarding of Machinery
UL 508A: Industrial Control Panels
UL 508A is the technical standard for Industrial Control Panels in the USA. Starting from the basics of electrical safety, stated by the NEC and looking at...
UL & NFPA Standards
EN IEC 61439-2: Power switchgear and controlgear assemblies
The purpose of the standard EN IEC 61439-2 (low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies) is to harmonize as far as practicable all rules and requirements ...
EN IEC Standards
EN IEC 61439-2: Power switchgear and controlgear assemblies
EN 16985: Spray booths for organic coating material – Safety Requirements
The new standard for spray booths EN 16985 was published in 12-2018. This document comprises the former standards EN 12215, EN 13355 and EN 12981 which have bee...
ATEX Standards
EN 16985: Spray booths for organic coating material – Safety Requirements
IEEE 1584: Guide for Performing Arc Flash Hazard Calculations
IEEE 1584 is a guide that aims to provide models and analytic processes for calculating the caracteristics of an electric arc flash. It is essential to know th...
UL & NFPA Standards
IEC 60364-4-41: Protection against Electric Shock
The standard defines the methods to be used to protect people against electric shock. The Latest edition (5.1) is dated March 2017. The new requirements will be...
EN IEC Standards
IEC 60364-4-41: Protection against Electric Shock
EN ISO 3740: Determination of Sound Power Level
  The standard EN ISO 3740, published in march 2019, replaces the previous version EN ISO 3740:2002.    This standard gives the guidelin...
Harmonised European Standards
EN ISO 3740: Determination of Sound Power Level
IEC TS 63394: Guidelines on functional safety
IEC TS 63394 is not an International Standard like IEC 62061 or ISO 13849-1 but a Technical Specification. IEC TS 63394:2023 - Safety of machinery - Guideline...
EN IEC Standards
IEC TS 63394: Guidelines on functional safety