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Additional information
Standards and tested
switchboards
Standards
The different types of standards
There are different types of standards, including:
b
management standards
b
installation standards
b
product standards.
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Management standards
ISO 9004
: Quality-management systems - guidelines for performance improvements.
Used in setting up a quality-management system.
ISO 9001
: Quality management systems - requirements. Used for certification
audits.
ISO 14004
: Environmental-management systems. General guidelines on the
principles, systems and supporting techniques.
ISO 14001
: Environmental-management systems. Specification with guidance for
use
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The majority of Schneider Electric development centres and factories are certified
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
Installation standards
The set of IEC 60364-X standards defines the main principles and rules on:
b
determining general characteristics of installations
b
protection
b
selection and installation of equipment
b
verification and maintenance of installations.
Product standards
They apply to devices or assemblies and are aimed at ensuring correct operation
and safety of the concerned products.
b
standards on low-voltage switchgear and controlgear:
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IEC 60947-1: general rules
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IEC 60947-2: circuit breakers
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IEC 60947-3: switches and disconnectors
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IEC 60947-4: contactors
v
IEC 62208: empty enclosures.
b
standards on low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies:
v
IEC 61439-1: general rules
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IEC 61439-2: power switchgear and controlgear assemblies
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IEC 61439-3: distribution boards
v
IEC 61439-4: assemblies for construction sites
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IEC 61439-5: assemblies for power distribution
v
IEC 61439-6: busbar trunking systems.
Design and manufacture.
Switchgear and controlgear
assemblies.
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Switchgear and controlgear.
Installation.
Regulations in a given country may make certain standards legally binding and may
also create additional safety requirements.
In addition to providing proof of the conformity of its quality-management system, a
product manufacturer can demonstrate the quality of products by providing proof that
the design and manufacture comply with the requirements in the applicable
standard.
Proof of conformity may be a declaration by the manufacturer or a certificate
supplied by an independent organisation.