AS 2381.

6—1993

Australian Standard 
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Electrical equipment for explosive

atmospheres—Selection,
installation and maintenance

Part 6: Increased safety e

 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee EL/14, Electrical Equipment in
Hazardous Areas. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on
10 December 1992 and published on 15 March 1993.

The following interests are represented on Committee EL/14:

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association

Australian Institute of Petroleum
Department of Mineral Resources, N.S.W.
Department of Resource Industries, Qld
Electrical Contractors Association of Australia
Electricity Supply Associations of Australia
Institute of Instrumentation and Control
Insurance Council of Australia
The WorkCover Authority, N.S.W.
Regulatory authorities (electrical)
Testing interests

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 AS 2381.6—1993

Australian Standard 
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Electrical equipment for explosive

atmospheres—Selection,
installation and maintenance
Part 6: Increased safety e

First published as AS 1076.6—1977.

Revised and redesignated AS 2318.6—1993.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 8030 5
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Electrical Equipment
in Hazardous Areas, to supersede AS 1076, Part 6—1977, Code of practice for the selection,
installation and maintenance of electrical apparatus and associated equipment for use in
explosive atmospheres, Part 6: Apparatus with type of protection e —Increased safety.
This is Part 6 of a series of Standards covering the selection, installation and maintenance
of electrical equipment for use in areas where flammable materials are generated, processed,
handled or stored, and which therefore are potentially explosive.
Each part details requirements appropriate to one of the types of protection techniques used
to achieve electrical safety. Part 1 of this series details general requirements pertaining to all
types of protection techniques and therefore must be read in conjunction with this Part.
Other Standards in this series are as follows:
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Part 1: General requirements

Part 2: Flameproof enclosure d
Part 7: Intrinsic safety i
Part 10: Class II hazardous areas
Other parts of this Standard, dealing with the techniques of
Encapsulation m
Pressurization p
Sand filled q
Special protection s
Non-sparking n
are in the course of preparation.
The requirements specified in this Standard are supplementary to and not alternative to any
requirements which would apply to installations in non-hazardous areas (see AS 3000).
In its terminology, definitions and general treatment of the subject, this Part takes into
account BS 5345, Selection, installation and maintenance of electrical apparatus for use
in potentially explosive atmospheres (other than mining or explosive processing and
manufacture), Part 6: Installation and maintenance requirements for electrical apparatus
with type of protection e, Increased safety. Acknowledgment is made of this assistance.
Some of the more significant changes in this edition are as follows:
(a) A thorough editorial re-arrangement to improve the grouping of related clauses.
(b) Definitions and terminology have been revised to align with other Australian and
international Standards.
(c) Requirements which relate to the installation of equipment and wiring have been
substantially revised and are now presented in the mandatory form.
This Standard is intended to apply to installations, or alterations or additions thereto, made
or carried out after the date of publication, but it is recommended that it should not be
applied on a mandatory basis before 13 September 1993. However, if work on an installation
is commenced before publication of this edition, the Authority may grant permission for the
installation to be carried out in accordance with AS 1076.6 — 1977.
Application of different typefaces Three different typefaces are used in this Standard, each
of these having a specific purpose, as follows:
(a) Bold type Bold type opening statements which follow a Clause or Sub-clause
heading and define a fundamental principle.
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(b) Normal type These are mandatory requirements which form the substance of a Clause
in that they indicate certain methods which satisfy the essential requirements.
(c) Reduced normal type These are explanatory notes which may give advice. They are preceded
by ‘NOTE’.
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CONTENTS

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SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . .. .. .. . ... . . . .. .. .. 5

1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . .. . . . . .. .. . .. .. .. . ... . . . .. .. .. 5
1.3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . .. .. .. . ... . . . .. .. .. 6
1.4 PRINCIPLE OF TECHNIQUE . . .. . . . . .. .. . .. .. .. . ... . . . .. .. .. 7

SECTION 2 SELECTION

2.1 SCOPE OF SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.2 AREA CLASSIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3 GROUPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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2.4 TEMPERATURE CLASSIFICATION (LIMITING TEMPERATURE) . . . . 8

2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.6 ROTATING MACHINES AND SIMILAR EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.7 TERMINAL AND JUNCTION BOXES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

SECTION 3 INSTALLATION

3.1 SCOPE OF SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.2 INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3 ELECTRICAL PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.4 INSTALLATION OF METALLIC CONDUIT SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.5 INSTALLATION OF NON-METALLIC CONDUIT SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . 10
3.6 INSTALLATION OF CABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.7 CONDUCTOR TERMINATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.8 SELECTION AND NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS APPLIED TO EACH
TERMINAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.9 PORTABLE EQUIPMENT AND ITS CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SECTION 4 INSPECTION AND TESTING, INCLUDING COMMISSIONING

4.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 DOCUMENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.3 FORMS OF INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.4 TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

SECTION 5 MAINTENANCE

5.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.2 PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.3 REPAIRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

APPENDICES

A SELECTION OF ROTATING MACHINES AND THE ASSOCIATED

ELECTRICAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B INSPECTION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
C SELECTION OF Ex e COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
D INFORMATION REGARDING INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E TYPICAL Ex e TERMINALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
F RECOMMENDED TIGHTENING TORQUE VALUES FOR TERMINAL
CLAMPING SCREWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard

Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres—

Selection, installation and maintenance

Part 6: Increased safety e

S E C T I O N 1 S C O P E A N D G E N E R A L
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1.1 SCOPE This Standard sets out requirements for the selection, installation and
maintenance of increased safety equipment, type of protection e.
This Standard shall be read in conjunction with AS 2381.1, which describes the
fundamental considerations which affect the selection, installation and maintenance
requirements of all electrical equipment used in hazardous areas.
NOTE: Requirements for the design and construction of increased safety electrical equipment
are given in AS 2380.6.

1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this

Standard:
AS
1023 Low voltage switchgear and controlgear—Protection of electric motors
1359 Rotating electrical machines—General requirements
1359.30 Part 30: Duty and rating
1359.41 Part 41: General characteristics
1828 Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres—Cable glands
1939 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment
(IP Code)
2052 Metallic conduits and fittings
2380 Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres—Explosion-protection
techniques
2380.1 Part 1: General requirements
2380.6 Part 6: Increased safety
2381 Electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres—Selection, installation and
maintenance
2381.1 Part 1: General requirements
2430 Classification of hazardous areas
2430.1 Part 1: Explosive gas atmospheres
2430.3 Part 3: Specific occupancies
2768 Electrical insulating materials—Evaluation and classification based on thermal
endurance

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