EN 60900:2004

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 60900:2004
STANDARD
september 2004
Delo pod napetostjo – Ročna orodja za uporabo pri izmeničnih napetostih do
največ 1000 V in enosmernih napetostih do 1500 V
Live working - Hand tools for use up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c.
ICS 13.260 Referenčna številka
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60900
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2004
ICS 29.260.99; 13.260; 29.240.20 Supersedes EN 60900:1993 + A1:1995 + A11:1997 + A2:2002

English version
Live working –
Hand tools for use up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c.
(IEC 60900:2004)
Travaux sous tension –  Arbeiten unter Spannung -
Outils à main pour usage jusqu'à Handwerkzeuge zum Gebrauch
1 000 V en courant alternatif et bis AC 1 000 V und DC 1 500 V
1 500 V en courant continu (IEC 60900:2004)
(CEI 60900:2004)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2004-03-16. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

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Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Ref. No. EN 60900:2004 E
Foreword
The text of document 78/547/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60900, prepared by IEC TC 78, Live
working, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 60900 on 2004-03-16.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60900:1993 + A1:1995 + A11:1997 + A2:2002.
This new EN 60900
– adds requirements concerning interchangeable tools, where the used components are from
different manufacturers;
– adds requirements and test values concerning insulating tools;
– includes bit-screwdrivers;
– includes screwdrivers with screw retaining devices;
– enlarges conditioning and test possibilities of the dielectric test;
– clarifies questions concerning quality assurance and
– includes the number of the standard with the year of publication (four digits) into the marking
requirements.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2005-01-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2007-04-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60900:2004 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60743 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60743:2001 (not modified).
ISO 9001 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 9001:2001 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE Where an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60060-1 1989 High-voltage test techniques
+ corr. March 1990 Part 1: General definitions and test HD 588.1 S1 1991
requirements
IEC 60212 1971 Standard conditions for use prior to and HD 437 S1 1984
during the testing of solid electrical
insulating materials
database
IEC 60417 Graphical symbols for use on - -
equipment
IEC 61318 2003 Live working - Quality assurance plans - -
applicable to tools, devices and
equipment
IEC 61477 2001 Live working - Minimum requirements EN 61477 2002
for the utilization of tools, devices and
equipment
A1 2002 A1 2002
ISO 1174-1 1996 Assembly tools for screw and nuts - - -
Driving squares
Part 1: Driving squares for hand socket
tools
ISO 9654 1989 Pliers and nippers for electronics - - -
Single-purpose nippers - Cutting
nippers
ISO 9655 1989 Pliers and nippers for electronics - - -
Single-purpose nippers - Pliers for
gripping and manipulating
ISO 9656 1989 Pliers and nippers for electronics - Test - -
methods
ISO 9657 1989 Pliers and nippers for electronics - - -
General technical requirements

NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE IEC
INTERNATIONAL
Deuxième édition
STANDARD
Second edition
2004-01
Travaux sous tension –
Outils à main pour usage jusqu'à 1 000 V
en courant alternatif et 1 500 V en courant
continu
Live working –
Hand tools for use up to 1 000 V a.c.
and 1 500 V d.c.
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.7
INTRODUCTION.11
1 Scope.13
2 Normative references .13
3 Terms and definitions .15
4 Requirements .15
4.1 General requirements.15
4.2 General requirements concerning insulating materials.19
4.3 Additional requirements.19
5 Type tests .25
5.1 General .25
5.2 Visual check.27
5.3 Dimensional check .27
5.4 Impact tests.27
5.5 Dielectric tests .29
5.6 Indentation test (for insulated tools) .33
5.7 Test for adhesion of the insulating material coating (for insulated tools) .33
5.8 Flame retardancy test.37
5.9 Mechanical tests .39
5.10 Durability of marking .41
6 Quality assurance plan .41
6.1 Routine tests .41
6.2 Sampling tests.43
6.3 Tools with negative test results .43
6.4 Records .43
6.5 Acceptance tests.43
Annex A (informative) Mechanical strength of insulating tools .77
Annex B (informative) Recommendation for use and in-service care .81
Annex C (normative) Examples of calculation of the unwinded length of coating and
acceptable leakage current .83
Annex D (normative) Sampling procedure .85
Annex E (normative) Acceptance tests.89
Bibliography.91
Figure 1 – Symbol IEC-60417-5216 (DB:2002-10) – Suitable for live working; double
triangle, and voltage indication (see 4.1.4).45
Figure 2 – Marking symbol for tools capable of being assembled and designed to be
interchangeable between different manufacturers (see 4.1.4 and 4.3.1.3.2) .45
Figure 3 – Description of the insulating overlapping element and different assembly
configurations for tools capable of being assembled with square drives (see 4.3.1.3.1) .47
Figure 4 – Illustration of insulation of typical tools (see 4.3.2 and 4.3.3) .49
Figure 5 – Illustration of insulation of pliers and knives .51

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Figure 6 – Illustration of insulation of pliers and nippers for electronics (see 4.3.4 and
5.5.4).53
Figure 7 – Example of insulation of the handles of tweezers (see 4.3.6) .55
Figure 8 – Examples of test arrangements for the impact test (see 5.4) .59
Figure 9 – Electric testing device for insulated tools (see 5.5.3).61
Figure 10 – Description of dummies for electrical tests for tools capable of being
assembled with square drives (see 5.5.3.1) .63
Figure 11 – Dielectric testing device for insulating tools (see 5.5.4) .63
Figure 12 – Indentation test (see 5.6) .65
Figure 13 – Principle of the testing device for checking adhesion of the insulating
coating on conductive parts of the tools (see 5.7.2) .69
Figure 14 – Testing device for checking adhesion of the insulating coating of
screwdrivers on conductive parts and the handle (see 5.7.3) .71
Figure 15 – Example of mountings for checking stability of adhesion of the insulation of
the entire tool (see 5.7.4).73
Figure 16 – Example of a flame retardancy test arrangement (see 5.8).75
Table 1 – Dimensions and tolerances of the insulating overlapping element .21
Table 2 – Dimensions and tolerances for dummies to be used for dielectric tests .31
Table A.1 – Torque values for insulating screwdrivers .77
Table D.1 – Classification of defects .85

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LIVE WORKING –
HAND TOOLS FOR USE UP TO 1 000 V AC
AND 1 500 V DC
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