SIST EN IEC 61340-4-11:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2025
Elektrostatika - 4-11. del: Standardne preskusne metode za posebno uporabo -
Preskušanje elektrostatičnih lastnosti kompozitnih IBC (IEC 61340-4-11:2025)
Electrostatics - Part 4-11: Standard test methods for specific applications - Testing of
electrostatic properties of composite IBC (IEC 61340-4-11:2025)
Elektrostatik - Teil 4-11: Standard-Prüfverfahren für spezielle Anwendungen - Prüfung
der elektrostatischen Eigenschaften von Kombinations-IBC (RIBC) - Prüfungen im
Rahmen der Qualitätssicherung und Sicherheit (IEC 61340-4-11:2025)
électrostatique - Partie 4-11: Méthodes d'essai normalisées pour des applications
spécifiques - Essais des propriétés électrostatiques des grv composites (IEC 61340-4-
11:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61340-4-11:2025
ICS:
17.220.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
elektriko in magnetizmom electricity and magnetism
55.080 Vreče. Vrečke Sacks. Bags
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61340-4-11

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2025
ICS 17.220.99; 29.020; 55.080
English Version
Electrostatics - Part 4-11: Standard test methods for specific
applications - Testing of electrostatic properties of composite
IBC
(IEC 61340-4-11:2025)
Électrostatique - Partie 4-11 : Méthodes d'essai Elektrostatik - Teil 4-11: Standard-Prüfverfahren für
normalisées pour des applications spécifiques - Essais des spezielle Anwendungen - Prüfung der elektrostatischen
propriétés électrostatiques des GRV composites Eigenschaften von Kombinations-IBC (RIBC)
(IEC 61340-4-11:2025) (IEC 61340-4-11:2025)
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European foreword
The text of document 101/723/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61340-4-11, prepared by TC 101
"Electrostatics" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2026-05-31
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61340-4-11:2025 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 60079-32-2:2015 NOTE Approved as EN 60079-32-2:2015 (not modified)
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cencenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC/TS 60079-32-1 2013 Explosive atmospheres - Part 32-1: CLC/TR 60079-32-1 2018
Electrostatic hazards, guidance
+ A1 2017
IEC 61010-1 - Safety requirements for electrical EN 61010-1 -
equipment for measurement, control,
and laboratory use - Part 1: General
requirements
IEC 61010-2-030 - Safety requirements for electrical EN IEC 61010-2-030 -
equipment for measurement, control,
and laboratory use - Part 2-030:
Particular requirements for equipment
having testing or measuring circuits
ISO 48-4 - Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - - -
Determination of hardness – Part 4:
Indentation hardness by durometer
method (Shore hardness)
IEC 61340-4-11 ®
Edition 1.0 2025-03
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Electrostatics –
Part 4-11: Standard test methods for specific applications – Testing of

electrostatic properties of composite IBC

Électrostatique –
Partie 4-11 : Méthodes d'essai normalisées pour des applications spécifiques –

Essais des propriétés électrostatiques des GRV composites

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 17.220.99, 29.020, 55.080 ISBN 978-2-8327-0245-1

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Electrical resistance measurements . 7
4.1 Atmosphere for conditioning and testing . 7
4.2 Apparatus . 7
4.2.1 Instrumentation for measuring surface resistance and resistance to earth . 7
4.2.2 Instrumentation for measuring earth continuity resistance . 8
4.2.3 Electrode assembly for measuring surface resistance and resistance to
earth of inner receptacles . 9
4.2.4 Test leads . 11
4.3 Test procedures . 12
4.3.1 Surface resistance . 12
4.3.2 Resistance to earth of inner receptacle . 13
4.3.3 Resistance to earth of liquid in the inner receptacle . 14
4.3.4 Earth continuity resistance . 15
4.4 Test report . 16
5 Tests . 17
5.1 Tests on new composite IBC . 17
5.1.1 General . 17
5.1.2 Tests of new conductively encased composite IBC with insulating inner
receptacle . 17
5.1.3 Tests on new coated and coextruded composite IBC . 17
5.2 Tests on composite IBC after the first filling . 18
5.2.1 Requirements for periodic examination and testing . 18
5.2.2 Tests of conductively encased composite IBC with insulating inner
receptacle . 18
5.2.3 Tests on coated and coextruded composite IBC . 18
5.2.4 Tests on reconditioned composite IBC . 18
6 Test report and documentation . 20
Annex A (informative) Examples of a test report sheet and safety labels . 21
Bibliography . 24

Figure 1 – Example of an electrode assembly for laboratory evaluations and
acceptance testing . 10
Figure 2 – Example of a contact/support disc with an articulated joint . 10
Figure 3 – Operation of the push-rod handle: relaxed position (left) and measuring
position (right) . 11
Figure 4 – Test procedures for measuring surface resistance . 13
Figure 5 – Test procedure for measuring resistance to earth of an inner receptacle . 14
Figure 6 – Test procedure for measuring resistance to earth of liquid in an inner
receptacle . 15
Figure 7 – Test procedure for measuring earth continuity resistance . 16
Figure A.1 – Example of a test report sheet . 23
Figure A.2 – Safety labels . 23

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ELECTROSTATICS –
Part 4-11: Standard test methods for specific applications –
Testing of electrostatic properties of composite IBC

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