SIST EN 300 019-1-4 V2.1.2:2006
(Main)Environmental Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 1-4: Classification of environmental conditions; Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations
General Information
- Abstract
The purpose of the present document is to define a class of environmental conditions and their severities to which equipment may be exposed. Only severe conditions, which may be harmful to the equipment, are included. The severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being exceeded; generally less than 1 %. The present document applies to equipment mounted for stationary use including periods of erection work, down time, maintenance and repair at non-weatherprotected locations defined in clause 5.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 31-Jan-2006
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Feb-2006
- Due Date
- 01-Feb-2006
- Completion Date
- 01-Feb-2006
Overview
SIST EN 300 019-1-4 V2.1.2:2006 is a key European standard for environmental engineering in telecommunications. It provides a rigorous classification system for environmental conditions and test parameters applicable to telecommunications equipment intended for stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations. Developed by the Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo (SIST) in alignment with ETSI standards, this document sets out critical criteria to ensure equipment reliability and durability where exposure to severe external environmental factors is likely.
The standard is designed to address only those environmental conditions that could have harmful effects on equipment, defining severity levels with a low probability (generally less than 1%) of being exceeded. These classifications and tests support manufacturers, installers, and users in ensuring robust and uninterrupted operation in challenging settings, including during construction, maintenance, and repair.
Key Topics
Classification of Environmental Conditions:
- Defines four main classes (4.1, 4.1E, 4.2L, 4.2H) covering a range from typical European climates to extreme cold and hot conditions found worldwide.
- Addresses the impacts of ambient temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind, precipitation, and other climate factors.
- Includes potential exposure to dust, sand, air pollutants, biological influences (such as mould or rodents), and mechanical stresses (vibration and shock).
Test Severities and Methods:
- Specifies parameters for physical and chemical durability under real-world scenarios.
- Identifies test limits for earthquake resistance and mechanical vibration, referencing industry-accepted models and guidance.
Special Considerations for Non-weatherprotected Locations:
- Emphasizes conditions for equipment installed in open-air environments-exposed to weather fluctuations, industrial emissions, and potential contamination.
- Outlines the necessity for special environmental classes or additional protective measures where severe chemical or mechanical impacts are anticipated.
Applications
This standard is essential throughout the life cycle of telecommunications systems, especially for:
- Outdoor telecommunications installations such as base stations, remote cabinets, transmission towers, and distribution points.
- Industrial environments where exposure to pollutants and mechanical stresses is higher than in protected settings.
- Coastal and urban sites subject to salt, soot, or other airborne contaminants.
- Critical infrastructure deployment and maintenance, ensuring ongoing equipment functionality even under adverse weather and environmental impact during periods of erection, repair, or downtime.
- Manufacturers, system integrators, and service providers need this standard to design, specify, or select products fit for severe external conditions.
Applying the standard ensures greater equipment longevity, reduced downtime, and improved service continuity in non-weatherprotected environments. It also enables organizations to meet regulatory compliance and to benchmark their solutions against a recognized international standard for environmental performance.
Related Standards
To provide a comprehensive approach to environmental engineering for telecom equipment, the following related standards are often referenced alongside SIST EN 300 019-1-4 V2.1.2:2006:
- IEC 60721-3-4: Classification of environmental conditions – Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations.
- IEC 60721-2-4: Environmental conditions appearing in nature – Solar radiation and temperature.
- IEC 60068 series: Environmental testing – Guidance on methods including shock and seismic testing.
- SIST EN 300 019-1-3: Classification of environmental conditions – Stationary use at weatherprotected locations.
- SIST EN 300 019-2-4: Specification of environmental tests for stationary use at non-weatherprotected sites.
These standards enable a holistic environmental testing and classification framework, enhancing the resilience and operational reliability of telecommunications systems in a wide array of challenging environmental scenarios.
Keywords: telecommunication equipment, environmental conditions, stationary use, non-weatherprotected locations, environmental tests, ETSI standards, SIST, durability, robustness, outdoor installations, compliance, equipment testing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 300 019-1-4 V2.1.2:2006 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Environmental Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 1-4: Classification of environmental conditions; Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations". This standard covers: The purpose of the present document is to define a class of environmental conditions and their severities to which equipment may be exposed. Only severe conditions, which may be harmful to the equipment, are included. The severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being exceeded; generally less than 1 %. The present document applies to equipment mounted for stationary use including periods of erection work, down time, maintenance and repair at non-weatherprotected locations defined in clause 5.
The purpose of the present document is to define a class of environmental conditions and their severities to which equipment may be exposed. Only severe conditions, which may be harmful to the equipment, are included. The severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being exceeded; generally less than 1 %. The present document applies to equipment mounted for stationary use including periods of erection work, down time, maintenance and repair at non-weatherprotected locations defined in clause 5.
SIST EN 300 019-1-4 V2.1.2:2006 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 19.040 - Environmental testing; 33.050.01 - Telecommunication terminal equipment in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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Environmental Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for
telecommunications equipment; Part 1-4: Classification of environmental conditions;
Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 300 019-1-4 Version 2.1.2
ICS:
19.040 Preskušanje v zvezi z Environmental testing
okoljem
33.050.01 Telekomunikacijska Telecommunication terminal
terminalska oprema na equipment in general
splošno
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
European Standard (Telecommunications series)
Environmental Engineering (EE);
Environmental conditions and environmental tests
for telecommunications equipment;
Part 1-4: Classification of environmental conditions;
Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations
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Reference
REN/EE-01027-1-4[2]
Keywords
environment, testing, equipment practice
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.4
Foreword.4
1 Scope.5
2 References.5
3 Definitions.6
4 Environmental classes.6
4.1 Class 4.1: Non-weatherprotected locations .7
4.2 Class 4.1E: Non-weatherprotected locations - extended .7
4.3 Class 4.2L: Non-weatherprotected locations - extremely cold.7
4.4 Class 4.2H: Non-weatherprotected locations - extremely warm dry.7
5 Environmental conditions.9
5.1 Climatic conditions.9
5.2 Biological conditions.9
5.3 Chemically active substances .10
5.4 Mechanically active substances.10
5.5 Mechanical conditions.11
5.6 Earthquake conditions.11
History .14
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Foreword
This European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Environmental
Engineering (EE).
The present document is part 1, sub part 4 of a multi-part deliverable covering the classification of environmental
conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment, as identified below:
Part 1: "Classification of environmental conditions"; (see note 1)
Sub-part 0: "Introduction";
Sub-part 1: "Storage";
Sub-part 2: "Transportation";
Sub-part 3: "Stationary use at weatherprotected locations";
Sub-part 4: "Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations";
Sub-part 5: "Ground vehicle installations";
Sub-part 6: "Ship environments";
Sub-part 7 : "Portable and non-stationary use";
Sub-part 8: "Stationary use at underground locations";
Part 2: "Specification of environmental tests". (See note 2.)
NOTE 1: Specifies different standardized environmental classes covering climatic and biological conditions,
chemically and mechanically active substances and mechanical conditions during storage, transportation
and in use. Sub-part 1-0 forms a general overview of part 1.
NOTE 2: Specifies the recommended test severities and test methods for the different environmental classes.
National transposition dates
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 July 2003
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 31 January 2004
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 January 2004
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1 Scope
The purpose of the present document is to define a class of environmental conditions and their severities to which
equipment may be exposed. Only severe conditions, which may be harmful to the equipment, are included. The
severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being exceeded; generally less than 1 %.
The present document applies to equipment mounted for stationary use including periods of erection work, down time,
maintenance and repair at non-weatherprotected locations defined in clause 5.
2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
• References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific.
• For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
• For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
http://docbox.etsi.org/Reference.
[1] IEC 60721-3-4: "Classification of environmental conditions - Part 3: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their severities - Section 4: Stationary use at non-weatherprotected
locations".
[2] IEC 60721-2-4: "Classification of environmental conditions - Part 2: Environmental conditions
appearing in nature. Solar radiation and temperature".
[3] IEC 60068-2-27: "Environmental testing. Part 2: Tests. Test Ea and guidance: Shock".
[4] IEC 60721-2-6: "Classification of environmental conditions. Part 2: Environmental conditions
appearing in nature - Earthquake vibration and shock".
[5] IEC 60068-3-3: "Environmental testing - Part 3: Guidance. Seismic test methods for equipment".
[6] ETSI EN 300 019-1-3: "Environmental Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and
environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 1-3: Classification of environmental
conditions; Stationary use at weatherprotected locations".
[7] ETSI EN 300 019-2-4: "Environmental Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and
environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 2-4: Specification of environmental
tests; Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations".
[8] ETSI ETR 035: "Equipment Engineering (EE); Environmental engineering; Guidance and
terminology".
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3 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions apply:
absolute humidity: mass of water vapour in grammes which is associated with one cubic metre of dry air in an
air/water vapour mixture
non-weatherprotected location: location at which the equipment is not protected from direct weather influences
relative humidity: ratio of the partial pressure of the water vapour in moist air at a given temperature, to the partial
pressure of the water vapour in saturated air at the same temperature
stationary use: The equipment is mounted firmly on the structure, or on mounting devices, or it is permanently placed
at a certain site. It is not intended for portable use - but short periods of handling during erection works, down time,
maintenance and repair at the location are included.
4 Environmental classes
The classes shown in parentheses, e.g. (4C3), may be selected for special applications.
These classes apply to a non-weatherprotected location.
These classes apply to locations:
- which are directly exposed to an open-air climate, including solar radiation, movement of the surrounding air,
precipitation and water jets; splashing water;
- where mould growth, or attacks by animals but excluding termites, may occur;
- with normal levels of contaminants experienced in urban areas with industrial activities scattered over the
whole area and/or with heavy traffic. It also applies to coastal areas;
NOTE 1: At locations in the immediate neighbourhood of industrial sources with chemical emissions either special
precautions must be taken or a special chemical class must be chosen.
- in areas with sand or dust sources, including urban areas;
NOTE 2: At locations in geographical areas with wind-driven sand or dust in air special precautions must be taken
or a special class for mechanically active substances must be chosen.
- where transmitted vibrations are experienced from machines or passing vehicles. Higher level shocks may be
experienced e.g. from adjacent machines.
NOTE 3: More severe mechanical conditions are to be expected for equipment intended for public use. Special
requirements should be stated for such equipment, e.g. protection against vandalism.
If earthquake conditions can be expected, the conditions stated in clause 5.6 apply.
Two groups of classes are considered:
- Classes 4.1 and 4.1E apply to general
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