SIST EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2:2006
(Main)Environmental Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 1-8: Classification of environmental conditions; Stationary use at underground locations
- Abstract
The present document defines the classes of environmental conditions and their severities to which telecommunications equipment may be exposed. The severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being exceeded; generally less than 1 %. The present document applies to equipment installed for stationary use at underground locations during:
- normal operation;
- on site installation and lining up;
- repair, maintenance and restoration of functions failed.
- 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
SIST EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2:2006 is a SIST standard in the ETSI Environmental Engineering (EE) series for telecommunications equipment. It specifies the class of environmental conditions and severities for stationary use at underground locations. In practice, it helps users describe the underground site environment that equipment may face during operation, installation, maintenance, and repair.
What does SIST EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2:2006 specify?
SIST EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2:2006 defines environmental condition classes for telecommunications equipment used in underground locations, with one main class: class 8.1 for partly weatherprotected underground locations. It is organized into Scope, References, Definitions and abbreviations, Environmental class, and Environmental conditions.
The scope covers stationary equipment during normal operation, on-site installation and lining up, repair, maintenance, and restoration of failed functions. The standard is therefore aimed at site conditions, not portable use.
The body then sets out:
- class 8.1 and its relationship to IEC 60721 classes
- climatic conditions
- biological conditions
- chemically active substances
- mechanically active substances
- mechanical conditions
- earthquake conditions
Figure 1 gives the climatogram for class 8.1, and figure 2 gives the earthquake response spectrum.
What are the key requirements of SIST EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2:2006?
Environmental class
Clause 4 defines class 8.1 as partly weatherprotected underground locations. The site is protected from direct weather influences, but those influences are not completely excluded. In practice, this tells the reader which underground installations fit the class, such as footway boxes, manholes, and some tunnels.
Clause 4 also notes that the climate in this class is based on measurements at typical underground telecommunications locations, because the IEC 60721 series has no dedicated underground class. That matters when selecting equipment or site profiles for testing.
Climatic, biological and chemical conditions
Clause 5.1 sets the climatic envelope for class 8.1. It covers moderate to warm temperatures, high humidity, condensation, icing, limited air movement, and the possibility of dripping water, condensed water, and soil water. For the user, this means equipment may need protection against moisture ingress and temperature cycling more than against direct sun or wind-driven rain.
Clause 5.2 allows mould, fungus, rodents, and other harmful animals, while excluding termites. This is relevant for enclosure design, material choice, and maintenance planning.
Clause 5.3 covers airborne contaminants such as sea salts, road salts, sulphur compounds, chlorine, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, ammonia, ozone, and nitrogen oxides. It also notes that special class 3C3 values may be selected for individual parameters where needed, which helps when the installation is near stronger industrial emissions.
Mechanical and earthquake conditions
Clause 5.4 covers sand and dust, and clause 5.5 covers vibration and shock. The class includes stationary sinusoidal vibration and non-stationary vibration including shock, with a more severe special mechanical option 3M5. This matters when equipment is exposed to traffic vibration, nearby machinery, or similar mechanical disturbance.
Clause 5.6 addresses earthquake conditions. It uses a response spectrum approach and explains Zero Period Acceleration (ZPA), with assumptions for rigid foundations or high-rigidity structures. In practice, this is the part to use when the installation must be checked for seismic movement as well as ordinary vibration.
What terms does SIST EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2:2006 define?
- Absolute humidity - the mass of water vapour in a given volume of dry air.
- Relative humidity - the ratio of water vapour pressure in moist air to saturation pressure at the same temperature.
- Stationary use - equipment permanently placed at a site.
- Weatherprotected location - a location where equipment is protected from direct weather influences.
- Partly weatherprotected location - a location where direct weather influences are not completely excluded.
- RS - Response Spectrum, used to describe expected seismic motion at the mounting point.
- ZPA - Zero Period Acceleration, the high-frequency asymptotic acceleration level of a response spectrum.
Who uses SIST EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2:2006?
Telecommunications equipment manufacturers use this standard to describe the expected underground environment for enclosures and installed equipment. Test engineers use it to select environmental severities for qualification and type testing.
Site planners, installers, and maintenance teams use it when specifying conditions for manholes, footway boxes, tunnels, and similar underground locations. Quality managers and buyers use it to check whether a product is suited to the intended site environment.
What changed in SIST EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2:2006 from the previous edition?
The document history shows the earlier ETS 300 019-1-8 publication, a V2.1.0 approval step, and this V2.1.2 publication. The history records this version as the April 2002 publication of the standard.
Which standards are used with SIST EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2:2006?
The standard references these documents:
- IEC 60721-3-3 - provides the general classification of environmental groups and severities for stationary use at weatherprotected locations.
- IEC 60068-2-27 - provides shock test guidance used for the mechanical discussion.
- IEC 60721-2-6 - provides earthquake vibration and shock conditions in nature, used for the seismic class.
- IEC 60068-3-3 - provides seismic test methods and the response spectrum guidance used in clause 5.6.
The foreword also places this part in the wider ETSI series:
- Part 1-0 - general overview
- Part 1-1 to Part 1-7 - storage, transportation, stationary use at weatherprotected and non-weatherprotected locations, ground vehicles, ship environments, and portable/non-stationary use
- Part 2 - specification of environmental tests
What does the SIST EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2:2006 document contain?
SIST EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2:2006 contains one climate profile, one biological description, one chemical contamination table, one mechanical condition table, and one earthquake section with a response spectrum and coordinate points. These are used to describe site conditions for design, test planning, and equipment selection.
It also includes a climatogram for class 8.1 and a seismic response spectrum figure. The tables and figures give the practical profile of the underground environment without turning the document into a test method standard.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 300 019-1-8 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 1-8: Classification of environmental conditions; Stationary use at underground locations". This standard covers: The present document defines the classes of environmental conditions and their severities to which telecommunications equipment may be exposed. The severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being exceeded; generally less than 1 %. The present document applies to equipment installed for stationary use at underground locations during: - normal operation; - on site installation and lining up; - repair, maintenance and restoration of functions failed.
The present document defines the classes of environmental conditions and their severities to which telecommunications equipment may be exposed. The severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being exceeded; generally less than 1 %. The present document applies to equipment installed for stationary use at underground locations during: - normal operation; - on site installation and lining up; - repair, maintenance and restoration of functions failed.
SIST EN 300 019-1-8 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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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2006
Okoljski inženiring (EE) – Okoljski pogoji in preskusi vplivov okolja na
telekomunikacijsko opremo – 1-8. del: Klasifikacija okoljskih pogojev – Fiksna
uporaba na podzemnih lokacijah
Environmental Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for
telecommunications equipment; Part 1-8: Classification of environmental conditions;
Stationary use at underground locations
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 300 019-1-8 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 1-8: Classification of environmental conditions;
Stationary use at underground locations
2 ETSI EN 300 019-1-8 V2.1.2 (2002-04)
Reference
REN/EE-01027-1-8
Keywords
environment, testing, underground
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.4
Foreword.4
1 Scope .5
2 References .5
3 Definitions and abbreviations.5
3.1 Definitions.5
3.2 Abbreviations .6
4 Environmental class .6
4.1 Class 8.1: partly weatherprotected underground locations.6
5 Environmental conditions.7
5.1 Climatic conditions.7
5.2 Biological conditions.8
5.3 Chemically active substances .8
5.4 Mechanically active substances.8
5.5 Mechanical conditions.9
5.6 Earthquake conditions .9
History .11
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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 8 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";
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".
Part 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.
Part 1-0 forms a general overview of part 1.
Part 2 specifies the recommended test severities and test methods for the different environmental classes.
National transposition dates
Date of adoption of this EN: 19 April 2002
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 July 2002
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 31 January 2003
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 January 2003
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1 Scope
The present document defines the classes of environmental conditions and their severities to which telecommunications
equipment may be exposed. The severities specified are those which will have a low probability of being exceeded;
generally less than 1 %.
The present document applies to equipment installed for stationary use at underground locations during:
- normal operation;
- on site installation and lining up;
- repair, maintenance and restoration of functions failed.
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.
[1] IEC 60721-3-3: "Classification of environmental conditions - Part 3: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their severities - Section 3: Stationary use at weatherprotected
locations".
[2] IEC 60068-2-27: "Environmental testing. Part 2: Tests. Test Ea and guidance: Shock".
[3] IEC 60721-2-6: "Classification of environmental conditions. Part 2: Environmental conditions
appearing in nature. Earthquake vibration and shock".
[4] IEC 60068-3-3: "Environmental testing. Part 3: Guidance. Seismic test methods for equipment".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 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/watervapourmixture
NOTE: It is not intended for portable use but short periods of handling during erection work, down time,
maintenance and repair at the location are accepted.
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: equipment permanently placed at a certain site
weatherprotected location: location at which the equipment is protected from direct weather influences
NOTE 1: Totally weatherprotected location: direct weather influences are totally excluded.
NOTE 2: Partly weath
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