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SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

The installation, inspection and maintenance

of equipment used in explosive atmospheres

Part 1: Installations including surface

installations on mines

WARNING
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Table of changes
Change No. Date Scope
Amdt 1 2014 Amended to reinsert omitted clauses, and to clarify the information
in annex A.

Foreword
This South African standard was approved by National Committee SABS/TC 65, Explosion
prevention, in accordance with procedures of the SABS Standards Division, in compliance with
annex 3 of the WTO/TBT agreement.

This document was published in June 2014.

This document supersedes SANS 10086-1:2011 (edition 4).

A vertical line in the margin indicates where the text has been technically modified by amendment
No. 1.

This document is referenced in the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995), the Local
Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000), and the Constitution of the
Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996).

In this part of SANS 10086, reference is made to national legislation. In South Africa, the following
legislation and authorities are responsible for the control of hazardous locations:

a) the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996), administered by the Chief Inspector
of Mines, of the Department of Mineral Resources and Department of Energy;

b) the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993), administered by the Chief
Inspector of Occupational Health and Safety, of the Department of Labour;

c) the Explosives Act, 2003 (Act No. 15 of 2003), administered by the Chief Inspector of
Explosives, of the Department of Labour.

In South Africa, it is required that the test laboratory referred to in this part of SANS 10086 be an
approved test laboratory (ATL).

SANS 10086 consists of the following parts under the general title The installation, inspection and
maintenance of equipment used in explosive atmospheres:

Part 1: Installations including surface installations on mines.

Part 2: Electrical equipment installed underground in mines.

Part 3: Repair and overhaul of equipment.

Annex A forms an integral part of this document.

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Contents
Page

Foreword

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................... 3

2 Normative references ............................................................................................................ 3

3 Definitions ............................................................................................................................ 4

4 Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 4

Annex A (normative) IEC Certified Person Scheme and overview of requirements

for installations in explosive atmospheres ................................................................. 5

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The installation, inspection and maintenance of equipment used in

explosive atmospheres

Part 1:
Installations including surface installations on mines

1 Scope
1.1 This part of SANS 10086 covers the installation, inspection and maintenance of electrical or
mechanical apparatus (or both) to be used in surface installations including surface installations on
mines, in atmospheres that might be explosive because of the presence of gases, vapours, mist,
dust, or fibres that are flammable in the presence of atmospheric oxygen.

1.2 This part of SANS 10086 does not cover the risks that arise from the toxicity of flammable
substances or their reaction products, nor does it cover explosives.

1.3 Mining applications are covered in SANS 10086-2.

2 Normative references
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. Information on currently valid national
and international standards can be obtained from the SABS Standards Division.

ARP 0108, Regulatory requirements for explosion-protected apparatus.

SANS 10086-2, The installation, inspection and maintenance of equipment used in explosive
atmospheres – Part 2: Electrical equipment installed underground in mines.

SANS 10086-3, The installation, inspection and maintenance of equipment used in explosive
atmospheres – Part 3: Repair and overhaul of equipment

SANS 10108, The classification of hazardous locations and the selection of apparatus for use in
such locations.

SANS 10142-1, The wiring of premises – Part 1: Low-voltage installations.

SANS 60079-10-1/IEC 60079-10-1, Explosive atmospheres – Part 10-1: Classification of areas –

Explosive gas atmospheres.
Amdt 1

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SANS 60079-10-2/IEC 60079-10-2, Explosive atmospheres – Part 10-2: Classification of areas –

Combustible dust atmospheres.

SANS 60079-14/IEC 60079-14, Explosive atmospheres – Part 14: Electrical installations design,
selection and erection.

SANS 60079-17/IEC 60079-17, Explosive atmospheres – Part 17: Electrical installations inspection
and maintenance.

SANS 60079-19/IEC 60079-19, Explosive atmospheres – Part 19: Equipment repair, overhaul and
reclamation.

3 Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the definitions given in SANS 60079-14 and SANS 60079-17
apply.

4 Requirements
The requirements for installation of equipment given in SANS 60079-14 and the requirement for
inspection and maintenance given in SANS 60079-17 shall apply.

The IEC Certified Person Scheme shall be as given in annex A. Annex A also provides an overview
of the requirements for installations in explosive atmospheres.
Amdt 1

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Annex A
(normative)

IEC Certified Person Scheme and an overview of requirements

for installations in explosive atmospheres
A.1 IEC Certified Person Scheme
The IEC Certified Person Scheme (see table A.1) provides the global Ex industries with a single
system for the assessment and qualification of persons that meet the competency prerequisites
needed to properly implement the safety requirements based on the suite of IEC International
Standards covering explosive atmospheres, for example the SANS 60079 series of standards
(see table A.1).

Table A.1 — IEC Certified Person Scheme

1 2 3
Industrial classification Industrial description Standardsa
Manufacturing SANS 60079-10
Product design.
SANS 60079-14
Making of product.
SANS 60079-17
Placing of product on the market
SANS 60079-19
Installation Correct selection of equipment. SANS 60079-10
Correct installation. SANS 60079-14
Documentation. SANS 60079-17
Equipment use/Maintenance Maintenance/Repair/Overhaul. SANS 60079-17
Documentation SANS 60079-19
a
These standards shall be complied with.

A.2 Overview of requirements for installations in explosive

atmospheres
An overview of the requirements to be complied with in terms of the relevant national legislation
(see foreword) for installations in explosive atmospheres shall be as given in table A.2.

Table A.2 — Requirements in accordance with the relevant national

legislation (see foreword)

1 2 3
Industrial classification Industrial description Standardsa
Area classification Classification of surface gas areas. SANS 10108 and SANS 60079-10-1
Classification of surface dust areas SANS 10108 and SANS 60079-10-2
Equipment selection Equipment selection. SANS 10108 and SANS 60079-14
Equipment certification requirements SANS 10108 and ARP 0108
Installation (erection) Surface installations including SANS 10086-1, SANS 60079-14,
surface installations on mines. SANS 10142-1 and SANS 60079-14
Installations in underground mines SANS 10086-2
Inspection and Inspection and maintenance of
SANS 10086-1 and SANS 60079-17
maintenance surface installations.
Wiring of premises Low-voltage installations SANS 10142-1
Repair Repair of equipment used in SANS 10086-3, ARP 0108,
explosive atmospheres. SANS 10108 and SANS 60079-19
a
These standards shall be complied with.
Amdt 1
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