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Live working - Methods for assessment of defects and verification of performance applicable to tools, devices and equipment
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STANDARD published on 29.6.2021
Designation standards: IEC 61318-ed.4.0
Publication date standards: 29.6.2021
SKU: NS-1029528
Approximate weight : 300 g (0.66 lbs)
Country: International technical standard
Category: Technical standards IEC
Protection against electric shockPower transmission and distribution linesOther electrical equipment for working in special conditions
IEC 61318:2021 This document defines methods to assess defects and to verify that products after the manufacturer process meet the requirements of the corresponding product standard. The principles of assessment of defects for live working products are detailed in this document to assist product standard developers in prescribing the best means to achieve suitable quality of every finished tool, device and piece of equipment. The following elements are not covered by the present document, but are included in each product standard: – type tests; – provisions and description for routine, sampling and acceptance tests; – identification and classification of defects; – risk analysis. This document does not cover conformity assessment of commercial shipments or certifications. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2007. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) change of the purpose of the document from a prescriptive testing standard to a standard assisting the project team in the conformance to respective product standard. b) introduction of conformance test, record of process, quality control documentation, adapted to the standard product. c) change of prescribed sampling procedure to adapted sampling tests to the product standard. d) suppression of the term “conformity assessment”. e) Introduction of the term “verification method” replacing “conformity assessment application”. IEC 61318:2021 Le present document definit des methodes d’evaluation des defauts et comment verifier que des produits satisfont aux exigences de la norme de produit correspondante, apres le processus de fabrication. Les principes devaluation des defauts des produits pour travaux sous tension sont detailles dans le present document afin daider les developpeurs de normes de produit a prescrire les meilleurs moyens pour obtenir une qualite adaptee de chaque outil, dispositif et equipement fini. Les elements suivants ne sont pas couverts par le present document, mais sont inclus dans chaque norme de produit: - essais de type; - dispositions et description des essais individuels de serie, des essais sur prelevement et des essais de reception; - identification et classification des defauts; - analyse du risque. Le present document ne couvre pas levaluation de la conformite des livraisons commerciales ou des certifications. Cette quatrieme edition annule et remplace la troisieme edition parue en 2007. Cette edition constitue une revision technique. Cette edition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport a ledition precedente: a) modification de lobjet du present document qui, de norme dessai prescriptive, devient une norme destinee a aider les equipes de projets a atteindre la conformite a chaque norme de produit; b) introduction dun essai de conformite, dun enregistrement de processus, dune documentation de controle de la qualite, adaptes a la norme de produit; c) modification de la procedure dechantillonnage prescrite qui est remplacee par des essais sur prelevement adaptes a la norme de produit; d) suppression du terme “evaluation de la conformite”; e) introduction du terme “methode de verification” pour remplacer “application de levaluation de la conformite”.
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