Standard

The standard provides criteria for assessing the health, flammability instability and related hazards presented by short-term, acute exposure to a material under conditions of fire, spill or similar emergencies. A number rating system of 0-4 is provided to rate each of the four hazards on a placard and provides emergency responders with information to determine immediate actions in an emergency. Tables in the standard provide criteria for the ratings and placard specifications such as letter size and arrangement of numbers and colors.

Installed electrical equipment that has not been previously certified, listed, recognized, or classified undergo a “field evaluation” to ensure compliance. The standard provides qualifications and competencies for third parties performing field evaluations and specifies how they are to be completed.

The standard provides fire prevention and protection requirements for safeguarding life and physical property for buildings or facilities that employ stationary fuel cell systems of all sizes. Criteria cover design, construction and installation requirements, including general equipment configuration, siting and interconnections, fuel supplies and storage arrangements, ventilation, exhaust and fire protection. Specific provisions for fuel cell power systems 50 kW or less are also included.

"The standard applies to the classification of degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment with a rated voltage not exceeding 72,5 kV. The object of the standard is to give a) Definitions for degrees of protection provided by enclosures of electrical equipment as regards: 1) protection of persons against access to hazardous parts inside the enclosure; 2) protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against ingress of solid foreign objects; 3) protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against harmful effects due to the ingress of water.

This Part of IEC 62485 specifies the basic requirements for secondary batteries and battery installations. The requirements regarding safety, reliability, life expectancy, mechanical strength, cycle stability, internal resistance, and battery temperature, are determined by various applications, and this, in turn, determines the selection of the battery design and technology. In general, the requirements and definitions are specified for Lead-Acid and Nickel Cadmium batteries. For other battery systems with aqueous electrolyte, the requirements may be applied accordingly.

This part of IEC 62485 applies to secondary batteries and battery installations used for electric vehicles (e.g., in electric industrial trucks, including lift trucks, tow trucks, cleaning machines, automatic guided vehicles), battery powered locomotives, electric vehicles (e.g., goods vehicles, golf carts, bicycles, wheelchairs) and does not cover the design of such vehicles. The standard covers Lead dioxide-Lead (Lead-Acid), nickel oxide-cadmium, nickel-oxide-metal hydride and other alkaline secondary batteries.

ANSI Z535.1 sets forth the technical definitions, color standards, and color tolerances for the ANSI Z535 uniform safety color ANSI Z535.2 regulates requirements for the design, application, and use of safety signs in facilities and in the environment through consistent visual layout.

Storage equipment and systems connected to an EPS need to meet requirements specified in related IEEE standards. Standardized test procedures are necessary to establish and verify requirement compliance. These test procedures need to provide repeatable results at independent test locations and have flexibility to accommodate the variety of storage technologies and applications. This standard establishes test procedures for electric energy storage equipment and systems for EPS applications.