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Document ID (ISN)35618
CIS number 81-906
Year 1979
Convention or series no. GOST 12.1.018-79
Author(s)
USSR State Standards Committee (Gosudarstvennij komitet SSSR po standartam)
Title Static electricity - Prevention of hazards from sparks - General rules
Original title Statičeskoe ėlektričestvo. Iskrobezopasnost'. Obščie trebovanija [in Russian]
Bibliographic information Izdatel'stvo standartov, Novopresnenskij per.3, 123557 Moskva, USSR, 21 Aug. 1979. 16p. Illus. Price: Rbl.0.05.
Abstract Contents of this standard (effective 1 July 1980): general provisions (spark protection and how to achieve it; classification of equipment to be protected, according to the electrostatic and dielectric properties of their constituent materials, geometric configuration, electrostatic charge, etc.); prescribed limit values for each spark protection class; review of administrative measures (safety training in this field, drafting of instruments). Appended: definitions; classification criteria and methods; method for determining the ignition capability of an electrostatic discharge.
Descriptors (primary) USSR; explosion prevention; static electricity; electric sparks
Descriptors (secondary) ignition energy; mathematical analysis; experimental determination; standard; classification
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Fire and explosions
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Explosions
Electricity