WIKA BCS10 - Manual (Page 7)

7 WIKA operating instructions calibration system, model BCS10
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2. Safety
2.3 Additional safety instructions for SF
6
gas in switchgear
The plant operator must ensure that the handling of SF
6
gas is only carried out by a
qualified company or by qualified persons which have been specially trained in accord-
ance with IEC 61634, section 4.3.1 or IEC 60480, section 10.3.1.
Valid standards and guidelines for SF
6
gas
Installation, assembly, commissioning:
■ IEC 61634 (Handling of the SF
6
gas)
■ IEC 60376 (new SF
6
gas, technical SF
6
gas)
■ IEC 60480 (used SF
6
gas)
■ CIGRE report 276, 2005 (Practial SF
6
gas handling instructions)
Leaks during operation:
■ IEC 60376 (new SF
6
gas, technical SF
6
gas)
■ IEC 60480 (used SF
6
gas)
■ CIGRE 2002 („SF
6
gas in the electrical industry“)
Repair work and maintenance:
■ IEC 61634 (Use and handling of SF
6
gas in high-voltage switchgear and controlgear)
■ CIGRE 1991 (handling of the SF
6
gas)
■ CIGRE report 276, 2005 (Practical SF
6
gas handling instructions)
■ CIGRE report 163, 2000 (Guide for SF
6
gas mixtures)
SF
6
is a colourless and odourless, chemically neutral, inert and not
inflammable gas which is approx. five times heavier than air, not toxic and
not harmful to the ozone layer.
Detailed information is given in IEC 60376 and IEC 61634.