BS EN 13463-5:2003 specifies the requirements for the design and construction of non-electrical equipment, intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, protected by the type of protection constructional safety "c".
This standard supplements the requirements in EN 13463-1, the contents of which also apply in full to equipment constructed in accordance with this standard.
Equipment conforming to the relevant clauses of this standard meet the requirements for the following categories:
The type of ignition protection described in this standard can be used either on its own or in combination with other types of ignition protection to meet the requirements for equipment of Group I, categories M1 and M2 or Group II, categories 1 and 2 depending on the ignition hazard assessment in BS EN 13463-1.
EN 13463-5:2003