BS EN IEC 60519-12:2018

What is BS EN IEC 60519-12- Particular requirements for infrared electro heating about?  

BS EN IEC 60519-12 specifies safety requirements for industrial electro heating equipment and installations in which infrared radiation usually generated by infrared emitters is significantly dominating overheat convection or heat conduction as means of energy transfer to the workload.  

BS EN IEC 60519-12 defines infrared as radiation within the frequency range between 400 THz and 300 GHz. This corresponds to a wavelength range between 780 nm and 10 μm in vacuum. Industrial infrared heating commonly uses thermal infrared sources with rated temperatures between 500 °C and 3 000 °C; the emitted radiation from these sources dominates in the wavelength range between 780 nm and 10μm. 

Since substantial emission of thermal emitters can extend either to wavelengths below 780 nm or above 3 000 nm, the safety aspects of emitted visible light and emission at wavelengths longer than 3 000 nm are in BS EN IEC 60519-12. 

Who is BS EN IEC 60519-12- Particular requirements for infrared electro heating for? 

BS EN IEC 60519-12 on  particular requirements for infrared electro heating is useful for: 

• Electroheating and electromagnetic industries 
• Safety regulators of electroheating and electromagnetic industries 
• Manufacturing companies of electromagnets 

Why should you use BS EN IEC 60519-12- Particular requirements for infrared electro heating?  

BS EN IEC 60519-12 helps the users with a broad range of types and designs of infrared equipment which are used for many different purposes.  

BS EN IEC 60519-12 is intended to cover all industrial infrared equipment types. BS EN IEC 60519-12 provides the manufacturers with all the general requirements addressing optical radiation and this document provides specific considerations for infrared equipment and helpful methods. 

The discussion of infrared radiation assessment has become quite detailed in BS EN IEC 60519-12, as for the industry there is not any single useful source available for simple, versatile, easy to use and cost-effective measurement methods. BS EN IEC 60519-12 provides guidance on all kinds of infrared emission hazards of industrial electroheating installations and provisions. 

BS EN IEC 60519-12 provides principles for covering the risks caused by infrared radiation were: 

• The manufacturer usually does not employ an expert in optical radiation measurement or has access to an optical laboratory with all the necessary equipment needed for elaborate measurements 
• Operating staff with limited experience in radiation measurement is usually responsible for the task of performing the necessary measurements and will appreciate a simple and easy to follow guide 
• The scope of IEC 62471:2006 is limited to lamps but is applicable for other light sources. Therefore, core aspects were adapted from that standard and if possible simplified for BS EN IEC 60519-12 
• Figures illustrating the classes defined in IEC 62471:2006 and listed in IEC 60519-1:2015 are included 
• Relevant documents of American National Standard Institute/Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, the ANSI/IESNA RP 27 series, are based on the ICNIRP recommendations as well. They provide no extra or contradictory material regarding BS EN IEC 60519-12 and its references. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN IEC 60519-12:2018 supersedes BS EN 60519‑12:2013. BS EN IEC 60519-12:2018 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 60519‑12:2013. These include: 

• The structure has been redrafted according to IEC 60519-1:2015 
• Terms/definitions, normative references and bibliography have been updated and completed 
• All requirements and content from IEC 60519-12:2013 that have been included in IEC 60519-1:2015 have been removed to avoid any duplication