1、Document No 9500 Copyright 2017 JT Limited EEMUA 186 Edition 7 imprint 3/2016 Amendment 1 The amendment below is issued under the authority of the EEMUA Electrical Committee which has responsibility for the maintenance of this publication. It is being carried through into the digital edition and is
2、provided here for reference for those readers who have a paper copy. 1 Replacement text There is an error in the published text of EEMUA 186 on pages 74 and 75. The existing text should be replaced in its entirety by the following: 3.12.3.1 ATEX Requirements Under the ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX
3、 95) cable glands are considered to be components rather than equipment, as they have no potential ignition source of their own, but contribute to the explosion protection of equipment as installed. However, IEC 60079-0 now requires Ex cable glands, Ex thread adaptors and Ex blanking elements be cer
4、tified as equipment, thus easing the choice available to the installer. Many such Ex cable glands are certified with a suffix “X”, indicating that the certificate gives “Specific Conditions of Use” which must be followed by the installer in addition to the basic installation information in this book
5、 Cable glands, adaptors and blanking elements that dont meet the criteria as an Ex cable gland, etc, may still be certified as a component (with the certificate suffix “U”), rather than as equipment, but will require validating on the specific equipment certificate to confirm that the non-threaded mating parts match the specific equipment in relation to the type of protection employed. 2 Contents Page Errors There are two errors on the first contents page (Page V): The page reference for the Preface should be XIX, not VI Section 2 title should read: Gases and vapours and area classification
