Table of Contents

FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Tests
5 Marking and documentation
6 Protection against electric shock
7 Protection against mechanical HAZARDS
8 Mechanical resistance to shock and impact
9 Protection against the spread of fire
10 Equipment temperature limits and resistance
   to heat
11 Protection against HAZARDS from fluids
12 Protection against radiation, including laser
   sources, and against sonic and ultrasonic
   pressure
13 Protection against liberated gases and substances,
   explosion and implosion
14 Components
15 Protection by interlocks
16 Hazards resulting from application
17 Risk assessment
Annexes
Annex L - Index of defined terms
Annex AA (normative) - Dynamic microbiological test
         method for BIOSEALS
Annex BB (informative) - General guidance and rationale
         for particular subclauses
Annex CC (informative) - General guidance for an empirical
         method to determine the kinetic energy of a ROTOR
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications

Abstract

Pertains to electrically powered LABORATORY CENTRIFUGES.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
Pages
ISBN
Committee	EPL/66
Supersedes	BS 7687-2.20(1993) : 1993 AMD 8440 91/54643 DC : AUG 91 03/319066 DC : DRAFT NOV 2003 94/110498 DC : DRAFT DEC 1994 14/30314724 DC : 0 BS 4402(1982) : 1982