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Number Title
60079-0 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 0: General requirements
60079-1 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 1: Construction and verification test of flameproof enclosures of electrical apparatus
60079-2 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 2: Electrical apparatus, type of protection 'p' (Pressurization)
60079-5 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 5: Powder filling "q"
60079-6 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 6: Oil-immersion 'o'
60079-7 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 7: Increased safety 'e'
60079-11 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 11: Intrinsic safety 'i'
60079-15 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 15: Electrical apparatus with type of protection 'n' (Non-Sparking)
60079-18 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 18: Encapsulation 'm'
60079-25 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 25: Intrinsically safe systems
60079-26

Explosive atmospheres - 

Part 26: Equipment with equipment protection level (EPL) Ga

60079-27 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 27: Fieldbus intrinsically safe concept (FISCO)
60079-28 Explosive atmospheres - Part 28: Protection of equipment and transmission systems using optical radiation
60079-29-1 Explosive atmospheres –
Part 29-1: Gas detectors – Performance requirements of detectors for flammable
gases
60079-30-1 Explosive atmospheres - Part 30-1: Electrical resistance trace heating - General and testing requirements
61241-0 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust
Part 0: General requirements
61241-1 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust
Part 1: Electrical apparatus protected by enclosures
61241-1-1 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust
Part 1: Electrical apparatus protected by enclosures
Section 1: Specification for apparatus
61241-4 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust
Part 4: Type of protection 'pD'
61241-11 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust Part 11: Protection by intrinsic safety 'iD'
61241-18 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust
Part 18: Protection by encapsulation 'mD'
61779-1 Electrical apparatus for the detection and measurement of flammable gases
Part 1: General requirements and test methods
61779-2 Electrical apparatus for the detection and measurement of flammable gases
Part 2: Performance requirements for group I apparatus indicating a volume fraction up to 5% methane in air
61779-3 Electrical apparatus for the detection and measurement of flammable gases
Part 3: Performance requirements for group I apparatus indicating a volume fraction up to 100% methane in air
61779-4 Electrical apparatus for the detection and measurement of flammable gases
Part 4: Performance requirements for group II apparatus indicating up to 100% lower explosive limit
61779-5 Electrical apparatus for the detection and measurement of flammable gases
Part 5: Performance requirements for group II apparatus indicating a volume fraction up to 100% gas
62013-1 Caplights for use in mines susceptible to firedamp
Part 1: General requirements - Construction and testing in relation to the risk of explosion

62013-2

Caplights for use in mines susceptible to firedamp 

Part 2: Performance and other safety-related matters

62086-1 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Electrical resistance trace heating - Part 1:
General and testing requirements