{"id":7910,"date":"2025-05-19T14:47:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malux.com\/kunskapsbankinlagg\/sek-handbook-427-electrical-installations-in-hazardous-areas\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:29:57","slug":"sek-handbook-427-electrical-installations-in-hazardous-areas","status":"publish","type":"kunskapsbankinlagg","link":"https:\/\/www.malux.com\/en\/kunskapsbankinlagg\/sek-handbook-427-electrical-installations-in-hazardous-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"SEK Handbook 427 Electrical Installations in Hazardous Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-980d872 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"980d872\"><style>.stk-980d872 {background-color:#ffdc2e !important;padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:80px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-980d872:before{background-color:#ffdc2e !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-980d872 {padding-top:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-980d872-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-cb3680f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cb3680f\"><style>.stk-cb3680f {max-width:1024px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-cb3680f {max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cb3680f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cb3680f-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-318ff7b\" data-block-id=\"318ff7b\"><style>.stk-318ff7b {margin-bottom:30px !important;}.stk-318ff7b-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:60px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-318ff7b {margin-bottom:0px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-318ff7b-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-21209f2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"21209f2\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-21209f2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-21209f2-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-6aa0bd4\" data-block-id=\"6aa0bd4\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">SEK Handbook 427 contains, as before, the standards SS-EN 60079-14 and SS-EN 60079-17 \u2013 covering electrical installations in Ex areas, including inspection and maintenance. \n\nBoth standards have been revised on several points since the last edition. Among other things, the sections on selection of batteries, radiating equipment, and gas detectors have been expanded, as has the section on junction boxes. \n\nA section on pressurized enclosures has also been added, along with new appendices covering topics such as electrical installations in cold locations, pre-commissioning inspection, and hybrid mixtures. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4eea934\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4eea934\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4eea934-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4eea934-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-3aaf46c\" data-block-id=\"3aaf46c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Most changes have been made to the installation standard, while the maintenance standard has been adapted accordingly. A major change in the latter, however, is the tables that list various inspections in greater detail than before, adapted for different types of equipment. The Swedish appendices in the handbook have been revised and expanded. \n\nThe entire Ex trilogy is now updated: SEK Handbooks 426, 427, and 433.\n\nSEK Handbook 427 is available for purchase\/order in stores. \n\nSEK Handbook 427, 4th edition: 2017. ISBN 978-91-89667-93-8 <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b9836ae stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"b9836ae\"><style>.stk-b9836ae {background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:80px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-b9836ae:before{background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-b9836ae {padding-top:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b9836ae-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3a8d330\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3a8d330\"><style>.stk-3a8d330 {max-width:1024px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-3a8d330 {max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3a8d330-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3a8d330-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-01fe45d\" data-block-id=\"01fe45d\"><style>.stk-01fe45d {margin-bottom:30px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-01fe45d {margin-bottom:30px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Questions or inquiries regarding Industrial\/Ex?<br\/>Contact us at <a href=\"mailto:hazardous@malux.se\">hazardous@malux.se<\/a> or call 0660-29 29 03<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d85fd5d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d85fd5d\"><style>.stk-d85fd5d {max-width:1024px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-d85fd5d {max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d85fd5d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d85fd5d-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emergency lighting is a significant investment for everyone&#8217;s safety and is well worth maintaining properly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7911,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"kunskapsbankskategori":[240],"class_list":["post-7910","kunskapsbankinlagg","type-kunskapsbankinlagg","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kunskapsbankskategori-ex-industry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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