BRITISH STANDARD BS IEC

1008-2-2:1990

Implementation of
IEC 1008-2-2:1990

Specification for
residual current
operated
circuit-breakers
without integral
overcurrent protection
for household and
similar uses (RCCB’s) —
Part 2-2: Applicability of the general
rules to RCCB’s functionally dependent
on line voltage
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Committees responsible for this

British Standard

The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to Technical

Committee PEL/23, Circuit breakers and similar equipment for household use,
upon which the following bodies were represented:

ASTA Certification Services

Association of Consulting Engineers
Association of Control Manufacturers — TACMA (BEAMA Ltd.)
British Lawnmower Manufacturers’ Federation
Consumer Policy Comittee of BSI
Consumers’ Association
Department of Trade and Industry (Consumer Safety Unit)
ERA Techology Ltd.
Electrical Installation Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (BEAMA Ltd.)
Electricity Association
Federation of the Electronics Industry
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting
National Quality Assurance
Portable Electric Tool Manufacturers’ Association

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Electrotechnical
Sector Board, was published
under the authority of the
Standards Board and comes
into effect on Amendments issued since publication
15 March 1995
Amd. No. Date Comments
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The following BSI references

relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference PEL/23
Draft for comment 88/22488 DC

ISBN 0 580 23561 0

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Contents

Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
National foreword ii
Introduction 1
1 Scope 1
2 Normative references 1
3 Definitions 1
4 Classification 1
5 Characteristics of RCCB’s 1
6 Marking and other product information 1
7 Standard conditions for operation in service and for installation 1
8 Requirements for construction and operation 1
9 Tests 1
List of references Inside back cover

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National foreword

This British Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee PEL/23 and is
identical with IEC Publication 1008-2-2 Residual current operated
circuit-breakers without integral overcurrent protection for household and similar
uses (RCCB’s) — Part 2-2: Applicability of the general rules to RCCB’s
functionally independent on line voltage.
This British Standard is one of a series in which the other publications, which
together supersede BS 4293:1993, are as follows:
BS EN 61008-1:1995, Residual current operated circuit-breakers without integral
overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCCB’s) — Part 1: General
rules.
BS EN 61008-2-1:1995, Residual current operated circuit-breakers without
integral overcurrent protection for household and similar use (RCCB’s) —
Part 2-1: Applicability of the general rules to RCCB’s functionally independent of
line voltage.
BS 4293 will be withdrawn on 1 July 2000.
Where reference is made to “Part 1”, this should be taken to mean
“BS EN 61008-1”.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
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Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
pages 1 and 2, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the
inside front cover.

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Introduction 6 Marking and other product

This Part 2-2 supplements or modifies the information
corresponding clauses in IEC 1008-1 to cover its This clause of Part 1 is applicable.
applicability to RCCB’s functionally dependent on
line voltage. 7 Standard conditions for operation in
service and for installation
1 Scope
This clause of Part 1 is applicable.
This clause of Part 1 is applicable.
8 Requirements for construction and
2 Normative references operation
This clause of Part 1 is applicable. This clause of Part 1 is applicable.
3 Definitions 9 Tests
This clause of Part 1 is applicable. This clause of Part 1 is applicable.
4 Classification Figures
The figures of Part 1 are applicable.
This clause of Part 1 is applicable.
Annexes
5 Characteristics of RCCB’s The annexes of Part 1 are applicable.
This clause of Part 1 is applicable.

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List of references

See national foreword.

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