1 Scope
This document provides guidance for the specification and selection of the appropriate
approach and for the planning and the execution of the maintenance of low-voltage switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies having a rated voltage
up to and including 1 000 V AC or 1 500 V DC, and designed for a nominal frequency
of the incoming supply or supplies not exceeding 1 000 Hz.
This document provides guidance on the safety precautions for personnel designed to
carry out maintenance services, with the aim to minimize the safety risks, optimize service continuity
(power availability) and contribute to the environment of a low-voltage switchgear
and controlgear assemblies. It recognises there are different approaches to maintenance , e.g. scheduled maintenance , condition-based maintenance and predictive maintenance . This document does not consider specifically corrective maintenance but many of the recommendations included would apply when carrying out corrective maintenance . It provides additional recommendations to comply with validation requirements in
IEC 60364‑6.
This document explains how the use of preventive maintenance improves the efficiency and lifetime of built-in components and consequently the
assemblies themselves. All parties (specifiers, owners, designers, manufacturers,
maintenance personnel) involved with low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies can benefit
from this document.
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