IS 15652 : 2006 Insulating Mats for Electrical Purposes - Specification

1 Scope

1.1 The standard is applicable to insulating mats madeof Elastomer (a generic term that includes rubbers,latex and elastomeric compounds that may be naturalor synthetic or a mixture or a combination of both)for use as floor covering for the protection of workerson ac and dc installations with the system voltagesupto 66 kV ac and 240 V dc.

1.2 It prescribes the requirements for the performanceof the product, method of samplings, testing andacceptance.

1.3 While the human safety is the prime concern whiledeveloping this standard, it is clear that final safety ofthe worker is only obtained by considering also workmethods, training of personnel and their safety issueswhich are not in the scope of this Committee.

1.3.1 The spread of the mat to be used for a certainwork, the working methods, the care to be taken of themat during use, periodic checks are some of theelements which will have influence on the finalperformance of the mat for the intended objective andshall be taken care of by the users. Hence, theAnnex A �In-service Recommendations� is not themaqdatory part of the standard and is informative innature to get the optimum results from the mat procuredas per the standard.

2 References

The standards listed in Annex B contain provisionswhich, through reference in this text, constituteprovisions of this standard. At the time of publication,the editions indicated were valid. All standards aresubject to revision and parties to agreements based onthis standard are encouraged to investigate thepossibility of applying the most recent editions of thestandards listed in Annex B.