Revised Standard from Last Update.

NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard (First Revision) which is identical with IEC 62262 : 2002 + Amd 1 : 2021 ‘Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts (IK code)’ issued by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Basic Electrotechnical Standard and Power Quality Sectional Committee and approval of the Electrotechnical Division Council.

This standard was first published as IS 17050 : 2018 ‘Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts (IK Code)’ based on IEC 62262 : 2002. This revision has been undertaken to take into consideration the developments that have taken place subsequently and also to align with the latest version of IEC 62262 : 2002 + Amd 1 : 2021.