BS 6907-4:1988

This standard BS 6907-4:1988 Electrical installations for open-cast mines and quarries is classified in these ICS categories:

• 29.260.10 Electrical installations for outdoor use
• 73.120 Equipment for processing of minerals

This Part of BS 6907 gives recommendations for the safe and efficient installation of winning, stacking and primary and secondary processing machinery, pumps and low signal level and communication systems.

It both supplements and gives specific exemptions to the recommendations given in BS 6907-2 and BS 6907-3 and should, therefore, be read in conjunction with those Parts.

NOTE 1 A glossary of terms used in this standard is given in BS 6907-1.

NOTE 2 The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Guiding principles for installation and operation of electrical equipment to ensure safety of persons, livestock, property and the proper functioning of the plant.