IEC_BS_61082-1-2006Preparation_of_documents_used_in_electrotechnology_.pdf

BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 61082-1:2006Preparation of documents used in electrotechnology Part 1:RulesThe European Standard EN 61082-1:2006 has the status of a British StandardICS 29.020;01.110?BS EN 61082-1:2006This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 29 September 2006 BSI 2006ISBN 0 580 49181 1National forewordThis British Standard was published by BSI.It is the UK implementation of EN 61082-1:2006.It is identical with IEC 61082-1:2006.It supersedes BS EN 61082-1:1993(R05),BS EN 61082-2:1994(R05),BS EN 61082-3:1994 and BS EN 61082-4:1996(R05),which are withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee GEL/3,Documentation and graphical symbols.A list of organizations represented on GEL/3 can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract.Users are responsible for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.Amendments issued since publicationAmd.No.DateComments EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61082-1 NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM July 2006 CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comit Europen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europisches Komitee fr Elektrotechnische Normung Central Secretariat:rue de Stassart 35,B-1050 Brussels 2006 CENELEC-All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.Ref.No.EN 61082-1:2006 E ICS 29.020.;01.110 Supersedes EN 61082-1:1993+A1:1995+A2:1996,EN 61082-2:1994,EN 61082-3:1994 and EN 61082-4:1996 English version Preparation of documents used in electrotechnology Part 1:Rules(IEC 61082-1:2006)Etablissement des documents utiliss en lectrotechnique Partie 1:Rgles(CEI 61082-1:2006)Dokumente der Elektrotechnik Teil 1:Regeln(IEC 61082-1:2006)This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2006-06-01.CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.This European Standard exists in three official versions(English,French,German).A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria,Belgium,Cyprus,the Czech Republic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,the Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland and the United Kingdom.Foreword The text of document 3/771/FDIS,future edition 2 of IEC 61082-1,prepared by IEC TC 3,Information structures,documentation and graphical symbols,was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61082-1 on 2006-06-01.This European Standard supersedes EN 61082-1:1993+A1:1995+A2:1996,EN 61082-2:1994,EN 61082-3:1994 and EN 61082-4:1996.Compared to the above replaced standards,the following substantial changes have been made:the scope of EN 61082 has been gradually shifted from the rules of preparation of documents to the rules of presentation of information in documents;the information is split in a way to establish general rules that are valid for the preparation of all document kinds,to more specific rules for specific document kinds;terminology has been improved in a way that terms related to document kinds are clearly differentiated from those related to forms of presentations;the publication is focusing on rules that support the legibility of a document and not on the process of developing the document;examples in the publication are shown only to that extent necessary for the understanding of the concepts described.The use of comprehensive examples and diagrams are limited as such examples do not illustrate rules more efficiently than small sketches.The following dates were fixed:latest date by which the EN has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop)2007-03-01 latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow)2009-06-01 Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC._ Endorsement notice The text of the International Standard IEC 61082-1:2006 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification.In the official version,for Bibliography,the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:IEC 60073 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60073:2002(not modified).IEC 60204-1 NOTE IEC 60204-1:2005 is harmonized as EN 60204-1:2006(modified).IEC 60445 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60445:2000(not