International
Electrotechnical
Commission
International Standards and Conformity Assessment
for all electrical, electronic and related technologies
TC 78 |
Live working |
TC 78 Subcommittee(s) and/or Working Group(s)
Label |
Title |
|---|---|
| Working Groups | |
| WG 1 | Terminology and symbols |
| WG 11 | Technical support |
| WG 12 | Tools and equipment |
| WG 13 | Protective equipment |
| WG 14 | Diagnostic equipment |
| Project Teams | |
| PT 78-13-1 | Electric arc performance of hand protection equipment - Test standard |
| PT 78-901 | To develop an IEC Technical Report for correlating the results of arc test methods to electrotechnical applications in order to select the proper electric arc protective equipment |
| PT 60050-651/60743 | Maintenance of IEC 60050-651 and IEC 60743 |
| PT 60855-1 | Maintenance of 60855-1: Live working - Insulating foam-filled tubes and solid rods - Part 1: Tubes and rods of a circular cross-section |
| PT 60895 | Maintenance of IEC 60895: Live working - Conductive clothing for use at nominal voltage up to 800 kV A.C. and ± 600 kV D.C. |
| PT 60903-984 | Maintenance of IEC 60903: Live working - Gloves of insulating material and of IEC 60984: Sleeves of insulating material for live working |
| PT 61057 | Maintenance of 61057: Aerial devices with insulating boom used for live working |
| PT 61243-3 | Maintenance of IEC 61243-3: Live working - Voltage detectors - Part 3: Two-pole low-voltage type |
| PT 61243-6 | To develop IEC 61243-6: Live working - Voltage detectors - Part 6: Technical report on non contact voltage detectors |
| PT 61472 | Maintenance of IEC 61472: Live working - Minimum approach distances for a.c. systems in the voltage range 72,5 kV to 800 kV - A method of calculation |
| PT 61481 | Maintenance of IEC 61481: Live working - Portable phase comparators for use on voltages from 1 kV to 36 kV a.c. |
| PT 61482-1-1 | Maintenance of IEC 61482-1-1: Live working - Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc - Part 1-1: Test methods - Method 1: Determination of the arc rating (ATPV or EBT50) of flame resistant materials for clothing |
| PT 61482-1-2 | Maintenance of IEC 61482-1-2: Live working - Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc - Part 1: Test methods - Method 2: Determination of arc protection class of material and clothing by using a constrained and directed arc (box test) |
| PT 61482-2 | Maintenance of IEC 61482-2: Part 2: Live working - Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc - Part 2: Requirements |
| PT 62819 | To develop IEC 62819 Ed.1.0: Live working - Eye, face and head protectors against the effects of electric arc - Test methods and requirements |
| PT 62192 Ed.1.0 | Live working - Insulating ropes |
| Maintenance Teams | |
| MT 60900 | Maintenance of IEC 60900 (Live working – Hand tools for use up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c.) for covering adequately hybrid hand tools |
| MT 61111 | Live working – Electrical insulating matting |
TC 78 Membership
 Country | Country Code  | P/O Status | IEC Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
AR | P-Member | Full Member | |
AU | O-Member | Full Member | |
AT | O-Member | Full Member | |
BE | O-Member | Full Member | |
BR | P-Member | Full Member | |
BG | O-Member | Full Member | |
CA | P-Member | Full Member | |
CN | P-Member | Full Member | |
CZ | P-Member | Full Member | |
DK | P-Member | Full Member | |
FI | P-Member | Full Member | |
FR | P-Member | Full Member | |
DE | P-Member | Full Member | |
GR | O-Member | Full Member | |
HU | P-Member | Full Member | |
IN | O-Member | Full Member | |
IE | O-Member | Full Member | |
IL | O-Member | Full Member | |
IT | P-Member | Full Member | |
JP | P-Member | Full Member | |
KR | O-Member | Full Member | |
MY | P-Member | Full Member | |
NL | O-Member | Full Member | |
NZ | O-Member | Full Member | |
NO | P-Member | Full Member | |
PL | O-Member | Full Member | |
PT | O-Member | Full Member | |
RO | O-Member | Full Member | |
RU | P-Member | Full Member | |
RS | O-Member | Full Member | |
SG | O-Member | Full Member | |
SK | O-Member | Full Member | |
SI | O-Member | Full Member | |
ZA | P-Member | Full Member | |
ES | P-Member | Full Member | |
SE | P-Member | Full Member | |
CH | P-Member | Full Member | |
UA | O-Member | Full Member | |
GB | P-Member | Full Member | |
US | P-Member | Full Member |
Facts and figures
Secretariat | Canada |
|---|---|
Participating countries | 21 |
Observer Countries | 19 |
TC 78 Officers
Chairman | Mr George Gela (US) Term of office : 2016-04 | |
|---|---|---|
Secretary | Mr Christophe Comte (CA) | |
Technical Officer | Mr Pierre Sebellin |
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TC 78 Liaisons
Committee |
Description |
|---|---|
| Internal IEC Liaison | |
| TC 1 | Terminology |
| SC 3C | Graphical symbols for use on equipment |
| TC 11 | Overhead lines |
| TC 66 | Safety of measuring, control and laboratory equipment |
| SC 86A | Fibres and cables |
| TC 99 | System engineering and erection of electrical power installations in systems with nominal voltages above 1 kV a.c. and 1,5 kV d.c., particularly concerning safety aspects |
| TC 106 | Methods for the assessment of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields associated with human exposure |
| Liaison ISO | |
| ISO/TC 38 | Textiles |
| ISO/TC 94 | Personal safety -- Protective clothing and equipment |
| ISO/TC 94/SC 3 | Personal safety - Protective clothing and equipment - Foot protection |
| ISO/TC94/SC6 | Personal safety - Protective clothing and equipment / Eye and face protection |
| ISO/TC 94/SC13 | Personal safety - Protective clothing and equipment - Protective clothing |
| ISO/TC 214 | Elevating work platforms |
| Liaison B | |
| ISSA | International Social Security Association |