Al0. IP coding for ingress protection X ——Nottested ornet applicable | X Not tested or not applicable 0 Noprotection © _Noprotection 1 Human hand or objects > 1 Vertically falling water 50mm 2 Human finger or objects > 2 Sprays of water < 15° from 12mm vertical 3 Objects > 2.6mm (e.g. tools or | 3 Sprays of water < 60° from wires) vertical 4 Objects > 1.0mm (e.g. smal | 4 Splashes of water (rom wires) any direction) 5 Limited protection against dust [5 Low pressure jets of water {to the extent that does not (rom any direction) harm the equipment or impair safety) 6 Strong jets of water (om 6 Totally protected against dust Cnt 7 __Temporary immersion 8 __Totalimmersion ‘The IP coding system is specified in BS EN 60529: 1992 (adopted from IEG 529: 1989). The first digit specifies protection against ingress of forcign objects of varying size, ranging from human hands or fingers to fine dust particles. ‘The second digit specifies protection against ingress of water, ranging from free falling water, to immersion in water. BS EN 60529 does not specify protection against the risk of explosion, humidity or corrosive gases. If enclosures of equipment are drilled or knockouts removed, suitable measures should be taken to restore the equipment to the original TP rating, The Electricity Wiring Regulations (Third Edition) 169