5mm, such as
a tool wire.
Protected against
water spraying an
angle 60°.5mm
FIGURE 13.
Protected against a
solid object greater
than 2.
Protected against
heavy seas powerful
jets water.3
Index protection codes.
Protected against
submersion.
Dust tight. 13.
Protected against
harmful ingress of
water when immersed
to depth between
150mm and 1m.
Protected against a
solid object greater
than 12mm, such as
a finger. Suitable
for continuous
immersion water.3. The index protec-
tion codes shown Fig.
Protected against
water dripping
vertically, such as
condensation. Non-protected.Statutory regulations and codes practice
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Where degree protection not specified, the number replaced by
an ‘X’ which simply means that the degree protection not specified
although some protection may afforded.
Protected against a
solid object greater
than 1.
Protected against
dripping water when
tilted 15°.
Dust protected.
Protected against
jets water from
any direction. Prevents
ingress sufficient to
cause harm.
Prevents ingress of
dust sufficient to
cause harm.
Protected against
water splashing from
any direction.
0 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
METRE
2.
First number
(DEGREE PROTECTION AGAINST
SOLID OBJECT PENETRATION)
Second number
(DEGREE PROTECTION AGAINST
WATER PENETRATION)
Non-protected. The ‘X’ used instead ‘0’
since ‘0’ would indicate that protection was given.0mm, such as
thin wire strips.
Protected against a
solid object greater
than 50mm, such as
a hand.
No dust ingress.
