Bsi bs en 60439 2 2000 (iec 60439 2 2000)

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Part 2: Particular requirements for

busbar trunking systems (busways)

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the

direction of the Electrotechnical

Sector Committee, was published

under the authority of the

Standards Committee and comes

into effect on 15 September 2000

 BSI 09-2000

Amendments issued since publication

Amd No Date Comments

National foreword

This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 60439-2:2000 It

is identical with IEC 60439-2:2000 It supersedes BS EN 60439-2:1993 which will bewithdrawn on 2003-04-01

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical CommitteePEL/17, Switchgear controlgear and HV-LV co-ordination, to SubcommitteePEL/17/3, Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies, which has theresponsibility to:

Ð aid enquirers to understand the text;

Ð present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries

on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interestsinformed;

Ð monitor related international and European developments and promulgatethem in the UK

A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request

Attention is drawn to the fact that CEN and CENELEC Standards normally include

an annex which lists normative references to international publications with theircorresponding European publications The British Standards which implementinternational or European publications referred to in this document may be found inthe BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled ªInternational StandardsCorrespondence Indexº, or by using the ªFindº facility of the BSI StandardsElectronic Catalogue

A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of acontract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

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