This part of IEC 60974 specifies safety and construction requirements for TORCHES used for arc welding and allied processes. This document is applicable to MANUAL , MECHANICALLY GUIDED , AIR – COOLED , LIQUID – COOLED , MOTORIZED , SPOOL – ON and FUME EXTRACTION TORCHES .
In this document, a TORCH consists of the TORCH BODY , the CABLE – HOSE ASSEMBLY and other components.
This document is also applicable to a CABLE – HOSE ASSEMBLY connected between a power source and ancillary equipment.
This document is not applicable to electrode holders for manual metal arc welding or air-arc
cutting/gouging.
NOTE 1 Typical allied processes are electric arc cutting and arc spraying.
NOTE 2 Other components are listed in Table A.1 .
NOTE 3 In this document, all procedures and requirements are the same for “ TORCHES ” and “ GUNS ”. For convenience, the term ” TORCH ” is used in the following text.
