5.    ENGINEERING - ELECTRICAL

JS 20: 1987

Panelboards and panelboard enclosures

Applies to panelboards and enclosures designed for use in accordance with JS 21. These may be used at non-hazardous locations for wiring connections to, and provide over-current protection for a number of lighting, appliance or power circuits.

Read in conjunction with JS 21.   Mandatory.     ISBN 976-604-055-9

JS 21: 1992

Electrical installations

New metric edition. Details the design, construction, installation and safety requirements of electrical equipment as well as the installation of conductors, cables, appliances and electric discharge lamps. Specifies measures to safe-guard such equipment against lightning.

Read in conjunction with JS 20.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-133-4

JS 22: 2014

Lead-acid batteries of the automobile type

Is applicable to lead-acid batteries with a nominal voltage of 12 V, used primarily as a power source for the starting of internal combustion engines, lighting and for auxiliary equipment of internal combustion engine vehicles. These batteries are commonly called ‘starter batteries’. Batteries with a nominal voltage of 6 V are also included within the scope of this Standard. Wet cell, gel cell or absorbed glass mat varieties are also included within the scope of this Standard. All referenced voltages have to be divided by two for 6 V batteries.

This Standard is applicable to batteries for the following purposes:

(a) Batteries for passenger cars.

(b) Batteries for commercial and industrial vehicles for normal use.

(c) Batteries for commercial and industrial vehicles for severe use.

(d) Batteries for use in deep-cycling applications (e.g. marine use, taxis and coaches).

This Standard is not applicable to—

(i) batteries for starting railcar internal combustion engines;

(ii) motorcycle batteries; or

(iii) aircraft batteries. Mandatory. ISBN 978-976-604-618-7.

JS 92: 1986

Insulated flexible cords

Specifies requirements and dimensions for insulated flexible cords for operation at voltages up to and including 450 V to earth and 750 V between phases.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-050-8

         

JS 93: 1984

PVC-insulated cables for electricity supply

Details requirements and dimensions for PVC-insulated cables for operation at voltage up to and including 1 900 V to armour or earth and 3 300 V between conductors. Appendices give recommendations for selection and operation, as well as installation of armoured PVC-insulated cables.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-012-5

JS 94: 1991

PVC-insulated cables (non-armoured) for electricity power and lighting

Specifies requirements and dimensions for non-armoured PVC insulated cables and flexible cables for operation at voltages up to and including 450 V to earth 750 V a.c. between conductors.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-065-6

JS 132: 1987 (2017)

Tungsten filament lamps for general service

States the technical requirements for tungsten filament lamps for general service. Gives the methods of test to be used in determining the quality and interchangeability of the lamps on a scientific basis and their safety in use.

Use in conjunction with current standard sheets of the International Electrotechnical Commission 61.

Mandatory.  

ISBN 976-604-047-8

JS 144: Part 1: 1987

Safety of household and similar electrical appliances. Part 1: General requirements

Outlines necessary tests and safety conditions required for protection against the hazards of electricity or electrical equipment. Applies to electric cooking and heating appliances and office machines. 

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-047-8

JS 144: Part 2: 1987

Safety of household and similar electrical appliances. Part 2: Particular requirements for electric irons

Defines the safety requirements for electric irons used for household and similar purposes.

Read in conjunction with JS 144: Part 1.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-059-1

JS 144: Part 3: 1987

Safety of household and similar electrical appliances. Part 3: Particular requirements for vacuum cleaners

Applies to pick-up vacuum cleaners for household use, animal grooming and similar purposes.

Read in conjunction with JS 144: Part 1.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-060-5

JS 144: Part 4: 1987

Safety of household and similar electrical appliances. Part 4: Particular requirements for washing machines

Applies to electrical washing machines with or without means for water heating, water extraction or drying. Does not apply to machines for commercial laundries.

Read in conjunction with JS 144: Part 1.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-061-3

JS 144: Part 5: 1999

Safety of household and similar electrical appliances. Part 5: Particular requirements for toasters, grills, waffle irons and roasters

Applies to toasters, grills, waffle irons and roasters and similar appliances. While this standard cannot be applied to commercial catering equipment without some modification, it may form a guide to suitable requirements and tests for such equipment. Appliances involving radio-frequency heating are not within the scope of this standard.

Read in conjunction with JS 144: Part 1.

Mandatory.  

ISBN 976-604-062-1

JS IEC 60065: 2017

Jamaican Standard Specification for  Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus - Safety requirements

This International Safety Standard applies to electronic apparatus designed to be fed from the MAINS, from a SUPPLY APPARATUS, from batteries or from REMOTE POWER FEEDING and intended for reception, generation, recording or reproduction of audio, video and associated signals. It also applies to apparatus designed to be used exclusively in combination with the above-mentioned apparatus.

ISBN 978-976-604-818-1

JS IEC 60335-1: 2017+AMD1: 2017+AMD2: 2017

Jamaican Standard for Household and similar electric appliances-  Safety- General requirements

This International Standard deals with the safety of electrical appliances for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

ISBN 978-976-604-810-5

JS IEC 60335-2-3: 2017+ AMD 1: 2017 

Jamaican Standard for Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety - Part 2-3: Particular requirements for electric irons

This International Standard deals with the safety of electrical appliances for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

ISBN 978-976-604-811-2

JS IEC 60335-2-7: 2017 +AMD1: 2017+AMD2: 2017

Jamaican Standard for Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety - Part 2-7: Particular requirements for washing machines

This International Standard deals with the safety of electric washing machines for household and similar use, that are intended for washing clothes and textiles, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

This standard also deals with the safety of electric washing machines for household and similar use employing an electrolyte instead of detergent. Additional requirements for these appliances are given in Annex CC.

ISBN 978-976-604-812-9

JS IEC 60335-2-9: 2017+ AMD 1: 2017+ AMD: 2017

Jamaican Standard for Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety - Part 2-9: Particular requirements for grills, toasters and  similar portable cooking appliances

This International Standard deals with the safety of electric portable appliances for household and similar purposes that have a cooking function such as baking, roasting and grilling, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V.

ISBN 978-976-604-813-6

JS IEC 60335-2-21: 2017

Jamaican Standard for Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety - Part 2-21: Particular requirements for storage water heaters

This International Standard deals with the safety of electric storage water heaters for household and similar purposes and intended for heating water below boiling temperature, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

Appliances not intended for normal household use but which nevertheless may be a source of danger to the public, such as appliances intended to be used by laymen in shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard.

This standard is also applicable to immersion heater units intended to be retrofitted in a heat exchange closed water heater having provision for retrofitting. Such a unit shall comply with the requirements in Annex AA.

ISBN 978-976-604-814-3

JS IEC 60335-2-69: 2017

Jamaican Standard for  Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety - Part 2-69: Particular requirements for wet and dry vacuum  cleaners, including power brush, for commercial use

This part of IEC 60335 deals with the safety of electrical motor-operated vacuum cleaners, including back-pack vacuum cleaners, and dust extractors, for wet suction, dry suction, or wet and dry suction, intended for commercial indoor or outdoor use with or without attachments. They may be provided with a blowing or inflating function.

It also deals with the safety of centrally-sited vacuum cleaners, excluding the installation of the system.

ISBN 978-976-604-815-0

JS IEC 60335-2-80: 2017 

Jamaican Standard or Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety - Part 2-80: Particular requirements for fans

This International Standard deals with the safety of electric fans for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

NOTE 101 Examples of fans that are within the scope of this standard are – ceiling fans; – duct fans; – partition fans; – pedestal fans; – table fans.

ISBN 978-976-816-7

JS 151: 1988 (2017)

Jamaican Standard Specification for Wooden Base Blocks (for mounting electrical accessories)

This standard applies to wooden base blocks used for mounting electrical accessories. It covers circular, rectangular and square blocks.

ISBN 978-976-604-749-8

JS 164: 1988

Service-entrance and branch circuit breakers

Prescribes the requirements for the construction and test procedures for service-entrance and branch-circuit breakers rated at not more than 600 A or 600 V.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-088-5

JS 168: 1989

Construction and test of electrical storage-tank water heaters

Covers the construction and test procedures for both portable and stationary storage-tank water heaters designed to be used in domestic and commercial locations in accordance with JS 21.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-105-9

JS 178: 1990

Testing of energy performance of household refrigerators and

freezers

Establishes test procedures which may be applied to any brand or model of household refrigerators and freezers in order to establish energy consumption levels and efficiency. 

Mandatory. 

ISBN 976-604-219-5

JS 195: 1991

Electrical appliance protectors

Describes the requirements and operational parameters for electrical appliance

protectors for use with equipment rated at normal voltage of 110 V, 120 V.

Amendment slip No.1. September 1998 issued.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-119-9

JS 216: 1992

Safety requirements for electric fans and regulators

Specifies the safety requirements for electric fans and regulators intended for use on single-phase a.c. and d.c. circuits for voltages not exceeding 250 V. The requirements relate to ceiling, table, pedestal and ventilating fans for non-industrial use and for fans for use in ships. 

Errata slip No.1. June 2000.

ISBN 976-604-292-6

JS 219: 1992

Meter mounting devices

Applies to indoor and outdoor meter-mounting devices, either as complete self-contained devices or when provided as a part of service equipment, for use in non-hazardous locations. Not intended to be used as load-making or load-breaking devices.

Use in conjunction with JS 21.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-191-1

JS 226: 1993 (2017)

The power requirement of data processing equipment

Specifies requirements, test procedures and installation of equipment, power supply wiring, equipment interconnecting wiring and grounding of electronic computer/data processing equipment and systems.

Mandatory. 

ISBN 976-604-225-X

JS 247: 1992

Dry type transformers

Applies to single-phase and three-phase dry-type transformers. Deals with the standardization of voltage ratings, kV.A capacities, other electrical features, certain mechanical features and test procedures. Does not apply to transformers designed solely for test purposes, rectifier transformers etc. or any other special purpose transformers.

Mandatory.

ISBN 976-604-203-9

JS 253: 1993

Ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps

Covers built-in ballasts, excluding resistance types, for use on a.c. supplies up to 250 V at 60 Hz, associated with tubular fluorescent lamps with pre-heated cathodes operated with or without a starter switch and having certain rated wattages, dimensions and characteristics. Applies to complete ballasts and to their component parts such as reactors, transformers and capacitors having a capacitance equal to or less than 0.1µF.

Mandatory. 

ISBN 976-604-204-7    

JS 257 : 1991

Safety requirements for mains operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use

Applies to the following apparatus that is to be connected to the  mains either directly or indirectly, intended for domestic and similar general indoor use and not subject to dripping or splashing:

  1. radio receiving apparatus for sound or vision;
  2. amplifiers;
  3. independent load transducers and source transducers;
  4. motor –driven apparatus which comprise one or more of the above-mentioned apparatus, or can be used only in combination with one or more of them, such as radio-gramophones, tape recorders and sound-film projectors;
  5. other apparatus obviously provided to be used in combination with the above- mentioned apparatus, such s aerial amplifiers, supply apparatus and cable-connected remote control devices;
  6. battery eliminators.

     Mandatory

     ISBN 976-604-247-0

JS 263: 1992

Single-phase and three-phase distribution transformers                        

Applies to single-phase and three-phase, 60 Hz, liquid-filled, distribution transformers, types ONAN and LNAN, rated at 1 000 Kv.A and less for single-phase and 2 500 kV.A and less for three-phase, insulation class 34.5 kV and less.  It also applies to self-protected transformers, except for the protective equipment. 

Mandatory.               

ISBN 976-604-291-8

JS 283: 2000 (2017)

The use and installation of standby and emergency power equipment 

Applies to single- and three-phase generators up to and including 5 000 kW and above where applicable. 

Mandatory. 

ISBN 976-604-368-X    

JS IEC 60076-11: 2017 

Jamaican Standard Specification for Power transformers - Part 11: Dry-type transformers

This part of IEC 60076 applies to dry-type power transformers (including auto-transformers) having values of highest voltage for equipment up to and including 36 kV and at least one winding operating at greater than 1,1 kV. The standard applies to all construction technologies

ISBN 978-976-604-817-4

JS IEC 60502-4: 2018

Jamaican Standard Specification for Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV) -

 Part 4: Test requirements on accessories for cables for rated voltages of 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) and 30 kV (Um = 36 kV)

This part of IEC specifies the test requirements for type testing of accessories for power cables with rated voltages from 3,6/6(7,2) Kv, complying with IEC 60505-2

ISBN 978-976-604-803-7

JS IEC 60227-1: 2018

Jamaican Standard Specification for Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 1: General requirement

This part of International Standard IEC60227 applies to rigid and flexible cables with insulation, and sheath if any, based on polyvinyl chloride of rated voltage up to and including 450/750 V used in power installations of nominal voltage not exceeding 450/750 V a.c.

ISBN 978-976-604-799-3

JS IEC 60228: 2018

Jamaican Standard Specification for Conductors of insulated cables

This International Standard specifies the nominal cross sectional areas, in the range 0.5 mm2 to 2 500 mm

2 , for conductors in electric power cables and cords of a wide range of types. Requirements for numbers and sizes of wires and resistance values are included.

ISBN 978-967-604-800-6

JS IEC 60502-1: 2018+AMD1: 2018

Jamaican Standard Specification for Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV)- Part 1: Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) and 3 kV (Um = 3,6 kV)

This part of IEC 60502 specifies the construction, dimensions and requirements of power cables with extruded solid insulation from 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) and 3 kV (Um = 3,6 kV) for fixed installations such as distribution networks or industrial installations.

ISBN 978-976-604-801-3

JS IEC 60502-2: 2018

                                 

Jamaican Standard Specification for Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV) - Part 2: Cables for rated voltages of 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) and 30 kV (Um = 36 kV)

This part of IEC 60502 specifies the construction, dimensions and requirements of power cables with extruded solid insulation from 6 kV up to 30 kV for fixed installations such as distribution networks or industrial installations.

ISBN 978-976-604-802-0

JS IEC 61643-11: 2018

Jamaican Standard Specification for Low-voltage surge protective devices – Part 11: Surge protective devices connected to low-voltage power systems – Requirements and test methods

This part of IEC 61643 is applicable to devices for surge protection against indirect and direct effects of lighting and other transient over voltages. These devices are packaged to be connected to 50/60 Hz a.c. power circuits and equipment rated up to 1000 V .r.m.s. 

ISBN 978-976-604-804-4

JS UL 489: 2018

Jamaican Standard Specification for Molded-Case circuit breakers, molded-case switches and circuit breakers enclosures Standard for Safety

The requirements of this standard cover molded-case circuit breakers, circuit breaker and ground-fault circuit interrupters, fused circuit breakers, high-fault protectors, and high-fault modules. These circuit breakers are specifically intended to provide service entrance, feeder, and branch circuit protection in accordance with the National Installation Codes in Annex B, Ref. No.1. This standard also covers instantaneous-trip circuit breakers (circuit interrupters) specifically intended for use as part of a combination motor controller in accordance with the National Installation Codes in Annex B, Ref. No. 1.

ISBN 978-976-604-805-1

JS UL 1066: 2018

Jamaican Standard Specification for Low-Voltage AC and DC power circuit breakers used in enclosures Standard for Safety

These requirements cover low-voltage ac power circuit breakers as follows: a) Stationary-mounted or draw-out-mounted types, b) 2-pole, 3-pole, and 4-pole constructions, c) Manually operated or power operated, and d) With or without electromechanical or solid-state type trip device.

ISBN 978-976-604-806-8

 

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