MANUAL MOTOR STARTER GUIDE 
 
 
 
 
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1.8 Applied standards 
Following standards are used or partly used for ABB’s manual motor starters. 
International and  
European Standards 
Title 
IEC / EN 60947-1   Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules 
IEC / EN 60947-2  Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers 
IEC / EN 60947-4-1 
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters - Elec-
tromechanical contactors and motor-starters 
IEC / EN 60947-5-1
 
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and switching 
elements - Electromechanical control circuit devices 
   
north America 
Title 
UL 60947-4-1  
(formerly UL 508)
 
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and Motor-Starters - Elec-
tromechanical contactors and motor-starters 
UL 60947-4-1A 
2nd Ed. - Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear – Part 4-1: Contactors and Motor 
Starters – Electromechanical Contactors and Motor-Starters 
UL 60947-5-1  
Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear - Part 5-1: Control Circuit Devices and Switching 
Elements - Electromechanical Control Circuit Devices 
   
Standards for Canada  Title 
CSA C22.2 No.60947-1  
(formerly CSA C22.2 No.14) 
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules 
CSA C22.2 No.60947-4-1 
(formerly CSA C22.2 No.14) 
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters - Elec-
tromechanical contactors and motor-starters  
   
Standards for China  Title 
GB/T14048.2  Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers 
GB/T14048.4 
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters - Elec-
tromechanical contactors and motor-starters 
GB/T14048.5 
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and switching 
element - Electromechanical control circuit devices 
   
IEC / EN 60079-0  Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements 
IEC / EN 60079-1  Explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d" 
IEC / EN 60079-7  Explosive atmospheres - Part 7: Equipment protection by increased safety "e" 
IEC / EN 60079-31 
Explosive atmospheres - Part 31: Equipment dust ignition protection 
 by enclosure "t"” 
IEC / EN EN 60079-14 
Explosive atmospheres - Part 14: Electrical installations design, 
selection and erection 
Table 2: Applied standards for the manual motor starter