GOST 12.4.124-83 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 12.4.124-83 — System of occupational safety standards (SSBT). Means of protection against static electricity. General technical requirements. The standard establishes classification terms and general technical requirements for collective and individual means used to protect personnel from hazardous and harmful effects of static electricity (examples: grounding devices, neutralizers, antistatic materials, humidifying and screening devices).

Abstract

This national standard (USSR) specifies general requirements, classification and basic safety measures for means intended to protect workers from the harmful effects of static electricity. It excludes protection means that are integral to electrical or radio-technical equipment and certain transport or specialized systems. The document is short (informative classification plus general technical requirements and a terms appendix) and intended as a high-level guidance document within the SSBT framework.

General information

• Status: Active (document listed as действующий / in force in current GOST catalogs).
• Publication date: Approved 27 January 1983, effective from 01 January 1984; editions/reissues and reprints have been published subsequently (text update noted 01 October 2008 in consolidated databases).
• Publisher: State Committee for Standards of the USSR (Gosstandart) — later maintained in Russian national standards collections.
• ICS / categories: Occupational safety; safety standards for protection against environmental hazards — ICS class related to occupational safety (e.g. 13.260).
• Edition / version: Designation year 1983 (GOST 12.4.124-83); effective from 1984; later reprints/collections published (catalog entries show reissues and consolidated publications).
• Number of pages: Typical published text: 4 pages (some commercial reprints/listings indicate small-format reprints of 4–8 pages depending on publisher).

Scope

The standard applies to means for protecting workers from dangerous and harmful effects of static electricity (collective and individual protective means). It sets out classification, general technical requirements and normative references for applications in workplaces — including requirements for use in fire- and explosion-hazardous areas where additional standards apply. It explicitly does not cover protection of electrical and radio-technical equipment (e.g., capacitors, long transmission lines, antennas), vehicles and certain specialized fire-protection systems.

Key topics and requirements

• Classification of means of protection against static electricity into collective and individual protective measures (grounding devices, neutralizers/ionizers, humidifying devices, antistatic materials, screening devices).
• General technical requirements for SЗСЭ (means of static-electricity protection), including performance criteria and constructional safety considerations.
• Requirements for use and selection in fire- and explosion-hazardous environments — cross-references to other SSBT / electrical safety standards and rules (requirements to comply with relevant GOSTs and PUE where applicable).
• Normative references to sanitary-hygienic limits for acceptable electrostatic field intensity and to related protective standards and test methods.
• Terminology appendix: definitions and explanatory notes for terms used in the standard.

Typical use and users

Used by occupational safety engineers, industrial hygienists, PPE and antistatic-equipment manufacturers, plant designers and maintenance personnel responsible for electrostatic risk control in manufacturing, chemical and other industries where electrostatic charge poses fire/explosion or product-damage risks. Also referenced in procurement/specification documents and national conformity collections.

Related standards

The standard references and is used together with other SSBT and electrical safety standards — for example, related GOSTs on protective equipment and electrical-installation safety (examples referenced in the text include ГОСТ 12.4.011-75 and multiple ГОСТ/SSBT documents governing fire- and explosion-safety, electrical installations and methods of testing protective equipment). It is typically published alongside other SSBT normative acts in consolidated collections.

Keywords

static electricity, antistatic protection, grounding, neutralizer, ionizer, antistatic footwear, occupational safety, SSBT, GOST 12.4 series, fire- and explosion-hazardous areas.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 12.4.124-83 is a USSR-era national standard within the System of Occupational Safety Standards (SSBT) that defines classification and general technical requirements for means used to protect people from harmful effects of static electricity.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers collective and individual protective means against static electricity (examples: grounding devices, neutralizers/ionizers, antistatic materials and related equipment), general performance and safety requirements, and terminology. It excludes protection built into electrical/radio-technical devices, certain transmission systems and vehicles.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Occupational safety professionals, PPE and antistatic-equipment manufacturers, process and plant engineers, maintenance and quality teams in industries with electrostatic hazards (chemical, petrochemical, electronics manufacturing, textile, powder-handling operations).

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: Catalog and standards databases list ГОСТ 12.4.124-83 as действующий (in force). The original approval is dated January 27, 1983, effective January 1, 1984, and databases note later reprints/consolidations and an update entry dated 01 October 2008; users should verify the specific text edition required for regulatory or contractual purposes.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the SSBT (System of Occupational Safety Standards) and the broader GOST 12.4 family of documents dealing with protective means and occupational safety. It is frequently referenced alongside other GOST 12-series standards for protective equipment and workplace safety.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Static electricity protection, grounding, neutralizer, antistatic materials, occupational safety, SSBT, antistatic footwear, means of static-electricity protection.