First Number
Protection against solid objects |
Second Number
Protection against liquids |
| IP | TESTS | IP | TESTS |
| 0 | no protection | 0 | no protection |
| 1 | protected against solid objects up to 50mm e.g. accidental touch by hands | 1 | protected against vertically falling drops of water e.g. condensation |
| 2 | protected against solid objects up to 12 mm e.g. fingers | 2 | protected against direct sprays of water up to 15° from the vertical |
| 3 | protected against solid objects over 2.5 mm (tools and wires) | 3 | protected against sprays to 60° from the vertical |
| 4 | protected against solid objects over 1mm (tools, wires and small wires) | 4 | protected against water sprayed from all directions, limited ingress permitted |
| 5 | protected against dust-limited ingress (no harmful deposit) | 5 | protected against low pressure jets of water from all directions, limited ingress permitted |
| 6 | totally protected against dust | 6 | protected against strong jets of water e.g. for use on ship decks, limited ingress protection |
 | | 7 | protected against the effects of immersions between 15 cm and 1 m |
| | 8 | protected against long periods of immersion under pressure |
