SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT, CONTROL, AND LABORATORY USE - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Tests
5 Marking and documentation
6 Protection against electric shock
7 Protection against mechanical HAZARDS
8 Resistance to mechanical stresses
9 Protection against the spread of fire
10 Equipment temperature limits and resistance to heat
11 Protection against HAZARDS from fluids and solid
foreign objects
12 Protection against radiation, including laser sources,
and against sonic and ultrasonic pressure
13 Protection against liberated gases and substances,
explosion and implosion
14 Components and subassemblies
15 Protection by interlocks
16 HAZARDS resulting from application
17 RISK assessment
Annex A (normative) - Measuring circuits for touch
current
Annex B (normative) - Standard test fingers
Annex C (normative) - Measurement of CLEARANCES
and CREEPAGE DISTANCES
Annex D (normative) - Parts between which insulation
requirements are specified
Annex E (informative) - Guideline for reduction of
POLLUTION DEGREES
Annex F (normative) - ROUTINE TESTS
Annex G (informative) - Leakage and rupture from fluids
under pressure
Annex H (normative) - Qualification of conformal coatings
for protection against POLLUTION
Annex I (informative) - Line-to-neutral voltages for
common MAINS supply systems
Annex J (informative) - RISK assessment
Annex K (normative) - Insulation requirements not
covered by 6.7
Annex L (informative) - Index of defined terms
Bibliography
Describes general safety requirements for the following types of electrical equipment and their accessories, wherever they are intended to be used.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 66 |
| Supersedes |
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