IEC 61010-1 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use - Part 1: General Requirements

In the IEC 61010-1 standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), wherever they are intended to be used,

• Electrical test and measuring equipment
• Electrical industrial process control equipment and
• electrical laboratory equipment

General safety requirements for electrical equipment types and accessories, such as

Electrical laboratory equipment is equipment that measures, displays, monitors, inspects, or analyzes materials or is used to prepare materials, and includes in vitro diagnostic equipment. This equipment can also be used in areas other than laboratories. For example, it includes self-testing equipment to be used at home and inspection equipment to be used to check people or materials during transport.

In the last update of this standard, the scope of the standard has been expanded to cover all places where these products are used, thus covering both professional and non-professional uses of these products.

In addition, the requirements for test and measurement circuits have been removed and included in the IEC 61010-2-030 standard (EN IEC 61010-2-030 Part 2-030: Specific rules for equipment with test and measurement of circuits).

The following changes were also made in the last update:

• The insulation requirements have been completely rewritten.
• New requirements for protection against mechanical hazards have been added.
• Surface temperature limits have been changed.
• The distinction between intended emission and undesired emission is taken into account in the radiation requirements.
• Requirements for reasonably foreseeable misuse and ergonomic aspects have been added.
• A new clause has been added for hazards and environments not covered by the standard, along with a new informative annex on risk assessment.
• An appendix has been added that addresses methods of reducing the degree of contamination of a microenvironment.
• Added requirements for the qualification of coatings for protection against pollution.
• An appendix has been added with details on how to determine the mains circuit operating voltage.

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