Safety Standard for Electrical and Electronic Test@ Measuring@ Controlling and Related Equipment - General Requirements Harmonized Standard to IEC Publication 1010-1
This International Standard specifies general safety general safety requirements for electrical equipment intended for professional@ industrial process@ and educational use@ including equipment and computing devices for: - measurement and test; - control; - laboratory use; - accessories intended for use with the above (e.g. sample handling equipment). This Part 1 of the standard applies to the equipment defined in a) to c) below@ when used under the environmental conditions of 1.4. a) Flectrical measurement and test equipment This is equipment which by electrical means measures@ indicates or records one or more electrical or non-electrical quantities@ also non-measuring equipment such as signal generators@ measurement standards@ power supplies@ transducers@ transmitters@ etc. b) Electrical control equipment This is equipment which controls one or more output quantities to specific values@ with each value determined by manual setting@ by local or remote programming@ or by one or more input variables. c) Electrical laboratory equipment This is equipment which measures@ indicates@ monitors or analyses substances@ or is used to prepare materials. This equipment may also be used in areas other than laboratories.