BS EN 61010-1:2010 specifies general safety requirements for the following types of electrical equipment and their accessories, wherever they are intended to be used.

a) Electrical test and measurement equipment

This is equipment which by electromagnetic means tests, measures, indicates or records one or more electrical or physical quantities, also non-measuring equipment such as signal generators, measurement standards, power supplies for laboratory use, transducers, transmitters, etc.

NOTE 1 This includes bench-top power supplies intended to aid a testing or measuring operation on another piece of equipment. Power supplies intended to power equipment are within the scope of IEC 61558.

BS EN 61010-1:2010 also applies to test equipment integrated into manufacturing processes and intended for testing manufactured devices.

NOTE 2 Manufacturing test equipment is likely to be installed adjacent to and interconnected with industrial machinery in this application.

b) Electrical industrial process-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, inspects or analyses materials, or is used to prepare materials, and includes in vitro diagnostic (IVD) equipment. This equipment may also be used in areas other than laboratories; examples include selftest IVD equipment to be used in the home and inspection equipment to be used to check people or material during transportation.

BS EN 61010-1:2010 does not apply to equipment within the scope of:

a) IEC 60065 (Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus);

b) IEC 60204 (Safety of machinery ? Electrical equipment of machines);

c) IEC 60335 (Household and similar electrical appliances);

d) IEC 60364 (Electrical installations of buildings);

e) IEC 60439 (Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies);

f) IEC 60601 (Medical electrical equipment);

g) IEC 60950 (Information technology equipment including electrical business equipment, except as specified in 1.1.3);

h) IEC 61558 (Power transformers, power supply units and similar);

i) IEC 61010-031 (Hand-held probe assemblies);

j) IEC 61243-3 (Live working ? Voltage detectors ? Part 3: Two-pole low-voltage type). 1.1.3 Computing equipment

BS EN 61010-1:2010 applies only to computers, processors, etc. which form part of equipment within the scope of this standard or are designed for use exclusively with the equipment. NOTE Computing devices and similar equipment within the scope of IEC 60950 and conforming to its requirements are considered to be suitable for use with equipment within the scope of this standard. However, some of the requirements of IEC 60950 for resistance to moisture and liquids are less stringent than those in this standard.



Cross References:
IEC 60027
IEC 60065
IEC 60068-2-14
IEC 60068-2-75
IEC 60073
IEC 60227
IEC 60245
IEC 60309
IEC 60320
IEC 60332-1-2
IEC 60332-2-2
IEC 60335-2-24
IEC 60335-2-89
IEC 60364-4-44
IEC 60405
IEC 60417
IEC 60529
IEC 60664-3
IEC 60695-11-10
IEC 60799
IEC 60825-1
IEC 60947-1
IEC 60947-3
IEC 61010-031
IEC 61180
IEC 61180-1
IEC 61180-2
IEC 61672-1
IEC 61672-2
IEC 62262
IEC Guide 104
ISO/IEC Guide 51
ISO 306:1994
ISO 361
ISO 3746
ISO 7000
ISO 9614-1
EN 60065
EN 60068-2-14
EN 60068-2-75
EN 60073
EN 60309
EN 60320
EN 60332-1-2
EN 60332-2-2
EN 60335-2-24
EN 60335-2-89
CENELEC HD 60364-4-444
EN 60405
EN 60417
EN 60664-3
EN 60695-11-10
EN 60799
EN 60825-1
EN 60947-1
EN 60947-3
EN 61010-031
EN 61180
EN 61180-1
EN 61180-2
EN 61672-1
EN 61672-2
EN 62262
EN ISO 306:1996
EN ISO 3746
EN ISO 9614-1
IEC 60050
IEC 60050-151
IEC 60050-195
IEC 60050-604
IEC 60050-826
IEC 60079
IEC 60085
IEC 60112:1979
IEC 60127
IEC 60204
IEC 60332-1
IEC 60332-2
IEC 60335
IEC 60364
IEC 60439
IEC 60439-1:1999
IEC 60445:1999
IEC 60447:1993
IEC 60601
IEC 60664-1
IEC 60695-10-2
IEC 60950
IEC 60950-1
IEC 60990
IEC 61010-2-030
IEC 61032
IEC 61243-3
IEC 61326
IEC 61508
IEC 61558
ISO 9241
ISO 13852
ISO 13854
ISO 14121-1
ISO 14738
ISO 14971
ANSI B11.TR3
ANSI/UL 248-14
ANSI/UL 471
ANSI/UL 746E
ANSI/UL 2556
EN 294
EN 349
EN 563
EN 894-2
EN 894-3
SEMI S8
SEMI S10
UL 1439
EN 60079
EN 60085
CENELEC HD 214 S2:1980
EN 60127
EN 60204
EN 60332-1
EN 60332-2
EN 60335
EN 60364
EN 60439
EN 60439-1:1999
EN 60445:2000
EN 60447:1993
EN 60601
EN 60664-1
EN 60695-10-2
EN 60950
EN 60950-1
EN 60990
EN 61010-2-030
EN 61032
EN 61243-3
EN 61326
EN 61508
EN 61558
EN ISO 9241
EN ISO 14121-1
EN ISO 14738
EN ISO 14971


Replaces BS EN 61010-1:2001 which remains current.

All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.