This part of IEC 61326 specifies requirements for immunity and emissions regarding electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC) for electrical equipment, operating from a supply or battery of
less than 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. or from the circuit being measured, intended for
professional, industrial-process, industrial-manufacturing and educational use, including
equipment and computing devices for
– measurement and test;
– control;
– laboratory use;
– accessories intended for use with the above (such as sample handling equipment),
intended to be used in industrial and non-industrial locations.
Computing devices and assemblies and similar equipment within the scope of Information
Technology Equipment (ITE) and complying with applicable ITE EMC standards can be used
in systems within the scope of this part of IEC 61326 without additional testing, if it is suitable
for the intended electromagnetic environment.
This product family standard takes precedence over generic standards.
The following equipment is covered in this standard.
a) Electrical 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 and transducers.
b) Electrical control equipment
This is equipment, which controls one or more output quantities to specific values, with
each value determined by manual settings, by local or remote programming, or by one or
more input variables. This includes Industrial Process Measurement and Control (IPMC)
equipment, which consists of devices such as:
– process controllers and regulators;
– programmable controllers;
– power supply units for equipment and systems (centralized or dedicated);
– analogue/digital indicators and recorders;
– process instrumentation;
– transducers, positioners, intelligent actuators, etc.
c) Electrical laboratory equipment
This is equipment which measures, indicates monitors or analyses substances, or is used
to prepare materials, and includes In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) equipment. This equipment
may also be used in areas other than laboratories, for example self-test IVD equipment
may be used in the home.
This standard is applicable to
– equipment for use in residential, commercial and light-industrial environments, according
to IEC 61000-6-1;
– equipment for use in industrial locations;
– equipment for use in laboratories or test and measurement areas with a controlled
electromagnetic environment;
BS EN 61326-1:2006 history
2013BS EN 61326-1:2013 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use. EMC requirements. General requirements
2006BS EN 61326-1:2006 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use – EMC requirements Part 1: General requirements
1997BS EN 61326:1998 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - EMC requirements