This part of IEC 61010 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
(see 1.1.2 h)).
This standard 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.
IEC 61010-1:2010 Referenced Document
IEC 60027-1 Letter symbols to be used in electrical technology - Part 1: General; Corrigendum 1
IEC 60065 Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus - Safety requirements*, 2024-04-19 Update
IEC 60073 Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification - Coding principles for indicators and actuators
IEC 60227 Corrigendum 1 - Polyvinyl chloride insulated flexible cables and cords with circular conductors and a rated voltage not exceeding 750 V
IEC 60245 Corrigendum 1 - Rubber insulated flexible cables and cords with circular conductors and a rated voltage not exceeding 750 V
IEC 60309 Corrigendum 1 - Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes
IEC 60320 Amendment 3 - Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes
IEC 60332-1-2 Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 1-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable - Procedure for 1 kW pre-mixed flame*, 2015-07-01 Update
IEC 60332-2-2 Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 2-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single small insulated wire or cable - Procedure for diffusion flame
IEC 60405 Nuclear instrumentation - Constructional requirements and classification of radiometric gauges
IEC 60529 Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Code) (Edition 2.1 ***Applies to French text only***)*, 2024-04-19 Update
IEC 60664-3 Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 3: Use of coating, potting or moulding for protection against pollution*, 2016-11-04 Update
2017IEC 61010-1:2017 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
2016IEC 61010-1:2010/AMD1:2016 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements; Amendment 1
2013IEC 61010-1:2010/COR2:2013 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements; Corrigendum 2
2013IEC 61010-1:2010/ISH1:2013 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements - Interpretation sheet to clause 6.8.3.1
2011IEC 61010-1:2010/COR1:2011 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
2010IEC 61010-1:2010 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
1970IEC 61010-1:2001/COR2:2003 Corrigendum 2 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
1970IEC 61010-1:2001/COR1:2002 Corrigendum 1 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
2001IEC 61010-1:2001 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
1970IEC 61010-1:1990/COR1:1999 Corrigendum 1 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
1999IEC 61010-1/COR:1999 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement@ control@ and laboratory use Part 1: General requirements (Edition 1.0)
1970IEC 61010-1:1990/AMD2:1995 Amendment 2 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
1970IEC 61010-1:1990/AMD1:1992 Amendment 1 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
1990IEC 61010-1:1990 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use; part 1: general requirements