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Product Safety Standards

The following list is a sampling of product safety standards in the United States and Europe.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

ANSI N2.1:1989—Warning symbols—Radiation symbol.

ANSI N43.3:1993—General radiation safety—Installations using nonmedical x-ray and sealed gamma-ray sources, energies up to 10 MeV.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC)

EN 692—Mechanical presses—Safety.

EN 730:1995—Gas welding equipment—Equipment used in gas welding, cutting, and allied processes, safety devices for fuel gases and oxygen or compressed air—General specifications, requirements, and tests.

EN 793:1998—Particular requirements for safety of medical supply units.

EN 809:1998—Pumps and pump units for liquids—Common safety requirements; Corrigendum: 2002.

EN 954-1—Safety of machinery—Safety-related parts of control systems—Part 1: General principles for design.

EN 996:1996—Piling equipment—Safety requirements; Amendment 2:2003.

EN 1070:1998—Safety of machinery—Terminology.

EN 1987-3:1998—Electrically propelled road vehicles—Specific requirements for safety—Part 3: Protection of users against electrical hazards.

EN 12547:1999—Centrifuges—Common safety requirements.

EN 12626:1997—Safety of machinery—Laser processing machines—Safety requirements (ISO 11553:1996, modified).

EN 41003:1999—Particular safety requirements for equipment to be connected to telecommunications networks.

EN 45502-1:1998—Active implantable medical devices—Part 1: General requirements for safety, marking, and information to be provided by the manufacturer.

EN 50019:2000—Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres—Increased safety “e;” Corrigendum: 2003.

EN 50020:2002—Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres—Intrinsic safety “i.”

EN 50061—Medical electrical equipment—Safety of implantable cardiac pacemakers.

EN 50065-1:2001—Signaling on low-voltage electrical installations in the frequency range of 3 kHz to 148.5 kHz—Part 1: General requirements, frequency bands, and electromagnetic disturbances.

EN 50088:1996—Safety of electric toys; Reaffirmed: 2005.

EN 50091-1:1993—Uninterruptible power systems (UPSs)—Part 1: General and safety requirements.

EN 50091-1-1:1997—Uninterruptible power systems (UPSs)—Part 1-1: General and safety requirements for UPSs used in operator access areas; Corrigendum: 2004.

EN 50091-1-2:1999—Uninterruptible power systems (UPSs)—Part 1-2: General and safety requirements for UPSs used in restricted access locations; Corrigendum: 2000.

EN 50106:1997—Safety of household and similar electrical appliances—Particular rules for routine tests referring to appliances under the scope of EN 60335-1 and EN 60967; Amendment 1:2001, Amendment 2:2001.

EN 50116:1996—Information technology equipment—Routine electrical safety testing in production.

EN 50122-1:1998—Railway applications—Fixed installations—Part 1: Protective provisions relating to electrical safety and earthing.

EN 50144-1:1999—Safety of handheld electric motor–operated tools—Part 1: General requirements; Amendment 2:2003.

EN 50165:1997—Electrical equipment of nonelectric appliances for household and similar purposes—Safety requirements; Amendment 1:2001.

EN 60061-2:1997—Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety—Part 2: Lampholders; Amendment 8:2004, Amendment 9:2005.

EN 60061-3:2005—Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety—Part 3: Gauges; Amendment 9:2005, Amendment 10:2005.

EN 60065:2002—Audio, video, and similar electronic apparatus—Safety requirements; Corrigendum: 2003.

EN 60143-1:2005—Series capacitors for power systems—Part 1: General—Performance, testing, and rating—Safety requirements—Guide for installation.

EN 60204-1:1998—Safety of machinery—Electrical equipment of machines—Part 1: General requirements.

EN 60215:1996—Safety requirements for radio transmitting equipment; Amendment 1:1996.

EN 60335-1:2002—Safety of household and similar electrical appliances—Part 1: General requirements; Corrigendum: 2005.

EN 60598-2-19—Luminaires—Part 2: Particular requirements—Section 19: Air-handling luminaires—Safety requirements.

EN 60695-1-1:2000—Guidance for assessing fire hazard of electrotechnical products—General guidance.

EN 60799:1998—Cord sets—Nonrewirable cord sets for appliances—Safety requirements and test methods.

EN 60825-1:1994—Safety of laser products—Part 1: Equipment classification, requirements, and user’s guide; Corrigendum: 2004.

EN 60950:2000—Safety of information technology equipment; Corrigendum: 2002.

EN 60967:1991—Safety of electrically heated blankets, pads, and similar flexible heating appliances for household use; Amendment 4:1999.

EN 60974-1:2006—Safety requirements for arc welding equipment—Part 1: Welding power sources.

EN 60999-1:2000—Connecting devices—Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units for electrical copper conductors—Part 1: General requirements and particular requirements for conductors from 0.5 mm2 up to 35 mm2.

EN 61195:2000—Double-capped fluorescent lamps—Safety specifications; Corrigendum: 2003.

EN 61199:2000—Single-capped fluorescent lamps—Safety specifications; Amendment 1.

EN 61204:1995—Low-voltage power-supply devices, dc output—Performance characteristics and safety requirements; Amendment 1:2002.

EN 61210:1995—Connecting devices—Flat quick-connect terminations for electrical copper conductors—Safety requirements.

EN 61603-1:1997—Transmission of audio and/or video and related signals using infrared radiation—Part 1: General.

EN 133200:1999—Sectional specification—Passive filter units for electromagnetic interference suppression—Filters for which safety tests are required.

EN 133201:1998—Blank detail specification—Passive filter units for electromagnetic interference suppression—Filters for which safety tests are required.

EN 133221:1998—Blank detail specification—Passive filter units for electromagnetic interference suppression—Filters for which safety tests are required (safety tests only).

EN 138000:1997—Generic specification—Fixed inductors for electromagnetic interference suppression—Inductors for which safety tests are required.

EN 138100:1997—Sectional specification—Fixed inductors for electromagnetic interference suppression—Inductors for which safety tests are required.

EN 138101:1997—Blank detail specification—Fixed inductors for electromagnetic interference suppression—Inductors for which safety tests are required—Assessment level D.

PD R044-001:1999—Safety of machinery—Guidance and recommendations for the avoidance of hazards due to static electricity.

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

IEC Guide 104:1997—The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications.

IEC 60079-1:2004—Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres—Part 1: Flameproof enclosures ‘D.’

IEC 60086-4:2000—Primary batteries—Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries.

IEC 60086-5:2005—Primary batteries—Part 5: Safety of batteries with aqueous electrolyte.

IEC 60204-1:2005—Safety of machinery—Electrical equipment of machines—Part 1: General requirements.

IEC 60204-11:2000—Safety of machinery—Electrical equipment of machines—Part 11: Requirements for HV equipment for voltages above 1000 V ac or 1500 V dc and not exceeding 36 kV.

IEC 60252-1:2001—Ac motor capacitors—Part 1: General—Performance, testing, and rating—Safety requirements—Guide for installation and operation.

IEC 60335-1:2004—Household and similar appliances, safety—Part 1: General requirements; Corrigendum: 2005.

IEC 60446:1999—Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking, and identification—Identification of conductors by colors or numerals; Corrigendum: 2002.

IEC 60513:1994—Fundamental aspects of safety standards for medical electrical equipment.

IEC 60519-1:2003—Safety in electroheat installations—Part 1: General requirements.

IEC 60519-3:2005—Safety in electroheat installations—Part 3: Particular requirements for induction and conduction heating and induction melting installations.

IEC 60519-6:2002—Safety in electroheat installations—Part 6: Specifications for safety in industrial microwave heating equipment.

IEC 60519-7:1983—Safety in electroheat installations—Part 7: Particular requirements for installations with electron guns.

IEC 60519-9:2005—Safety in electroheat installations—Part 9: Particular requirements for high-frequency dielectric heating installations.

IEC 60601-1:2005—Medical electrical equipment—Part 1: General requirements for safety.

IEC 60601-1-2:2004—Medical electrical equipment—Part 1: General requirements for safety—Section 2: Collateral standard—Electromagnetic compatibility—Requirements and tests; Amendment 1:2004.

IEC 60601-1-3:1994—Medical electrical equipment—Part 1: General requirements for safety—Section 3: Collateral standard—General requirements for radiation protection in diagnostic x-ray equipment.

IEC 60601-1-4:2000—Medical electrical equipment—Part 1-4: General requirements for safety—Collateral standard: Programmable electrical medical systems.

IEC 60601-2-1:1998—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-1: Particular requirements for the safety of electron accelerators in the range of 1 to 50 MeV; Amendment 1:2002.

IEC 60601-2-2:1998—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-2: Particular requirements for the safety of high-frequency surgical equipment.

IEC 60601-2-3:1991—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-3: Particular requirements for the safety of short-wave therapy equipment; Amendment 1:1998.

IEC 60601-2-4:2002—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-4: Particular requirements for the safety of cardiac defibrillators and cardiac defibrillator monitors.

IEC 60601-2-5:2000—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-5: Particular requirements for the safety of ultrasonic physiotherapy equipment.

IEC 60601-2-7:1998—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-7: Particular requirements for the safety of high-voltage generators of diagnostic x-ray generators.

IEC 60601-2-8:1998—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-8: Particular requirements for the safety of therapeutic x-ray equipment operating in the range of 10 kV to 1 MV; Corrigendum: 1998.

IEC 60601-2-9:1997—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-9: Particular requirements for the safety of patient contact dosimeters used in radiotherapy with electrically connected radiation detectors.

IEC 60601-2-11:1997—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-11: Particular requirements for the safety of gamma-beam therapy equipment; Amendment 1:2004.

IEC 60601-2-17:2004—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-17: Particular requirements for the safety of remote-controlled automatically driven gamma-ray afterloading equipment.

IEC 60601-2-18:1996—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-18: Particular requirements for the safety of endoscopic equipment; Amendment 1:2000.

IEC 60601-2-22:1995—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-22: Particular requirements for the safety of diagnostic and therapeutic laser equipment.

IEC 60601-2-24:1998—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-24: Particular requirements for the safety of infusion pumps and controllers.

IEC 60601-2-25:1993—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-25: Particular requirements for the safety of electrocardiographs; Amendment 1: 1999.

IEC 60601-2-26:2002—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-26: Particular requirements for the safety of electroencephalographs.

IEC 60601-2-27:2005—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-27: Particular requirements for the safety of electrocardiographic monitoring equipment.

IEC 60601-2-28:1993—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-28: Particular requirements for the safety of x-ray source assemblies and x-ray tube assemblies for medical diagnosis.

IEC 60601-2-29:1999—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-29: Particular requirements for the safety of radiotherapy simulators.

IEC 60601-2-30:1999—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-30: Particular requirements for the safety, including essential performance, of automatic cycling noninvasive blood pressure monitoring equipment.

IEC 60601-2-31:1994—Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-31: Particular requirements for the safety of external cardiac pacemakers with internal power source; Amendment 1:1998.

IEC 60728-11:2005—Cabled distribution systems for television and sound signals—Part 11: Safety; Amendment 1:2000.

IEC 60742:1983—Isolating transformers and safety isolating transformers—Requirements; Amendment 1:1992.

IEC 60745-1:2003—Safety of handheld motor-operated electric tools—Part 1: General requirements; Corrigendum: 2003.

IEC 60825-1:1993—Safety of laser products—Part 1: Equipment classification, requirements, and user’s guide; Corrigendum: 2002.

IEC 60825-8 TR:1999—Safety of laser products—Part 8: Guidelines for the safe use of medical laser equipment.

IEC 60825-9 TR:1999—Safety of laser products—Part 9: Compilation of maximum permissible exposure to incoherent optical radiation.

IEC 60831-1:2002—Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for ac systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1000 V—Part 1: General—Performance, testing, and rating—Safety requirements—Guide for installation and operation.

IEC 60871-1:2005—Shunt capacitors for ac power systems having a rated voltage above 1000 V—Part 1: General performance, testing, and rating—Safety requirements—Guide for installation and operation; Corrigendum: 1998.

IEC 60924:1991—Dc-supplied electronic ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps—General and safety requirements; Amendment 1:1994.

IEC 60926:2000—Auxiliaries for lamps—Starting devices (other than glow starters)—General and safety requirements.

IEC 60928:1999—Auxiliaries for lamps—Ac-supplied electronic ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps—General and safety requirements.

IEC 60931-1:1999—Shunt power capacitors of the non-self-healing type for ac systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1000 V—Part 1: General—Performance, testing, and rating—Safety requirements—Guide for installation and operation; Amendment 1:2004.

IEC 60938-2-1:1999—Fixed inductors for electromagnetic interference suppression—Part 2-1: Blank detail specification—Inductors for which safety tests are required—Assessment level D.

IEC 60938-2-2:1999—Fixed inductors for electromagnetic interference suppression—Part 2-2: Blank detail specification—Inductors for which safety tests are required (only).

IEC 60950-1:2005—General requirements for the safety of information technology equipment; Corrigendum: 2002.

IEC 61010-1:2001—Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use—Part 1: General requirements; Corrigendum: 2003.

IEC 61010-2-010:2003—Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use—Part 2-010: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for the heating of material.

IEC 61010-2-020:1992—Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use—Part 2-020: Particular requirements for laboratory centrifuges; Amendment 1:1996.

IEC 61010-2-031:1993—Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use—Part 2-031: Particular requirements for handheld probe assemblies for electrical measurement and test.

IEC 61010-2-032:2002—Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use—Part 2-032: Particular requirements for handheld current clamps for electrical measurement and test.

IEC 61010-2-061:2003—Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use—Part 2-061: Particular requirements for laboratory atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization.

IEC 61029-1:1990—Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools—Part 1: General requirements.

IEC 61046:1993—Dc- or ac-supplied electronic step-down convertors for filament lamps—General and safety requirements; Amendment 1: 1995.

IEC 61069-7:1999—Industrial-process measurement and control—Evaluation.

IEC 61285:2004—Industrial-process control—Safety of analyzer houses.

IEC 61293:1994—Marking of electrical equipment with ratings related to electrical supply—Safety requirements.

IEC 61310-3:1999—Safety of machinery—Indication, marking, and actuation—Part 3: Requirements for the location and operation of actuators.

IEC 61496-1:2004—Safety of machinery—Electro-sensitive protective equipment—Part 1: General requirements and tests.

IEC 61496-2:1997—Safety of machinery—Electro-sensitive protective equipment—Part 2: Particular requirements for equipment using active opto-electronic protective devices (AOPDs).

IEC 61496-3:2001—Safety of machinery—Electro-sensitive protective equipment—Part 3: Particular requirements for active optoelectronic protective devices responsive to diffuse reflection (AOPDRDR).

IEC 61508-1:1998—Functional safety of electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic safety-related systems—Part 1: General requirements; Corrigendum: 1999.

IEC 61508-2:2000—Functional safety of electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic safety-related systems—Part 2: Requirements for electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic safety-related systems.

IEC 61508-3:1998—Functional safety of electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic safety-related systems—Part 3: Software requirements; Corrigendum: 1999.

IEC 61508-4:1998—Functional safety of electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic safety-related systems—Part 4: Definitions and abbreviations; Corrigendum: 1999.

IEC 61508-5:1998—Functional safety of electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic safety-related systems—Part 5: Examples of methods for the determination of safety integrity levels; Corrigendum: 1999.

IEC 61508-7:2000—Functional safety of electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic safety-related systems—Part 7: Overview of techniques and measures.

IEC 61511-1:2003—Functional safety—Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector. Framework, definitions, system, hardware, and software requirements; Corrigendum: 2004.

IEC 61511-3:2003—Functional safety—Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector. Guidance for the determination of the required safety integrity levels; Corrigendum: 2004.

IEC 61557-1:1997—Electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V ac and 1500 V dc—Equipment for testing, measuring, or monitoring of protective measures—Part 1: General requirements.

IEC 61557-2:1997—Electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V ac and 1500 V dc—Equipment for testing, measuring, or monitoring of protective measures—Part 2: Insulation resistance.

IEC 61557-3:1997—Electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V ac and 1500 V dc—Equipment for testing, measuring, or monitoring of protective measures—Part 3: Loop impedance.

IEC 61557-4:1997—Electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V ac and 1500 V dc—Equipment for testing, measuring, or monitoring of protective measures—Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding.

IEC 61557-5:1997—Electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V ac and 1500 V dc—Equipment for testing, measuring, or monitoring of protective measures—Part 5: Resistance to earth.

IEC 61557-6:1997—Electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V ac and 1500 V dc—Equipment for testing, measuring, or monitoring of protective measures—Part 6: Residual current devices (RCD) in TT and TN systems.

IEC 61557-7:1997—Electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V ac and 1500 V dc—Equipment for testing, measuring, or monitoring of protective measures—Part 7: Phase sequence.

IEC 61557-8:1997—Electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V ac and 1500 V dc—Equipment for testing, measuring, or monitoring of protective measures—Part 8: Insulation monitoring devices for IT systems.

IEC 61557-9:1999—Electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V ac and 1500 V dc—Equipment for testing, measuring, or monitoring of protective measures—Part 9: Equipment for insulation fault location in IT systems.

IEC 61558-1:2005—Safety of power transformers, power-supply units, and similar devices—Part 1: General requirements and tests.

IEC 61558-2-1:1997—Safety of power transformers, power-supply units, and similar devices—Part 2: Particular requirements for separating transformers for general use.

IEC 61558-2-2:1997—Safety of power transfor-mers, power-supply units, and similar devices—Part 2-2: Particular requirements for control transformers.

IEC 61558-2-4:1998—Safety of power transformers, power-supply units, and similar devices—Part 2-4: Particular requirements for isolating transformers for general use; Amendment 1:1998.

IEC 61558-2-6:1998—Safety of power transformers, power-supply units, and similar devices—Part 2-6: Particular requirements for safety isolating transformers for general use; Amendment 1:1998.

IEC 62083:2000—Medical electrical equipment—Requirements for the safety of radiotherapy treatment planning systems.

IEC 62151:2000—Safety of equipment electrically connected to a telecommunication network; Corrigendum: 2001.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

IEEE C95.1:1999—IEEE standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz.

IEEE C95.3:2002—Recommended practice for measurements and computations of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields with respect to human exposure, 100 kHz–300 GHz.

IEEE C95.3:2002—IEEE-recommended practice for the measurement of potentially hazardous electromagnetic fields—RF and microwave.

IEEE 80:2000—Safety in ac substation grounding.

IEEE 81.2:1991—IEEE guide for measurement of impedance and safety characteristics of large, extended, or interconnected grounding systems.

IEEE 510:1983—IEEE-recommended practices for safety in high-voltage and high-power testing; Reaffirmed: 1992.

IEEE 902:1998—IEEE guide for maintenance, operation, and safety of industrial and commercial power systems. Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA)

ISA 12.02.01:2002—Electrical apparatus for use in Class I, Zone 0, 1, and 2 hazardous (classified) locations—Intrinsic safety.

ISA RP12.2.02:1996—Recommendations for the preparation, content, and organization of intrinsic safety control drawings.

ISA RP12.6:1995—Wiring practices for hazardous (classified) locations instrumentation—Part I: Intrinsic safety.

ISA 82.01:1994—Safety standard for electrical and electronic testing, measuring, controlling, and related equipment—General requirements.

ISA 82.02.01:2004—Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use.

ISA 82.02.04:1996—Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use.

ISA 82.03:1988—Safety standard for electrical and electronic testing, measuring, controlling, and related equipment—Electrical and electronic process measurement and control equipment.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

ISO 3864:2002—Safety colors and safety signs.

ISO 4126-1:2004—Safety valves—Part 1: General requirements.

ISO 6178:1983—Centrifuges—Construction and safety rules—Method for the calculation of the tangential stress in the shell of a cylindrical centrifuge rotor.

ISO 6309:1987—Fire protection—Safety signs.

ISO 10079-1:1999—Medical suction equipment—Part 1: Electrically powered suction equipment—Safety requirements.

ISO 11197:2004—Medical electrical equipment—Particular requirements for safety of medical supply units.

ISO 11553:1996—Safety of machinery—Laser processing machines—Safety requirements.

ISO 13090-1:1998—Mechanical vibration and shock—Guidance on safety aspects of tests and experiments with people—Part 1: Exposure to whole-body mechanical vibration and repeated shock.

ISO 14121:1999—Safety of machinery—Principles of risk assessment.

ISO 14708-1:2000—Implants for surgery—Active implantable medical devices—Part 1: General requirements for safety, marking, and for information to be provided by the manufacturer.

ISO/IEC Guide 51:1999—Safety aspects—Guidelines for their inclusion in standards.

ISO/IEC Guide 63:1999—Guide to the development and inclusion of safety aspects in international standards for medical devices.

ISO 12100-1:2003—Safety of machinery—Basic concepts, general principles for design—Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology.

ISO 12100-2:2003—Safety of machinery—Basic concepts, general principles for design—Part 2: Technical principles and specifications.

ISO/TR 13387-1:1999—Fire safety engineering—Part 1: Application of fire performance concepts to design objectives.

ISO/TR 13387-3:1999—Fire safety engineering—Part 3: Assessment and verification of mathematical fire models.

ISO/TR 16142:2006—Medical devices—Guidance on the selection of standards in support of recognized essential principles of safety and performance of medical devices.