IEC 60364

'IEC 60364' is the International Electrotechnical Commission's international standard on ''electrical installations of buildings''.
The standard has several parts:

★ Part 1: Fundamental principles, assessment of general characteristics, definitions

★ Part 4: Protection for safety

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★ Section 41: Protection against electric shock

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★ Section 42: Protection against thermal effects

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★ Section 43: Protection against overcurrent

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★ Section 44: Protection against voltage disturbances and electromagnetic disturbances

★ Part 5: Selection and erection of electrical equipment

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★ Section 51: Common rules

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★ Section 52: Wiring systems

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★ Section 53: Isolation, switching and control

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★ Section 54: Earthing arrangements, protective conductors and protective bonding conductors

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★ Section 55: Other equipment

★ Part 6: Verification

★ Part 7: Requirements for special installations or locations

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★ Section 701: Electrical installations in bathrooms

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★ Section 702: Swimming pools and other basins

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★ Section 703: Rooms and cabins containing sauna heaters

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★ Section 704: Construction and demolition site installations

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★ Section 705: Electrical installations of agricultural and horticultural premises

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★ Section 706: Restrictive conductive locations

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★ Section 708: Electrical installations in caravan parks and caravans

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★ Section 709: Marinas and pleasure craft

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★ Section 710: Medical locations

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★ Section 712: Solar photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems

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★ Section 713: Furniture

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★ Section 714: External lighting

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★ Section 715: Extra-low-voltage lighting installations

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★ Section 717: Mobile or transportable units

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★ Section 740: Temporary electrical installations for structures, amusement devices and booths at fairgrounds, amusement parks and circuses

Contents

See also

External links

See also

★ Electrical wiring

★ Earthing systems

★ BS 7671

External links

★ [1] NEMA comparison of IEC 60364 with the US NEC

★ How the IEC relates to North America—particularly IEC 60364

★ Merlin Gerin – Electrical installation guide – According to IEC 60364, Schneider Electric, 2005.