HD 60364-7-701:2007/A12:2017

Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-701: Requirements for special installations or locations - Locations containing a bath or shower

2021: CLC legacy converted by DCLab NISOSTS

Errichten von Niederspannungsanlagen - Teil 7-701: Anforderungen für Betriebsstätten, Räume und Anlagen besonderer Art - Räume mit Badewanne oder Dusche

Installations électriques à basse tension - Partie 7-701: Règles pour les installations et emplacements spéciaux - Emplacements contenant une baignoire ou une douche

Nizkonapetostne električne inštalacije - 7-701. del: Zahteve za posebne inštalacije ali lokacije - Prostori s kopalno kadjo ali tušem - Dopolnilo A12

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 10-Aug-2017
• Withdrawal Date: 30-May-2020
• ICS: 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general
• ICS: 91.140.50 - Electricity supply systems
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 64 - Electrical installations and protection against electric shock
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 64 - Electrical installations and protection against electric shock
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 11-Aug-2017
• Due Date: 08-Mar-2019
• Completion Date: 11-Aug-2017
• Ref Project: SIST HD 60364-7-701:2007/A12:2017 - Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-701: Requirements for special installations or locations - Locations containing a bath or shower

Relations

• Replaced By: HD 60364-7-701:2024 - Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-701: Requirements for special installations or locations - Locations containing a bath or shower
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2024
• Amends: HD 60364-7-701:2007 - Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-701: Requirements for special installations or locations - Locations containing a bath or shower
• Effective Date: 20-Jun-2017

Overview

HD 60364-7-701:2007/A12:2017 is a CENELEC harmonization document for low-voltage electrical installations addressing locations containing a bath or shower. It is an amendment (A12, published August 2017) to HD 60364-7-701:2007 and clarifies national implementation across European electrotechnical committees. The document focuses on safe design, selection, erection and verification of electrical equipment in wet and splash-prone sanitary areas to reduce the risk of electric shock and ensure compliance with harmonized rules.

Key institutional facts:

• Prepared by CLC/TC 64 (Electrical installations and protection against electric shock).
• Amendment A12 was approved 2017-05-31.
• National implementation dates in the document: dop 2018-05-31, dow 2020-05-31.
• Scope entry (2021) indicates CLC legacy conversion by DCLab NISOSTS.

Key Topics

This amendment and the parent standard cover technical topics commonly required for safe bathroom and shower installations, including:

• Protection against electric shock - principles to limit danger in locations containing a bath or shower.
• Definition of special locations and zones - designation of areas where specific equipment and installation practices are required.
• Selection of electrical equipment - criteria for choosing luminaires, switches and fixed appliances suitable for damp or splash environments (IP ratings and suitability).
• Earthing and equipotential bonding - requirements to reduce touch voltage and ensure continuity of protective conductors.
• Residual Current Devices (RCDs) and circuit protection - use of RCDs and appropriate protective devices for circuits in sanitary locations.
• Installation and wiring methods - routing, protection and mounting practices to prevent water ingress and mechanical damage.
• National deviations and amendment details - the A12 amendment modifies Annex ZA; for example it deletes a special national condition previously specified for Denmark.

Applications

Who uses HD 60364-7-701:2007/A12:2017:

• Electrical designers and consulting engineers specifying bathroom and shower circuits.
• Installers and contractors applying safe low-voltage installation practices in residential, hotel, healthcare and public sanitary facilities.
• Inspection bodies and certification authorities assessing compliance with European harmonized requirements.
• Facility and building managers ensuring ongoing safety and maintenance of sanitary-area electrical equipment.

Practical benefits:

• Reduces electric shock risk in wet locations.
• Standardizes technical expectations across CENELEC countries.
• Guides selection of appropriate IP-rated equipment and protective devices.

Related Standards

• HD 60364 series / IEC 60364 (general requirements for low-voltage electrical installations)
• National adoptions and local regulations based on CENELEC implementation

Keywords: HD 60364-7-701, low-voltage electrical installations, bath or shower, electric shock protection, CENELEC amendment A12, equipotential bonding, RCD, IP rating, special locations.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-701: Requirements for special installations or
locations - Locations containing a bath or shower
Errichten von Niederspannungsanlagen - Teil 7-701: Anforderungen für Betriebsstätten,
Räume und Anlagen besonderer Art - Räume mit Badewanne oder Dusche
Installations électriques à basse tension - Partie 7-701: Règles pour les installations et
emplacements spéciaux - Emplacements contenant une baignoire ou une douche
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: HD 60364-7-701:2007/A12:2017
ICS:
91.140.50 Sistemi za oskrbo z elektriko Electricity supply systems
91.140.70 Sanitarne naprave Sanitary installations
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

HARMONIZATION DOCUMENT HD 60364-7-701:2007/A12

DOCUMENT D'HARMONISATION
HARMONISIERUNGSDOKUMENT
August 2017
ICS 91.140.50; 29.020
English Version
Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-701: Requirements
for special installations or locations - Locations containing a bath
or shower
Installations électriques à basse tension - Partie 7-701: Errichten von Niederspannungsanlagen - Teil 7-701:
Règles pour les installations et emplacements spéciaux - Anforderungen für Betriebsstätten, Räume und Anlagen
Emplacements contenant une baignoire ou une douche besonderer Art - Räume mit Badewanne oder Dusche
This amendment A12 modifies the Harmonization Document HD 60364-7-701:2007; it was approved by CENELEC on 2017-05-31.
CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for implementation of
this amendment at national level.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national implementations may be obtained on application to the CEN-
CENELEC Mana
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