IEC 60215:2016

Safety requirements for radio transmitting equipment - General requirements and terminology

IEC 60215:2016(E) applies to radio transmitting equipment, operating under the responsibility of SKILLED persons. It also applies to auxiliary equipment and ancillary apparatus, including combining units and matching networks and cooling systems where these form an integral part of the transmitter system. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition, published in 1987, Amendment 1:1989 and Amendment 2:1993. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- The test methods in this standard are similar to those given in IEC 60215:1987 and continue to apply only to radio transmitting equipment and equipment defined in Clause 1, operating under the responsibility of SKILLED persons.
- Reorganization and revision of the content are summarized in Annex F. Words printed in SMALL CAPITALS are terms that are defined in Clause 3.

Exigences de sécurité applicables aux matériel d'émission radioélectrique - Exigences générales et terminologie

L'IEC 60215:2016 s'applique aux matériels d'émission radioélectrique fonctionnant sous la responsabilité de personnes qualifiées. Elle s'applique également aux matériels auxiliaires et aux appareils secondaires, y compris les multiplexeurs de programmes, les circuits d’adaptation et les systèmes de refroidissement lorsque ces derniers font partie intégrante du système émetteur. Cette quatrième édition annule et remplace la troisième édition parue en 1987, son Amendement 1:1989 et son Amendement 2:1993. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
- Les méthodes d'essai énoncées dans la présente norme sont identiques à celles données dans l’IEC 60215:1987 et continuent de s'appliquer uniquement aux matériels d'émission radioélectrique et aux matériels définis à l'Article 1, fonctionnant sous la responsabilité de personnes qualifiées;
- La réorganisation et la révision du contenu se trouvent dans l'Annexe F.
La présente version bilingue (2016-11) correspond à la version anglaise monolingue publiée en 2016-04.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 26-Apr-2016
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 33.060.20 - Receiving and transmitting equipment
• Technical Committee: TC 103 - Transmitting and receiving equipment for radiocommunication
• Drafting Committee: MT 60215 - TC 103/MT 60215
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 15-Feb-2016
• Completion Date: 27-Apr-2016

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD. 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, definitions and symbols . 8
3.1 Terms and definitions . 8
3.2 Symbols . 10
3.2.1 General symbols . 10
3.2.2 Symbols relating to safety . 10
3.2.3 Symbols relating to degree of protection against moisture . 10
4 Principle of safety . 11
4.1 General principles . 11
4.2 Object . 11
5 Operating conditions . 12
5.1 General . 12
5.2 Conditions of normal use . 12
5.3 Fault conditions . 12
5.4 General conditions for tests . 13
6 Components and construction . 13
6.1 Introductory remark . 13
6.2 Components. 13
6.2.1 General requirements . 13
6.2.2 Connectors . 14
6.2.3 Switches . 14
6.2.4 Fuse links . 14
6.2.5 Parts subject to corrosion . 14
6.2.6 Fibre optics . 14
6.2.7 Batteries . 15
6.3 Construction . 15
6.3.1 General . 15
6.3.2 Resistance to humidity . 15
6.3.3 Resistance to ingress of water . 15
6.3.4 Housing of batteries . 16
6.4 Markings relevant to safety . 16
7 Protection against harmful electric shock, and radio-frequency skin burns . 16
7.1 General . 16
7.2 Earthing . 17
7.2.1 Safety earth terminal . 17
7.2.2 Safety earth connections . 17
7.3 Enclosures . 18
7.3.1 General . 18
7.3.2 Safety devices relating to enclosures . 18
7.3.3 Voltages remaining on the equipment . 18
7.3.4 Additional provisions . 19
7.4 Mechanical considerations concerning safety devices . 19
7.5 Wiring and termination . 19
7.6 Insulation . 20

7.7 Voltages at the radio-frequency output connection . 20
8 High temperature, fire and miscellaneous hazards . 20
8.1 Introductory remark . 20
8.2 High temperatures . 20
8.2.1 Permissible temperature rise under conditions of normal use . 20
8.2.2 Temperature rise under fault conditions . 20
8.3 Fire . 21
8.4 Implosion and explosion . 21
8.4.1 General requirements . 21
8.4.2 Implosion . 21
8.4.3 Explosion . 21
8.5 Harmful radiation. 21
8.5.1 Non-ionizing radiation, including electromagnetic fields . 21
8.5.2 Ionizing radiation . 22
8.5.3 General requirements concerning radioactive materials . 22
8.5.4 General requirements concerning lasers . 22
8.6 Dangerous materials . 22
8.7 Dangerous short-circuiting of low-voltage supplies . 23
Annex A (normative) Clearance and creepage distances . 24
Annex B (normative) Guidance on assigning the competence of personnel for
designation as skilled . 25
Annex C (normative) Guidance on safety precautions to be observed by personnel
working on radio transmitting equipment . 26
C.1 Introductory remark . 26
C.2 Dangerous voltages and currents . 26
C.3 Electric shock: first-aid treatment . 26
C.4 Operation of transmitting equipment . 27
C.5 Procedure for establishing the absence of voltage . 27
C.6 Procedure for determination of the absence of voltage . 28
C.7 Working on live circuits . 28
C.8 Other hazards . 28
C.8.1 Radio-frequency radiation hazards . 28
C.8.2 Eye protection . 29
Annex D (normative) Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric,
magnetic and electromagnetic fields (up to 300 GHz) . 30
Annex E (normative) Touch temperature limits . 32
Annex F (informative) Changes in the fourth edition . 33
Bibliography . 35

Figure D.1 – Reference levels for exposure to time-varying electrical fields comparing
Tables D.1 and D.2 . 31
Figure D.2 – Reference levels for exposure to time-varying magnetic fields comparing
Tables D.1 and D.2 . 31

Table 1 – Examples of equipment . 7
Table 2 – Current limits . 16
Table 3 – Capacitance limits . 17
Table A.1 – Clearances and creepage distances . 24

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Table D.1 – Reference levels for occupational exposure to time-varying electrical and
magnetic fields (unperturbed r.m.s. values) . 30
Table D.2 – Reference levels for general public exposure to time-varying electrical
and magnetic fields (unperturbed r.m.s. values) .
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Exigences générales et terminologie

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ICS 33.060.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-3771-7

– 2 – IEC 60215:2016 © IEC 2016
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, definitions and symbols . 8
3.1 Terms and definitions. 8
3.2 Symbols . 10
3.2.1 General symbols . 10
3.2.2 Symbols relating to safety . 10
3.2.3 Symbols relating to degree of protection against moisture . 10
4 Principle of safety . 11
4.1 General principles . 11
4.2 Object . 11
5 Operating conditions . 12
5.1 General . 12
5.2 Conditions of normal use . 12
5.3 Fault conditions . 12
5.4 General conditions for tests . 13
6 Components and construction . 13
6.1 Introductory remark . 13
6.2 Components . 13
6.2.1 General requirements . 13
6.2.2 Connectors . 14
6.2.3 Switches . 14
6.2.4 Fuse links . 14
6.2.5 Parts subject to corrosion . 14
6.2.6 Fibre optics . 14
6.2.7 Batteries . 15
6.3 Construction . 15
6.3.1 General . 15
6.3.2 Resistance to humidity. 15
6.3.3 Resistance to ingress of water . 15
6.3.4 Housing of batteries. 16
6.4 Markings relevant to safety . 16
7 Protection against harmful electric shock, and radio-frequency skin burns . 16
7.1 General . 16
7.2 Earthing . 17
7.2.1 Safety earth terminal . 17
7.2.2 Safety earth connections . 17
7.3 Enclosures . 18
7.3.1 General . 18
7.3.2 Safety devices relating to enclosures . 18
7.3.3 Voltages remaining on the equipment . 18
7.3.4 Additional provisions. 19
7.4 Mechanical considerations concerning safety devices . 19
7.5 Wiring and termination . 19
7.6 Insulation . 20

7.7 Voltages at the radio-frequency output connection . 20
8 High temperature, fire and miscellaneous hazards . 20
8.1 Introductory remark . 20
8.2 High temperatures . 20
8.2.1 Permissible temperature rise under conditions of normal use. 20
8.2.2 Temperature rise under fault conditions . 20
8.3 Fire . 21
8.4 Implosion and explosion. 21
8.4.1 General requirements . 21
8.4.2 Implosion . 21
8.4.3 Explosion . 21
8.5 Harmful radiation . 21
8.5.1 Non-ionizing radiation, including electromagnetic fields . 21
8.5.2 Ionizing radiation . 22
8.5.3 General requirements concerning radioactive materials . 22
8.5.4 General requirements concerning lasers . 22
8.6 Dangerous materials . 22
8.7 Dangerous short-circuiting of low-voltage supplies . 23
Annex A (normative) Clearance and creepage distances . 24
Annex B (normative) Guidance on assigning the competence of personnel for
designation as skilled . 25
Annex C (normative) Guidance on safety precautions to be observed by personnel
...