IEC 60364-7-710:2021

Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-710: Requirements for special installations or locations - Medical locations

IEC 60364-7-710:2021 applies to electrical installations in medical locations so as to provide safety of patients and medical staff. These requirements refer to:
– hospitals and clinics or equivalent institutions (including equivalent transportable and mobile locations);
which, subject to assessment (710.30), can also include:
– sanatoriums and health clinics;
– dedicated locations in homes for senior citizens and aged care homes, where patients receive medical care;
– medical centres, outpatients' clinics and departments, casualty wards;
– other outpatients' institutions (industrial, sports and others);
– medical and dental practices;
– dedicated medical rooms in the workplace;
– other locations where medical electrical equipment is used;
– veterinary clinics;
– rooms in existing installations where a change of utilization for medical applications occur.
This list is not exhaustive.
The requirements of this document do not apply to ME equipment or ME systems.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) the scope provides improved information to the application of this document;
b) some terms and definitions have been revised;
c) the validity of the respective parts of the IEC 60364 series has been verified and clauses updated;
d) Clause 710.30 has been extended;
e) Clause 710.41 has been updated;
f) Clause 710.413 has been renumbered as Clause 710.411;
g) in 710.411 insulation fault location systems have been added;
h) Clause 710.421 has been extended to include arc fault detection devices;
i) Clause 710.44 has been added;
j) Clause 710.51 has been updated and now covers distribution boards and electrical operating areas;
k) Clause 710.514, has been extended and includes separate subclauses on diagrams, documentation and operating instructions;
l) Subclauses 710.531 to 710.537 have been added;
m) Clause 710.55 has been updated;
n) Clause 710.56 has been added;
o) Clause 710.6, Verification, has been revised;
p) Annex A was deleted, and the contents integrated into 710.560.4;
q) former Annex B is now Annex A and has been updated;
r) an informative Annex B on guidance concerning electromagnetic interferences (EMI) in installations of buildings has been added

Installations électriques à basse tension - Partie 7-710: Exigences pour les installations ou emplacements spéciaux - Locaux à usages médicaux

IEC 60364-7-710:2021 est applicables à des installations électriques de locaux à usages médicaux afin d'assurer la sécurité des patients et du personnel médical. Ces exigences se réfèrent généralement à:
– des hôpitaux et des cliniques ou des établissements équivalents (y compris des locaux analogues transportables et mobiles);
qui, sous réserve d’évaluation (710.30), peuvent également inclure:
– des sanatoriums et des cliniques médicales;
– des emplacements dédiés dans les foyers pour personnes âgées, où les patients reçoivent des soins médicaux;
– des centres médicaux, des centres de traitements ambulatoires et des services de consultations externes, des salles d’urgence;
– d’autres établissements (industriels, sportifs et autres) de consultations externes;
– des cabinets médicaux et dentaires;
– des locaux médicaux sur des sites de travail;
– d'autres locaux où des appareils électromédicaux sont utilisés;
– des cliniques vétérinaires;
– des salles dans des locaux existants en cas de changement d’utilisation de local pour des applications médicales.
Cette liste n’est pas exhaustive.
Les exigences du présent document ne s'appliquent pas aux appareils EM ou aux systèmes EM.
Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
a) le domaine d’application fournit de meilleures informations sur l’application du présent document;
b) certains termes et définitions ont été révisés;
c) la validité des parties correspondantes de la série IEC 60364 a été vérifiée et des articles ont été mis à jour;
d) l’Article 710.30 a été étendu;
e) l’Article 710.41 a été mis à jour;
f) l’Article 710.413 devient désormais l’Article 710.411;
g) les systèmes de localisation de défaut d’isolement ont été ajoutés à l’Article 710.411;
h) l’Article 710.421 a été étendu pour inclure les dispositifs pour la détection d’arcs;
i) l’Article 710.44 a été ajouté;
j) l’Article 710.51 a été mis à jour et couvre désormais les tableaux de distribution et les zones d’opérations électriques;
k) l’Article 710.514 a été étendu et comprend des paragraphes distincts sur les schémas, la documentation et les instructions de fonctionnement;
l) les paragraphes 710.531 à 710.537 ont été ajoutés;
m) l’Article 710.55 a été mis à jour;
n) l’Article 710.56 a été ajouté;
o) l’Article 710.6, Vérification, a été révisé;
p) l’Annexe A est supprimée et son contenu a été inséré dans le 710.560.4;
q) l’ancienne Annexe B devient désormais l’Annexe A et a été mise à jour;
r) une Annexe B informative de recommandations relatives aux perturbations électromagnétiques (EMI) sur les installations des bâtiments, a été ajoutée.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 04-May-2021
• ICS: 17.140.50 - Electroacoustics
• ICS: 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general
• ICS: 91.140.50 - Electricity supply systems
• Technical Committee: TC 64 - Electrical installations and protection against electric shock
• Drafting Committee: MT 40 - TC 64/MT 40
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 16-Apr-2021
• Completion Date: 05-May-2021

Relations

• Revises: IEC 60364-7-710:2002 - Electrical installations of buildings - Part 7-710: Requirements for special installations or locations - Medical locations
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC 60364-7-710 ®
Edition 2.0 2021-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Low-voltage electrical installations –
Part 7-710: Requirements for special installations or locations – Medical
locations
Installations électriques à basse tension –
Partie 7-710: Exigences pour les installations ou emplacements spéciaux –
Locaux à usages médicaux
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IEC 60364-7-710 ®
Edition 2.0 2021-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Low-voltage electrical installations –

Part 7-710: Requirements for special installations or locations – Medical

locations
Installations électriques à basse tension –

Partie 7-710: Exigences pour les installations ou emplacements spéciaux –

Locaux à usages médicaux
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.020; 91.140.50 ISBN 978-2-8322-9592-2

– 2 – IEC 60364-7-710:2021 © IEC 2021
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
710 Medical locations . 7
710.1 Scope . 7
710.2 Normative references . 7
710.3 Terms and definitions . 8
710.30 Assessment of general characteristics . 11
710.31 Purposes, supplies and structure . 11
710.313 Supplies . 11
710.314 Division of installation . 12
710.41 Protection for safety – Protection against electric shock . 12
710.411 Protective measure: automatic disconnection of supply . 12
710.414 Protective measure: extra-low-voltage provided by SELV and PELV . 14
710.415 Additional protection . 14
710.42 Protection for safety – Protection against thermal effects . 15
710.421 Protection against fire caused by electrical equipment . 15
710.44 Protection for safety – Protection against voltage disturbances and
electromagnetic disturbances . 15
710.444 Measures against electromagnetic influences . 15
710.51 Selection and erection of electrical equipment – Common rules . 16
710.512 Operational conditions and external influences . 17
710.514 Identification . 17
710.52 Selection and erection of electrical equipment – Wiring systems . 18
710.53 Selection and erection of electrical equipment – Devices for protection
for safety, isolation, switching, control and monitoring . 19
710.531 Equipment for protection against electric shock . 19
710.535 Co-ordination of protective devices . 20
710.536 Isolation and switching . 20
710.537 Monitoring . 20
710.55 Selection and erection of electrical equipment – Other equipment . 21
710.559 Luminaires and lighting installations . 21
710.56 Selection and erection of electrical equipment – Safety services . 21
710.6 Verification . 24
Annex A (informative) Examples of allocation of group numbers and classification for
an electric supply system for safety services of medical locations . 27
Annex B (informative) Guidance concerning electromagnetic interferences (EMI) . 28
Annex C (informative) List of notes concerning certain countries (exceptions) . 29
Bibliography . 39

Figure 710.1 – Example of a patient environment . 26

Table A.710.1 – List of examples of medical locations and their group classification
(guideline) . 27
Table B.710.1 – Minimum distances . 28

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