SIST HD 60364-7-718:2013

Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-718: Requirements for special installations or locations - Communal facilities and workplaces

IEC 60364-7-718:2011 provides additional requirements for electrical installations applicable to communal facilities and workplaces. Typical examples of communal facilities and workplaces are:
- assembly halls,  - assembly rooms,  - exhibition halls,  - theatres,  - cinemas,  - sport arenas,  - sales areas,  - restaurants,  - hotels,  - guest houses,  - residential care homes,  - schools,  - enclosed car parks,  - meeting places,  - swimming halls,  - airports,  - railway stations,  - high-rise buildings,  - workshops,  - factories and  - industrial plants.  Access routes and escape routes are part of the above-mentioned examples. The necessity of providing safety services in special buildings and areas may be governed by national regulations which may contain more stringent requirements.

Errichten von Niederspannungsanlagen - Teil 7-718: Anforderungen für Betriebsstätten, Räume und Anlagen besonderer Art - Öffentliche Einrichtungen und Arbeitsstätten

Installations électriques à basse tension -- Partie 7-718: Exigences pour les installations et emplacements spéciaux - Etablissements recevant du public et lieux de travail

La CEI 60364-7-718:2011 donne des exigences supplémentaires pour les installations électriques applicables aux établissements recevant du public et aux lieux de travail. Des exemples types d'établissements recevant du public et de lieux de travail sont:  - salles de conférences,  - salles de réunion,  - halls d'exposition,  - théâtres,  - cinémas,  - stades,  - magasins,  - restaurants,  - hôtels,  - hôtel de petite taille,  - établissements d'hébergement collectif,  - établissements scolaires,  - parcs de stationnement couverts,  - palais des congrès,  - centres nautiques,  - aéroports,  - gares ferroviaires,  - immeubles de grande hauteur,  - ateliers,  - usines et  - établissements industriels.  Les voies d'accès et les voies d'évacuation font partie intégrante des exemples donnés ci-dessus. La nécessité d'assurer des services de sécurité dans des bâtiments et des zones de type particulier peut être stipulée dans des réglementations nationales qui peuvent prévoir des exigences plus sévères.

Nizkonapetostne električne inštalacije - 7-718. del: Zahteve za posebne inštalacije ali lokacije - Komunalne naprave in delovna mesta

Ta del standarda IEC 60364 določa dodatne zahteve za električne inštalacije, ki veljajo za javne objekte in delovna mesta. Spodaj so navedeni značilni primeri javnih objektov in delovnih mest: – sejne dvorane, sejne sobe; – razstavne dvorane; – gledališča, kinodvorane; – športni objekti; – prodajni objekti; – restavracije; – hoteli, apartmajske hiše, domovi z oskrbo in nego za starejše; – šole; – zaprta parkirišča; – zbirališča, kopališča, letališča, železniške postaje, stolpnice; – delavnice, proizvodni obrati in tovarne. Dostopne poti in izhodi v sili so del zgoraj omenjenih primerov. Nujnost zagotavljanja varnostnih storitev v posebnih stavbah in območjih lahko urejajo nacionalni predpisi, ki lahko vsebujejo strožje zahteve.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 23-Sep-2013
• ICS: 91.140.50 - Electricity supply systems
• Technical Committee: ELI - Electrical and communication installations
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 27-Aug-2013
• Due Date: 01-Nov-2013
• Completion Date: 24-Sep-2013
• Ref Project: HD 60364-7-718:2013 - Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-718: Requirements for special installations or locations - Communal facilities and workplaces

Relations

• Amended By: SIST HD 60364-7-718:2013/A12:2017 - Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-718: Requirements for special installations or locations - Communal facilities and workplaces
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2017
• Amended By: SIST HD 60364-7-718:2013/A11:2017 - Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-718: Requirements for special installations or locations - Communal facilities and workplaces
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2017

Overview

SIST HD 60364-7-718:2013 is a European harmonized standard under CLC that specifies additional requirements for low-voltage electrical installations in communal facilities and workplaces. It supplements the general provisions of HD 60364 Parts 1 to 6 by addressing the unique electrical safety and operational challenges in special locations open to the public or used for work activities.

Typical locations covered include assembly halls, theatres, cinemas, sports arenas, schools, hospitals, shopping areas, hotels, residential care homes, factories, airports, railway stations, enclosed car parks, and escape/access routes within these buildings. The standard aims to enhance electrical safety by considering specific environmental, occupancy, and functional characteristics of these facilities, which may be subject to stricter national regulations.

Adoption deadlines established for this standard require member countries to implement it as a national standard by May 2014 and withdraw conflicting national standards by May 2016.

Key Topics

• Scope and Definitions

  • Specifies communal facilities as buildings or parts accessible to the public.
  • Defines workplaces as areas where employment-related activities occur.
  • Applies to a broad range of public and work environments including high-rise buildings and industrial plants.

• Safety Protection

  • Protection against thermal effects and fire hazards, emphasizing safety in emergency evacuation conditions.
  • Motors not continuously supervised must have thermal protection unless exempted under specified conditions.
  • Non-essential electrical equipment in unoccupied areas must be switchable to reduce risk and energy use.

• Electrical Equipment Installation

  • Rules for suspended fixed equipment, requiring an additional independent suspension if weight exceeds 5 kg.
  • Isolation and switching requirements mandate proximity of switching devices near cable entry points and special provisions when equipment must remain energized during unoccupied periods.
  • Luminaires and lighting installations must ensure maintenance of illumination levels through risk assessments, specifying multiple final circuits to avoid lighting failure in critical areas.
  • Controls such as dimming must include means to restore full illumination, especially in public locations.

• Special Conditions and National Deviations

  • Highlights national-specific conditions, e.g., fire safety materials, enclosure construction, cable mounting, and lighting control specifics in Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK.
  • Notes on access restrictions for switches in locations with more than 50 persons and detailed requirements for public access and escape routes.
  • National regulations may impose additional or more stringent requirements on safety services and installation implementations.

Applications

SIST HD 60364-7-718:2013 is essential for electrical engineers, designers, contractors, and safety inspectors working on the following types of facilities:

• Communal and Public Access Buildings: Hospitals, schools, airports, railway stations, shopping centers, cinemas, theatres.
• Workplaces: Factories, industrial plants, workshops, office buildings.
• Special Areas: Escape routes, access corridors, enclosed car parks, meeting facilities inside communal buildings.
• Safety-Critical Installations: Lighting systems in escape routes, emergency lighting, fire and thermal hazard mitigation systems.

This standard ensures that electrical installations in these diverse environments achieve compliance with contemporary safety, operational, and maintenance protocols, supporting occupant safety, energy efficiency, and reliable electrical supply.

Related Standards

• IEC 60364-5-51:2005 / HD 60364-5-51:2009: Provides the common rules for selection and erection of electrical equipment, forming the basis for this standard’s supplementary requirements.
• HD 60364-5-56: Pertains to safety services in buildings and is referenced for emergency and safety service requirements.
• BS EN 12464-1 (UK Specific): Relates to lighting levels in workplaces, complementing lighting requirements under HD 60364-7-718 in the UK.
• EN 60695-2 Series: Specifies glow wire testing for flame retardancy of insulating materials, referenced in national requirements for enclosures.
• EN 60309-1: Covers standards for plugs and sockets, especially for temporary installations like theatres and assembly halls.

Keywords

Low-voltage electrical installations, communal facilities electrical requirements, workplace electrical safety, HD 60364-7-718, electrical installation standards, fire safety electrical systems, lighting maintenance requirements, electrical protection communal areas, electrical isolation switching, European electrical safety standards.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-718: Requirements for special installations or
locations - Communal facilities and workplaces
Installations électriques à basse tension -- Partie 7-718: Exigences pour les installations
et emplacements spéciaux - Etablissements recevant du public et lieux de travail
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: HD 60364-7-718:2013
ICS:
91.140.50 Sistemi za oskrbo z elektriko Electricity supply systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
HD 60364-7-718
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.140.50
English version
Low-voltage electrical installations -
Part 7-718: Requirements for special installations or locations -
Communal facilities and workplaces
(IEC 60364-7-718:2011)
Installations électriques à basse tension -  Errichten von Niederspannungsanlagen -
Partie 7-718: Exigences pour les Teil 7-718: Anforderungen für
installations et emplacements spéciaux - Betriebsstätten, Räume und Anlagen
Etablissements recevant du public et lieux besonderer Art -
de travail Öffentliche Einrichtungen und
(CEI 60364-7-718:2011) Arbeitsstätten
(IEC 60364-7-718:2011)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2013-05-14. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified
to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B - 1000 Brussels

© 2013 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. HD 60364-7-718:2013 E

Foreword
The text of document 64/1752/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60364-7-718, prepared by IEC/TC 64
"Electrical installations and protection against electric shock" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as HD 60364-7-718:2013.
A draft amendment, which covers common modifications to IEC 60364-7-18:2011, was prepared by
CLC/TC 64 "Electrical installations and protection against electric shock" and approved by CENELEC.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2014-05-14
• latest date by which this document has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2016-05-14
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
this document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in
IEC 60364-7-718:2011 are prefixed “Z”.
In this document, the common modifications to IEC 60364-7-718:2011 are indicated by a vertical line
in the left margin of the text.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60364-7-718:2011 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard with agreed common modifications.

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Introduction
The particular requirements of this part of HD 60364 supplement, modify or replace certain of
the general requirements contained in Parts 1 to 6 of HD 60364.
The clause numbering appearing after 718 refers to the corresponding parts or clauses of
HD 60364, Parts 1 to 6 . Numbering of clauses does not, therefore, necessarily follow
sequentially. Numbering of additional text is shown by the addition of “.101, etc.”. Numbering
of figures and tables takes the number of this part followed by a sequential number. For
annexes, the numbering of figures and tables takes the letter of the annex, the number of the
part and a sequential number.
The absence of reference to a part or clause means that the general requirements contained in Parts
1 to 6 of HD 60364 are applicable.
NOTE —————————
For historical reasons, HD 60364-1:2008 numbering is as follows: 11 Scope; 12 Normative references; 20 Terms
and definitions, etc.
718 Communal facilities and workplaces
718.1 Scope
This part of HD 60364 provides additional requirements for electrical installations applicable
to communal facilities and workplaces.
Typical examples of communal facilities and workplaces are listed below:
- assembly halls, assembly rooms;
- exhibition halls;
- theatres, cinemas;
- sports arenas;
- sales areas;
- restaurants;
- hotels, guest houses, residential care homes;
- schools;
- enclosed car parks;
- meeting places, swimming halls, airports, railway stations, high-rise buildings;
- workshops, factories and industrial plants.
Access routes and escape routes are part of the above-mentioned examples.
The necessity of providing safety services in special buildings and areas may be governed by
national regulations which may contain more stringent requirements.
NOTE For safety services see HD 60364-5-56.
718.2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
HD 60364-5-51:2009, Electrical installations of buildings – Part 5-51: Selection and erection
of electrical equipment – Common rules (IEC 60364-5-51: 2005)
718.3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
718.3.1
communal facility
location, building or part of a building open to the public
718.3.2
workplace
location, building or part of a building in which employees conduct activities relating to their
employment
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718.4 Protection for safety
718.42 Protection against thermal effects
718.422 Precautions where particular risks of fire exist
718.422.2 Conditions of evacuation in an emergency
Add the following:
718.422.2.101 For communal facilities and workplaces the appropriate condition (BD2, BD3 of
BD4) shall be established and the appropriate clauses of Part 42 have to be taken into
account.
718.422.3.7
Add the following:
718.422.3.7.101 Motors which are not supervised continuously shall be protected by a thermal
protective device or shall be impedance protected motors.
This requirement does not apply to:
- motors in workplaces with a nominal power less than 500 W;
- motors which will not be overheated in the event of stalling.
718.422.Z1
Means shall be provided to switch off the electrical installation for non-essential equipment in
areas of the buildings that are unoccupied.
NOTE For example the electrical installation for
- break rooms
- canteens
- dressing rooms
- sales areas
- exhibitions rooms
718.5 Selection and erection of electrical equipment
718.51 Common rules
718.512 Operational conditions and external influences
718.512.Z1 Suspended fixed equipment having a weight of more than 5 kg shall be fitted with
an additional independent suspension device.
Each independent suspension device shall be so constructed to be able to carry safely 5
times the weight.
These requirements do not concern luminaires as they are covered in Clause 718.559.
NOTE Cables and chains are permitted as the second means of suspension.
718.53 Isolation, switching and control
718.536 Isolation and switching
Add the following:
718.536.101 The distance between the means of switching off for the electrical installation
and the place where the corresponding supply cables enter the building shall be as short as
practicable.
NOTE National regulations may require that a means of switching off the electrical installation be provided. Such
regulations may also prescribe its location and that it be either installed at an effectively locked location near the
entrance to the building or directly accessible by authorized persons only from the outside.
718.536.102 If there is equipment in the premises that must remain energized when the
building is unoccupied, the electrical installation shall be designed accordingly.
NOTE Consideration should be given to the provision of separate circuits for such equipment.
718.55 Other equipment
718.559 Luminaires and lighting installations
Add the following:
718.559.101 Maintenance of lighting circuits
718.559.101.1 Maintenance of adequate levels of illumination shall be determined by a risk
assessment of the premises taking account of the classification of Annex A and Annex ZA of
HD 60364-5-51:2009.
NOTE 1 In some countries legislation may impose additional requirements.
The different options are as follows:
- Locations with low risk: si
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