SIST EN IEC 61010-2-061:2021/A11:2021

Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-061: Particular requirements for laboratory atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization

2017-10-06 SW: See 41_x_or for Annex ZZ, ZA and common mods provided.

Sicherheitsbestimmungen für elektrische Mess-, Steuer-, Regel- und Laborgeräte - Teil 2-061: Besondere Anforderungen an Labor-Atomspektrometer mit thermischer Atomisierung und Ionisation

Exigences de sécurité pour appareils électriques de mesurage, de régulation et de laboratoire - Partie 2-061: Exigences particulières pour spectromètres atomiques de laboratoire avec vaporisation et ionisation thermiques

Varnostne zahteve za električno opremo za meritve, nadzor in laboratorijsko uporabo - 2-061. del: Posebne zahteve za laboratorijske atomske spektrometre s termično atomizacijo in ionizacijo

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Jan-2021
• Publication Date: 27-Oct-2021
• ICS: 19.080 - Electrical and electronic testing
• ICS: 71.040.10 - Chemical laboratories. Laboratory equipment
• ICS: 71.040.20 - Laboratory ware and related apparatus
• Technical Committee: MOV - Measuring equipment for electromagnetic quantities
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 15-Sep-2021
• Due Date: 20-Nov-2021
• Completion Date: 28-Oct-2021
• Directive: Harmonized Standard2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
  OJ Ref: L 083, L 83 OJ Date: 10-Mar-2022
• Directive:

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  Harmonized Standard2014/53/EU - Directive 2014/53/EU of The European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Ref Project: EN IEC 61010-2-061:2021/A11:2021 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-061: Particular requirements for laboratory atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization

Relations

• Refers: oSIST prEN 15072:2020 - Chemicals used for treatment of swimming pool water - Sodium dichloroisocyanurate, anhydrous
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Refers: SIST EN 129102:2002/A1:2002 - Blank Detail Specification: Wirewound surface mounting inductors of assessed quality - Assessment level P
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN IEC 61784-1:2019 - Industrial communication networks - Profiles - Part 1: Fieldbus profiles (IEC 61784-1:2019)
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 50549-10:2023 - Requirements for generating plants to be connected in parallel with distribution networks - Part 10: Tests for conformity assessment of generating units
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 61784-2:2015 - Industrial communication networks - Profiles - Part 2: Additional fieldbus profiles for real-time networks based on ISO/IEC 8802-3 (IEC 61784-2:2014)
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Amends: SIST EN IEC 61010-2-061:2021 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-061: Particular requirements for laboratory atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization (IEC 61010-2-061:2018)
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2017

Overview

SIST EN IEC 61010-2-061:2021/A11:2021 is a European standard developed by CENELEC (CLC) that specifies safety requirements for laboratory atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization. This standard serves as an amendment to EN IEC 61010-2-061:2021, integrating specific provisions and clarifications for compliance with EU directives and harmonized European practices. The scope addresses the unique safety needs of electrical equipment used for measurement, control, and laboratory operations, particularly those utilized in chemical laboratories and materials analysis.

Adopting this standard helps manufacturers and laboratory operators ensure both operator safety and regulatory compliance when working with highly specialized spectrometric instruments that operate with potentially hazardous thermal and ionization processes.

Key Topics

• Particular Safety Provisions: The standard extends general safety requirements to atomic spectrometers, specifically focusing on thermal atomization and ionization hazards and mitigation.
• Marking and Identification: Clear guidelines for labeling gas and liquid connections, maximum pressures, and flow directions, enhancing the safe operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Protection Against Burns: Requirements for protective structures (e.g., chimneys) to shield users from hazardous exposure to high temperatures, gases, and plasma.
• Sampling Probe Safety: Mandates safeguards ensuring probe tips cannot remain exposed in fault conditions, minimizing the risk of injury.
• Installation and Exhaust Requirements: Defines protocols for fume extraction systems and proper installation to prevent hazardous exposure to exhaust gases.
• Control System Safety: Recognizes internationally cited functional safety standards (IEC 62061, ISO 13849) for designing and validating safety-related parts of control systems.
• Compliance with EU Directives: Alignment with the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU through explicit referencing in Annex ZZ, supporting CE marking and market access across Europe.

Applications

This standard applies broadly to:

• Manufacturers of atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization features, ensuring their equipment adheres to essential health and safety requirements for European markets.
• Chemical and Materials Laboratories, where compliance ensures safer operation and handling of analytical instruments, reducing occupational risks.
• Testing and Calibration Laboratories seeking reliable, standardized safety criteria for installing and operating specialized spectrometric equipment.
• Quality and Compliance Managers responsible for product conformity, risk assessment, and documentation to demonstrate adherence to EU legal frameworks.
• Technical Evaluators and auditors assessing laboratory equipment safety against recognized international and European benchmarks.

By implementing SIST EN IEC 61010-2-061:2021/A11:2021, organizations not only align with best practices for laboratory equipment safety but also streamline the route to harmonized standard compliance and CE certification within the European Economic Area.

Related Standards

For comprehensive safety coverage and compatibility, the following related standards are referenced within SIST EN IEC 61010-2-061:2021/A11:2021:

• IEC 62061: Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic control systems.
• ISO 13849-1 and ISO 13849-2: Safety of machinery – Safety-related parts of control systems, focused on design principles and validation.
• EN 61010-1:2010 and amendments: General safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use.

Compliance with these standards ensures a holistic approach to laboratory equipment safety, particularly for atomic spectrometry and related advanced analytical methods in chemical and materials testing environments.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2021
Varnostne zahteve za električno opremo za meritve, nadzor in laboratorijsko
uporabo - 2-061. del: Posebne zahteve za laboratorijske atomske spektrometre s
termično atomizacijo in ionizacijo
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory
use - Part 2-061: Particular requirements for laboratory atomic spectrometers with
thermal atomization and ionization
Sicherheitsbestimmungen für elektrische Mess-, Steuer-, Regel- und Laborgeräte - Teil 2
-061: Besondere Anforderungen an Labor-Atomspektrometer mit thermischer
Atomisierung und Ionisation
Exigences de sécurité pour appareils électriques de mesurage, de régulation et de
laboratoire - Partie 2-061: Exigences particulières pour spectromètres atomiques de
laboratoire avec vaporisation et ionisation thermiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61010-2-061:2021/A11:2021
ICS:
19.080 Električno in elektronsko Electrical and electronic
preskušanje testing
71.040.10 Kemijski laboratoriji. Chemical laboratories.
Laboratorijska oprema Laboratory equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61010-2-
061:2021/A11
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2021
ICS 19.080; 71.040.20
English Version
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement,
control and laboratory use - Part 2-061: Particular requirements
for laboratory atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and
ionization
Exigences de sécurité pour appareils électriques de Sicherheitsbestimmungen für elektrische Mess-, Steuer-,
mesurage, de régulation et de laboratoire - Partie 2-061: Regel- und Laborgeräte - Teil 2-061: Besondere
Exigences particulières pour spectromètres atomiques de Anforderungen an Labor-Atomspektrometer mit thermischer
laboratoire avec vaporisation et ionisation thermiques Atomisierung und Ionisation
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 61010-2-061:2021; it was approved by CENELEC on 2021-08-02.
CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
amendment 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 amendment 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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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European foreword
This document (EN IEC 61010-2-061:2021/A11:2021) has been prepared by CLC/TC 66X “Safety of
measuring, control, and laboratory equipment”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2022-08-02
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2024-08-02
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn
This document amends EN IEC 61010-2-061:2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements
of EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part
of this document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
1 Modification to Clause 2 “Normative references”
Add the following normative references:
“IEC 62061, Safety of machinery — Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and
programmable electronic control systems
ISO 13849-1, Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General
principles for design
ISO 13849-2, Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 2: Validation"
2 Modification to 4.4.2.101, “Sampling probe tip”
Replace the entire subclause by the following:
“Any system designed to withdraw a sampling probe tip after sampling has been completed shall be
overridden, so as to leave the tip in its most exposed position when a sample vessel is removed.
Exception:
The withdrawal system need not be overridden if the sampling probe is designed in such a manner that
no SINGLE FAULT CONDITION can cause the tip to remain exposed after sampling has been completed.”
3 Modification to 5.1.5.101, “Gas and liquid connections”
Replace the entire subclause by the following:
“The following shall be unambiguously marked adjacent to the connector on the equipment (see 5.2):
a) the identity of the gas or liquid;
b) the maximum permitted pressure,
c) flow direction of the gas and liquid, if applicable.
NOTE Such markings can be specific (for example acetylene, propane, water) or generic (for example fuel
gas, oxidant gas, coolant, waste liquid).
Where no internationally recognized symbol (such as a chemical formula) exists, the equipment shall
be marked with symbol 14 of Table 1.
Conformity is checked by inspection.”
4 Modification to 5.4.3, “Equipment installation”
Replace list item bb) by the following:
“bb) requirements for a fume extraction system to remove exhaust gases which could be hazardous
(see 13.1);”
5 Modification to 8.1, “General”
Replace the text of item 3) by the following text:
“3) except for FIXED EQUIPMENT and equipment with a mass over 100 kg, the test of 8.3.1 or 8.3.2, as
applicable. The equipment is not operated during the tests.”
6 Modification to 10.1, “Surface temperature limits for protection against
burns”
Replace the newly added paragraph by the following text:
“Protection shall be provided to prevent unintentional direct access to hot gases or plasma emerging
from the equipment by
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