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Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-033: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters and other meters, for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring mains voltage (IEC 61010-2-033:2019)

This part of IEC 61010 specifies safety requirements for hand-held multimeters for domestic
and professional use, capable of measuring MAINS.
Hand-held multimeters are multi-range multifunction measuring instruments intended to
measure voltage and other electrical quantities such as resistance or current. Their primary
purpose is to measure voltage on a live MAINS. They are suitable to be supported by one hand
during NORMAL USE.

Sicherheitsbestimmungen für elektrische Mess-, Steuer-, Regel- und Laborgeräte - Teil 2-033: Besondere Anforderungen an handgehaltene Multimeter und andere handgehaltene Messgeräte für den Haushalt und professionellen Gebrauch, geeignet zur Messung von Netzspannungen (IEC 61010-2-033:2019)

Règles de sécurité pour appareils électriques de mesurage, de régulation et de laboratoire - Partie 2-033: Exigences particulières pour les multimètres portatifs et autres mesureurs, pour usage domestique et professionnel, capable de mesurer la tension réseau (IEC 61010-2-033:2019)

IEC 61010-2-033:2019 est disponible sous forme de IEC 61010-2-033:2019 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.

L'IEC 61010-2-033:2019 spécifie les exigences de sécurité applicables aux multimètres portatifs pour usage domestique et professionnel, capables de mesurer la tension réseau. Les multimètres portatifs sont des instruments de mesure multifonctions et avec plusieurs plages, destinés à mesurer la tension et d'autres grandeurs électriques telles que la résistance ou le courant. Ils ont pour objectif principal de mesurer la tension sur un réseau sous tension. Ils peuvent être tenus à la main en utilisation normale. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2012. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
- Le domaine d'application a été réduit aux multimètres portatifs. Les voltmètres et les pinces multimétriques ont été supprimés. Ils sont traités respectivement par l'IEC 61010­2­030 et l'IEC 61010-2-032. Les définitions correspondantes ont été supprimées.
- Le 4.4.2.101 a été intégré à l'Article 102.
- Les distances d'isolement et les lignes de fuite applicables aux emplacements humides et aux bornes des circuits de mesure dont la tension alternative est supérieure à 1 000 V ou la tension continue est supérieure à 1 414 V ont été spécifiées.
- Les exigences pour "Circuits ou composants utilisés comme limiteurs de surtensions dans les circuits de mesure utilisés sur un RESEAU" ont été supprimées. Le paragraphe 14.102 a été renuméroté 14.101.
- Des références à l'IEC 61010-031 pour les sondes équipées et à l'IEC 61010-2-032 pour les capteurs de courant ont été ajoutées.
- Des exigences relatives à la protection des circuits de mesure contre les surtensions du réseau ont été ajoutées.
- L'Article 102 a été reformulé.
- Des exigences concernant les circuits de mesure entre 1 000 V et 3 000 V ont été ajoutées.
- Une Annexe CC informative relative aux dimensions des bornes "banane" de 4 mm a été ajoutée.
- Un organigramme de l'isolation selon le type de circuit a été ajouté dans une nouvelle Annexe DD.

Varnostne zahteve za električno opremo za meritve, nadzor in laboratorijsko uporabo - 2-033. del: Posebne zahteve za ročne multimetre in druge merilnike za domačo in profesionalno uporabo, ki omogočajo merjenje omrežne napetosti (IEC 61010-2-033:2019)

Ta del standarda IEC 61010 določa varnostne zahteve za ročne multimetre za domačo in profesionalno uporabo, ki omogočajo merjenje v ELEKTRIČNEM OMREŽJU.
Ročni multimetri so večnamenski merilni instrumenti, namenjeni merjenju napetosti in drugih električnih veličin, kot sta upornost ali tok. Njihov primarni namen je merjenje napetosti v ELEKTRIČNEM OMREŽJU. Med OBIČAJNO UPORABO jih je mogoče držati z eno roko.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 02-Feb-2022
• ICS: 19.080 - Electrical and electronic testing
• ICS: 71.040.10 - Chemical laboratories. Laboratory equipment
• Technical Committee: MOV - Measuring equipment for electromagnetic quantities
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 26-Nov-2021
• Due Date: 31-Jan-2022
• Completion Date: 03-Feb-2022
• Directive: 2014/35/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
• Directive: 2014/53/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/446 - Standardisation Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI for safety requirements for handheld multimeters for domestic use in the field of the Low voltage directive 2006/95/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 61010-2-033:2021 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-033: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring mains voltage

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN 61010-2-033:2012 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-033: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters and other hand-held meters, for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring mains voltage (IEC 61010-2-033:2012)
• Effective Date: 29-Aug-2017
• Revised: kSIST FprEN IEC 61010-2-033:2023 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-033: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters and other meters for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring mains voltage
• Effective Date: 24-May-2022
• Amended By: SIST EN IEC 61010-2-033:2022/A11:2022 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-033: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters and other meters for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring mains voltage
• Effective Date: 03-Mar-2020
• Replaces: SIST EN 61010-2-033:2012 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-033: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters and other hand-held meters, for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring mains voltage (IEC 61010-2-033:2012)
• Effective Date: 16-Nov-2021
• Replaces: SIST EN 61010-2-033:2012 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-033: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters and other hand-held meters, for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring mains voltage (IEC 61010-2-033:2012)
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 61010-2-033:2022
01-marec-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 61010-2-033:2012
Varnostne zahteve za električno opremo za meritve, nadzor in laboratorijsko
uporabo - 2-033. del: Posebne zahteve za ročne multimetre in druge merilnike za
domačo in profesionalno uporabo, ki omogočajo merjenje omrežne napetosti (IEC
61010-2-033:2019)
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory
use - Part 2-033: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters and other meters, for
domestic and professional use, capable of measuring mains voltage (IEC 61010-2-
033:2019)
Sicherheitsbestimmungen für elektrische Mess-, Steuer-, Regel- und Laborgeräte - Teil 2
-033: Besondere Anforderungen an handgehaltene Multimeter und andere
handgehaltene Messgeräte für den Haushalt und professionellen Gebrauch, geeignet
zur Messung von Netzspannungen (IEC 61010-2-033:2019)
Règles de sécurité pour appareils électriques de mesurage, de régulation et de
laboratoire - Partie 2-033: Exigences particulières pour les multimètres portatifs et autres
mesureurs, pour usage domestique et professionnel, capable de mesurer la tension
réseau (IEC 61010-2-033:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61010-2-033:2021
ICS:
19.080 Električno in elektronsko Electrical and electronic
preskušanje testing
71.040.10 Kemijski laboratoriji. Chemical laboratories.
Laboratorijska oprema Laboratory equipment
SIST EN IEC 61010-2-033:2022 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61010-2-033

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2021
ICS 19.080; 71.040.10 Supersedes EN 61010-2-033:2012 and all of its
amendments and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement,
control, and laboratory use - Part 2-033: Particular requirements
for hand-held multimeters for domestic and professional use,
capable of measuring mains voltage
(IEC 61010-2-033:2019)
Exigences de sécurité pour appareils électriques de Sicherheitsbestimmungen für elektrische Mess-, Steuer-,
mesurage, de régulation et de laboratoire - Partie 2-033: Regel- und Laborgeräte - Teil 2-033: Besondere
Exigences particulières pour les multimètres portatifs pour Anforderungen an handgehaltene Multimeter und andere
usage domestique et professionnel, capables de mesurer la handgehaltene Messgeräte für den Haushalt und
tension réseau professionellen Gebrauch, geeignet zur Messung von
(IEC 61010-2-033:2019) Netzspannungen
(IEC 61010-2-033:2019)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2019-07-26. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
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European foreword
The text of document 66/692/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61010-2-033, prepared by IEC/TC 66
"Safety of measuring, control and laboratory equipment" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 61010-2-033:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2022-05-12
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024-11-12
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61010-2-033:2012 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
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 the relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZZ, which is an
integral part of EN IEC 61010-2-033:2021/A11:2021.
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.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61010-2-033:2019 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 61010-2-034 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 61010-2-034
IEC 61557-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-1
IEC 61557-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-2
IEC 61557-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-3
IEC 61557-4 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-4
IEC 61557-5 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-5
IEC 61557-6 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-6
IEC 61557-7 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-7
IEC 61557-8 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-8
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IEC 61557-9 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-9
IEC 61557-10 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-10
IEC 61557-11 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-11
IEC 61557-12 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61557-12

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope and object . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 Tests . 9
5 Marking and documentation . 10
6 Protection against electric shock . 12
7 Protection against mechanical HAZARDS . 16
8 Resistance to mechanical stresses . 16
9 Protection against the spread of fire . 16
10 Equipment temperature limits and resistance to heat . 16
11 Protection against HAZARDS from fluids and solid foreign objects . 16
12 Protection against radiation, including laser sources, and against sonic and
ultrasonic pressure . 16
13 Protection against liberated gases and substances, explosion and implosion . 16
14 Components and subassemblies . 16
15 Protection by interlocks . 17
16 HAZARDS resulting from application . 17
17 RISK assessment . 17
101 Measuring circuits . 17
102 Indicating devices . 21
Annexes . 24
Annex K (normative) Insulation requirements not covered by 6.7 . 24
Annex L (informative) Index of defined terms . 30
Annex AA (normative) Measurement categories . 31
Annex BB (informative) HAZARDS pertaining to measurements performed in certain
environments . 34
Annex CC (informative) 4-mm "banana" TERMINALS . 37
Annex DD (informative) Flowchart for insulation according to the type of circuit . 39
Bibliography . 42

Figure 4 – Acceptable arrangement of protective means against electric shock . 13
Figure AA.1 – Example to identify the locations of measuring circuits . 32
Figure CC.1 – Recommended dimensions of 4-mm TERMINALS . 38
Figure DD.1 – Requirements for CLEARANCE, CREEPAGE DISTANCE and solid insulation . 41

Table 101 – CLEARANCES and CREEPAGE DISTANCES for measuring circuit TERMINALS
with HAZARDOUS LIVE conductive parts up to 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c . 14
Table 102 – Impulse voltages . 21
Table K.101 – CLEARANCES of measuring circuits RATED for MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES
III and IV . 25

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Table K.102 – a.c. test voltages for testing electric strength of solid insulation in
measuring circuits RATED for MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES III and IV . 26
Table K.103 – Impulse test voltages for testing electric strength of solid insulation in
RATED for MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES III and IV . 26
measuring circuits
Table K.104 – Test voltages for testing long-term stress of solid insulation in
measuring circuits RATED for MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES III and IV . 27
Table K.105 – Minimum values for distance or thickness of solid insulation in
measuring circuits RATED for MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES III and IV . 28
Table AA.1 – Characteristics of MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES . 33

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SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
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Part 2-033: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters
for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring MAINS voltage

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61010-2-033 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 66:
Safety of measuring, control and laboratory equipment.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2012. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) The scope has been reduced to hand-held multimeters. Voltmeters and clamp multimeters
have been removed. They are addressed respectively by IEC 61010-2-030 and
IEC 61010-2-032. The relevant definitions have been removed.
b) Subclause 4.4.2.101 has been relocated into Clause 102.

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c) CLEARANCES and CREEPAGE DISTANCES for WET LOCATIONS and for measuring circuit
TERMINALS exceeding 1 000 V a.c. or 1 414 V d.c. have been specified.
d) Subclause 14.101 related to "Circuits or components used as TRANSIENT OVERVOLTAGE
MAINS" has been removed.
limiting devices in measuring circuits used to measure
e) References to IEC 61010-031 for probe assemblies and IEC 61010-2-032 for current
sensors have been added.
f) Requirements for protection against MAINS overvoltage measuring circuits have been
added.
g) Clause 102 has been rewritten.
h) Requirements for measuring circuits from 1 000 V to 3 000 V have been added.
i) An informative Annex CC about dimensions of 4-mm banana TERMINALS has been added.
j) A flowchart for insulation according to the type of circuit has been added in a new
Annex DD.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
66/692/FDIS 66/694/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all the parts in the IEC 61010 series, published under the general title Safety
requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use, can be
found on the IEC website.
This Part 2-033 is to be used in conjunction with the latest edition of IEC 61010-1. It was
established on the basis of the third edition (2010) of IEC 61010-1 and its Amendment 1
(2016), hereinafter referred to as Part 1.
This Part 2-033 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 61010-1 so as to
convert that publication into the IEC standard: Particular requirements for hand-held
multimeters for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring MAINS voltage.
Where a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in this Part 2-033, that subclause
applies as far as is reasonable. Where this Part 2-033 states "addition", "modification",
"replacement", or "deletion", the relevant requirement, test specification or note in Part 1
should be adapted accordingly.
In this standard:
a) the following print types are used:
– requirements: in roman type;
– NOTES: in small roman type;
– conformity and tests: in italic type;
– terms used throughout this standard which have been defined in Clause 3: SMALL
ROMAN CAPITALS;
b) subclauses, figures, tables and notes which are additional to those in Part 1 are numbered
starting from 101. Additional annexes are lettered starting from AA and additional list
items are lettered from aa).

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INTRODUCTION
Part 2-030 specifies the safety requirements for equipment with testing and measuring circuits
which are connected for test or measurement purposes to devices or circuits outside the
measurement equipment itself. Requirements of Part 2-030 have been included in this Part 2-
033. Equipment within the scopes of both Part 2-030 and Part 2-033 are considered to be
covered by the requirements of this Part 2-033.
Part 2-032 specifies the safety requirements for hand-held and hand-manipulated current
sensors. For equipment within the scope of Part 2-032 and Part 2-033, only Part 2-032 is
applicable.
Part 2-034 specifies the safety requirements for measurement equipment for insulation
resistance and test equipment for electric strength which are connected to units, lines or
circuits for test or measurement purposes. For equipment within the scope of Part 2-033 and
Part 2-034, only Part 2-034 is applicable.

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Part 2-033: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters
for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring MAINS voltage



1 Scope and object
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
1.1.1 Equipment included in scope
Replace the existing text with the following:
This part of IEC 61010 specifies safety requirements for hand-held multimeters for domestic
and professional use, capable of measuring MAINS.
Hand-held multimeters are multi-range multifunction measuring instruments intended to
measure voltage and other electrical quantities such as resistance or current. Their primary
purpose is to measure voltage on a live MAINS. They are suitable to be supported by one hand
during NORMAL USE.
1.1.2 Equipment excluded from scope
Add the following new item to the list and the following paragraph:
aa) IEC 61557-1 to IEC 61557-12, Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to
1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. – Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of
protective measures
HAND-HELD EQUIPMENT such as oscilloscopes, wattmeters, process control multimeters not
RATED for measuring voltage on a live MAINS, clamp multimeters and communications test sets
are not within the scope of this document.
1.2.1 Aspects included in scope
Add the following two new paragraphs at the end of the subclause:
Requirements for protection against HAZARDS resulting from NORMAL USE and REASONABLY
FORESEEABLE MISUSE of measuring circuits are given in Clause 101.
Requirements for reliance on the displayed value are given in Clause 102.
2 Normative references
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
Replace "IEC 61010-031" with the following new reference:
IEC 61010-031:2015, Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control,
and laboratory use – Part 031: Safety requirements for hand-held and hand-manipulated
probe assemblies for electrical test and measurement
IEC 61010-031:2015/AMD1:2018

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Replace "IEC 61180-1 (all parts)", "IEC 61180-1" and "IEC 61180-2", with the following new
reference:
IEC 61180, High-voltage test techniques for low-voltage equipment – Definitions, test and
procedure requirements, test equipment
Add the following new normative reference:
IEC 61010-2-032, Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and
laboratory use – Part 2-032: Particular requirements for hand-held and hand-manipulated
current sensors for electrical test and measurement
3 Terms and definitions
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
3.5 Safety terms
Replace the definition of 3.5.4 with the following new definition:
3.5.4
MAINS
electricity supply system
Add the following new term and definition:
3.5.101
MEASUREMENT CATEGORY
classification of testing and measuring circuits according to the type of MAINS to which they
are intended to be connected
Note 1 to entry: MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES take into account OVERVOLTAGE CATEGORIES, short-circuit current
levels, the location in the building installation where the test or measurement is to be made, and some forms of
energy limitation or transient protection included in the building installation. See Annex AA for more information.
4 Tests
This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:
4.3.2.5 MAINS supply
Replace the existing title and the text with:
4.3.2.5 Power supply
The following requirements apply.
a) The MAINS supply voltage shall be between 90 % and 110 % of any RATED supply voltage
for which the equipment can be set or, if the equipment is RATED for a greater fluctuation,
at any supply voltage within the fluctuation range.
b) The MAINS frequency shall be any RATED frequency.
c) Equipment for both a.c. and d.c. shall be connected to an a.c. or d.c. supply.
d) Equipment powered by single-phase a.c. MAINS supply shall be connected both with
normal and reverse polarity.
e) If the means of connection permits reversal, battery-operated and d.c. equipment shall be
connected with both reverse and normal polarity.

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4.3.2.6 Input and output voltages
Replace the first paragraph with the following:
Input and output voltages, including floating voltages but excluding the MAINS supply voltage,
shall be set to any voltage within the RATED voltage range, in normal and reverse polarity if
possible.
5 Marking and documentation
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
5.1.2 Identification
Add the following note after the existing note:
NOTE 101 Some national regulations might require a marking to indicate the name and edition of the standard
used for compliance evaluation.
5.1.5 TERMINALS, connections, and operating devices
5.1.5.1 General
Replace the first paragraph with the following:
If necessary for safety, an indication shall be given of the purpose of TERMINALS, connectors,
controls, and indicators. Where there is insufficient space, symbol 14 from Table 1 may be
used.
5.1.5.2 TERMINALS
Replace the existing item d) with the following item d):
d) TERMINALS supplied from the interior of the hand-held multimeter and which could be
HAZARDOUS LIVE, with the voltage, current, charge or energy value or range, or with
symbol 12 of Table 1;
Add the following new item to the list:
aa) TERMINALS supplied from other TERMINALS which could be HAZARDOUS LIVE, with symbol 12
or 14 of Table 1.
Add the following new subclause:
TERMINALS
5.1.5.101 Measuring circuit
Measuring circuit TERMINALS shall be marked with the value of the RATED voltage to earth.
Each pair or set of measuring circuit TERMINALS that are intended to be used together shall be
marked with the value of the RATED voltage or the RATED current as applicable to the pair or
set of TERMINALS.
Measuring circuit TERMINALS are usually arranged in pairs or sets. Each pair or set of
TERMINALS may have a RATED voltage or a RATED current, or both, within that set, and each
individual TERMINAL will have a RATED voltage to earth. For some hand-held multimeters, the
RATED voltage between TERMINALS may be different from the RATED voltage to earth. Markings
shall be clear to avoid misunderstanding.

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TERMINALS of measuring circuits RATED for MAINS voltage measurements shall be additionally
marked "CAT lll" and/or "CAT IV" as applicable. Marking those TERMINALS with these two
types, and only
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