SIST EN 60204-1:2018/A1:2025

Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021)

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Sicherheit von Maschinen - Elektrische Ausrüstung von Maschinen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen (IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021)

Sécurité des machines - Équipement électrique des machines - Partie 1: Exigences générales (IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021)

Varnost strojev - Električna oprema strojev - 1. del: Splošne zahteve - Dopolnilo (IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021)

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General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Jan-2021
• Publication Date: 07-Sep-2025
• ICS: 13.110 - Safety of machinery
• ICS: 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general
• Technical Committee: MOV - Measuring equipment for electromagnetic quantities
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 30-Jul-2025
• Due Date: 04-Oct-2025
• Completion Date: 08-Sep-2025
• Directive: 2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• 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
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Ref Project: EN 60204-1:2018/A1:2025 - Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN 60204-1:2018 - Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 60204-1:2016 , modified)
• Effective Date: 17-Mar-2020

Overview - EN 60204-1:2018/A1:2025 (Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1)

EN 60204-1:2018/A1:2025 is the CENELEC amendment (A1) to the European adoption of IEC 60204‑1:2016/AMD1:2021. It updates the general requirements for the electrical equipment of machines, aligning national standards across CENELEC members. The amendment was approved in October 2024 and is to be implemented nationally by 2026 (conflicting national standards withdrawn by 2028). The document provides requirements and clarifications used to reduce electrical hazards associated with machinery.

Key topics and technical requirements

The amendment focuses on practical electrical safety and harmonisation of referenced normative documents. Key technical topics include:

• General requirements for electrical equipment - alignment with IEC 60204‑1:2016/AMD1:2021 as the baseline European text.
• Normative references update - replacement and addition of normative standards (e.g., IEC 60364 series on low‑voltage installations, IEC 60947‑5‑1, IEC 61558‑1, ISO 13850), ensuring consistent cross‑references for protection, verification and interface requirements.
• Protective bonding and conductors - clarified treatment of conductive structural parts and minimum cross-sectional areas for protective conductors (examples in the amendment: 2.5 mm2 Cu or 16 mm2 Al with mechanical protection; 4 mm2 Cu or 16 mm2 Al without).
• Earthing/fault protection in specific systems - national positions incorporated: mandatory use of residual current protective devices coordinated with earth electrode resistance in TT systems (Italy); mandatory neutral disconnection in TN-S/TN systems (France, Norway).
• Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - updates to EMC clause and added explanatory note pointing to Annex H for mitigation measures.
• Environmental considerations - altitude effects on equipment parameters (reduction of clearances, cooling, and other component parameters).
• Controls, warnings and emergency functions - emphasis on risk assessment for acoustic/visual warnings before machine start, transmission reliability for control systems used in safety functions, and references to emergency stop principles (ISO 13850).
• Cableless/cableless control systems - recognition of cableless control considerations (IEC 62745) when used for safety functions.

Applications and who uses this standard

EN 60204‑1:2018/A1:2025 is essential for:

• Machine designers and OEMs specifying electrical systems for new or modified machinery
• Electrical and controls engineers implementing safe machine installations
• Safety assessors, conformity assessment bodies and notified bodies verifying compliance
• Maintenance and commissioning teams establishing protective bonding, EMC mitigation and emergency procedures
• Compliance officers and regulators harmonising national rules with CENELEC requirements

Related standards (selected)

The amendment references and aligns with several key standards, including:

• IEC 60364 series (low‑voltage installations)
• IEC 60947‑5‑1 (control circuit devices)
• IEC 62745 (cableless control systems)
• ISO 13850 (emergency stop)
• IEC 61558‑1, ISO 7010 and others for transformers, signs and safety symbols

EN 60204‑1:2018/A1:2025 is a practical, normative reference for anyone responsible for the electrical safety of machinery, ensuring harmonised requirements across Europe for protective conductors, EMC, earthing arrangements and emergency functions.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2025
Varnost strojev - Električna oprema strojev - 1. del: Splošne zahteve - Dopolnilo
(IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021)
Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021)
Sicherheit von Maschinen - Elektrische Ausrüstung von Maschinen - Teil 1: Allgemeine
Anforderungen (IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021)
Sécurité des machines - Équipement électrique des machines - Partie 1: Exigences
générales (IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60204-1:2018/A1:2025
ICS:
13.110 Varnost strojev Safety of machinery
29.020 Elektrotehnika na splošno Electrical engineering in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60204-1:2018/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM April 2025
ICS 13.110; 29.020
English Version
Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1:
General requirements
(IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021)
Sécurité des machines - Équipement électrique des Sicherheit von Maschinen - Elektrische Ausrüstung von
machines - Partie 1: Exigences générales Maschinen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
(IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021) (IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60204-1:2018; it was approved by CENELEC on 2024-10-16. 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,
Türkiye 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
© 2025 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60204-1:2018/A1:2025 E

European foreword
The text of document 44/884/CDV, future edition 6 of IEC 60204-1/AMD1, prepared by TC 44 "Safety
of machinery - Electrotechnical aspects" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN 60204-1:2018/A1:2025.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2026-04-30
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2028-04-30
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 shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
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 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021 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 standard indicated:
IEC 60034-1 NOTE Approved as EN 60034-1
IEC 60204-11:2018 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60204-11:2019 (not modified)
IEC 60909-0:2016 NOTE Approved as EN 60909-0:2016 (not modified)
IEC 60947-5-2:2019 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60947-5-2:2020 (not modified) + A11:2022
IEC 61000-6-1:2016 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61000-6-1:2019 (not modified)
IEC 61000-6-2:2016 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61000-6-2:2019 (not modified)
IEC 61000-6-4:2018 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61000-6-4:2019 (not modified)
IEC 61180 NOTE Approved as EN 61180
IEC 61496-1:2020 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61496-1:2020 (not modified)
IEC 62745 NOTE Approved as EN 62745
IEC 81346-2:2019 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 81346-2:2019 (not modified)
ISO 13851:2019 NOTE Approved as EN ISO 13851:2019 (not modified)
ISO 14118:2017 NOTE Approved as EN ISO 14118:2018 (not modified)
ISO 14119 NOTE Approved as EN ISO 14119
ISO 14122-1:2016 NOTE Approved as EN ISO 14122-1:2016 (not modified)
ISO 14122-2:2016 NOTE Approved as EN ISO 14122-2:2016 (not modified)
ISO 14122-3:2016 NOTE Approved as EN ISO 14122-3:2016 (not modified)
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cencenelec.eu.
Delete the following reference:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60034-1 2010 Rotating electrical machines - EN 60034-1 2010
(mod) Part 1: Rating and performance
+ corr. October 2010
Replace the following references:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60364-4-41 2005 Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 4- HD 60364-4-41 2017
(mod) 41: Protection for safety - Protection against
electric shock
+ A1 2017 - -
- - + A11 2017
- - + A12 2019
IEC 60364-5-53 2019 Low-voltage electrical installations -- Part 5- - -
53: Selection and erection of electrical
equipment - Protection, isolation, switching,
control and monitoring
Add the following reference:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60364-6 2016 Low voltage electrical installations - Part 6: HD 60364-6 2016
Verification
- - + A11 2017
- - + A12 2017
Replace the following references:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60445 2017 Basic and safety principles for man-machine - -
interface, marking and identification -
Identification of equipment terminals,
conductor terminations and conductors
IEC 60947-5-1 2016 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - EN 60947-5-1 2017
Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and
switching elements - Electromechanical
control circuit devices
IEC 61558-1 2017 Safety of transformers, reactors, power EN IEC 61558-1 2019
supply units and combinations thereof - Part
1: General requirements and tests
ISO 7010 2019 Graphical symbols - Safety colours and - -
safety signs - Registered safety signs
+ A1 2020 + A1 2020
ISO 13850 2015 Safety of machinery - Emergency stop EN ISO 13850 2015
function - Principles for design

IEC 60204-1 ®
Edition 6.0 2021-09
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AM ENDMENT 1
AM ENDEMENT 1
Safety of machinery –
Part 1: General requirements
Sécurité des machines –
Partie 1: Exigences générales
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ELECTROTECHNIQUE
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ICS 13.110; 29.020 ISBN 978-2-8322-4039-7
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SAFETY OF MACHINERY –
Part 1: General requirements
AMENDMENT 1
FOREWORD
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Amendment 1 to IEC 60204-1:2016 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 44: Safety
of machinery – Electrotechnical aspects.
The text of this Amendment is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
44/884/CDV 44/913/RVC
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this Amendment is English.

IEC 60204-1:2016/AMD1:2021 – 3 –
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specific document. At this date, the document will be
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• amended.
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FOREWORD
Replace the 7th item under the 8th paragraph with:
6.3.3 b): The use of residual current protective devices with a rated residual operating
current which is coordinated with the earth electrode r
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