EN 60950-1:2001
(Main)Information technology equipment - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
General Information
- Abstract
This standard is applicable to mains-powered or battery-powered information technology equipment, including electrical business equipment and associated equipment, with a RATED VOLTAGE not exceeding 600 V. This standard is also applicable to such information technology equipment: - designed for use as telecommunication terminal equipment and TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK infrastructure equipment, regardless of the source of power; - designed and intended to be connected directly to, or used as infrastructure equipment in, a CABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, regardless of the source of power; - designed to use the AC MAINS SUPPLY as a communication transmission medium This standard specifies requirements intended to reduce risks of fire, electric shock or injury for the OPERATOR and layman who may come into contact with the equipment and, where specifically stated, for a SERVICE PERSON. This first edition of EN 60950-1 cancels and replaces the third edition of EN 60950, issued in 1999, and constitutes a technical revision.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 18-Dec-2001
- Withdrawal Date
- 30-Jun-2006
- Technical Committee
- CLC/TC 108X - Safety of electronic equipment within the fields of Audio/Video, Information Technology and Communication Technology
- Drafting Committee
- IEC/TC 108 - IEC_TC_108
- Parallel Committee
- IEC/TC 108 - IEC_TC_108
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 01-Dec-2010
- Completion Date
- 01-Dec-2010
- Directive
- Not Harmonized1999/5/EC - Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformityOJ Ref: C 201, C 3, C 303/35, C 216/02 OJ Date: 10-Aug-2010
Not Harmonized2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)OJ Ref: C 71/, C 71/17 OJ Date: 19-Mar-2010
Not Harmonized73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limitsOJ Ref: C 208
Relations
- Effective Date
- 29-Jan-2023
- Replaced By
EN 60950-1:2006 - Information technology equipment - Safety - Part 1: General requirements - Effective Date
- 29-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 20-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 20-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 10-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 10-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 10-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 10-Feb-2026
- Refers
ISO 262:1998 - ISO general purpose metric screw threads — Selected sizes for screws, bolts and nuts - Effective Date
- 10-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 10-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 10-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 10-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 60950-1:2001 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Information technology equipment - Safety - Part 1: General requirements". This standard covers: This standard is applicable to mains-powered or battery-powered information technology equipment, including electrical business equipment and associated equipment, with a RATED VOLTAGE not exceeding 600 V. This standard is also applicable to such information technology equipment: - designed for use as telecommunication terminal equipment and TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK infrastructure equipment, regardless of the source of power; - designed and intended to be connected directly to, or used as infrastructure equipment in, a CABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, regardless of the source of power; - designed to use the AC MAINS SUPPLY as a communication transmission medium This standard specifies requirements intended to reduce risks of fire, electric shock or injury for the OPERATOR and layman who may come into contact with the equipment and, where specifically stated, for a SERVICE PERSON. This first edition of EN 60950-1 cancels and replaces the third edition of EN 60950, issued in 1999, and constitutes a technical revision.
This standard is applicable to mains-powered or battery-powered information technology equipment, including electrical business equipment and associated equipment, with a RATED VOLTAGE not exceeding 600 V. This standard is also applicable to such information technology equipment: - designed for use as telecommunication terminal equipment and TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK infrastructure equipment, regardless of the source of power; - designed and intended to be connected directly to, or used as infrastructure equipment in, a CABLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, regardless of the source of power; - designed to use the AC MAINS SUPPLY as a communication transmission medium This standard specifies requirements intended to reduce risks of fire, electric shock or injury for the OPERATOR and layman who may come into contact with the equipment and, where specifically stated, for a SERVICE PERSON. This first edition of EN 60950-1 cancels and replaces the third edition of EN 60950, issued in 1999, and constitutes a technical revision.
EN 60950-1:2001 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 35.020 - Information technology (IT) in general; 35.260 - Office machines. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 60950-1:2001 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 60950:2000, EN 60950-1:2006, ISO 261:1998, ISO 7000:1989, IEC 60050-151:2001, ISO 8256:1990, ISO 178:1993, ISO 3864:1984, ISO 262:1998, ISO 179:1993, ISO 4892:1981, IEC 60050-195:1998, EN 572-7:2004, EN ISO 527-1:1996, EN 1748-2-1:2004. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 60950-1:2001 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 1999/5/EC, 2006/95/EC, 73/23/EEC. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Oprema za informacijsko tehnologijo - Varnost -
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