IEC 60364-7-710-ed.2.0

Annotation of standard text IEC 60364-7-710-ed.2.0 :

IEC 60364-7-710:2021 applies to electrical installations in medical locations so as to provide safety of patients and medical staff. These requirements refer to: – hospitals and clinics or equivalent institutions (including equivalent transportable and mobile locations); which, subject to assessment (710.30), can also include: – sanatoriums and health clinics; – dedicated locations in homes for senior citizens and aged care homes, where patients receive medical care; – medical centres, outpatients clinics and departments, casualty wards; – other outpatients institutions (industrial, sports and others); – medical and dental practices; – dedicated medical rooms in the workplace; – other locations where medical electrical equipment is used; – veterinary clinics; – rooms in existing installations where a change of utilization for medical applications occur. This list is not exhaustive. The requirements of this document do not apply to ME equipment or ME systems. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) the scope provides improved information to the application of this document; b) some terms and definitions have been revised; c) the validity of the respective parts of the IEC 60364 series has been verified and clauses updated; d) Clause 710.30 has been extended; e) Clause 710.41 has been updated; f) Clause 710.413 has been renumbered as Clause 710.411; g) in 710.411 insulation fault location systems have been added; h) Clause 710.421 has been extended to include arc fault detection devices; i) Clause 710.44 has been added; j) Clause 710.51 has been updated and now covers distribution boards and electrical operating areas; k) Clause 710.514, has been extended and includes separate subclauses on diagrams, documentation and operating instructions; l) Subclauses 710.531 to 710.537 have been added; m) Clause 710.55 has been updated; n) Clause 710.56 has been added; o) Clause 710.6, Verification, has been revised; p) Annex A was deleted, and the contents integrated into 710.560.4; q) former Annex B is now Annex A and has been updated; r) an informative Annex B on guidance concerning electromagnetic interferences (EMI) in installations of buildings has been added IEC 60364-7-710:2021 est applicables a des installations electriques de locaux a usages medicaux afin dassurer la securite des patients et du personnel medical. Ces exigences se referent generalement a: – des hopitaux et des cliniques ou des etablissements equivalents (y compris des locaux analogues transportables et mobiles); qui, sous reserve d’evaluation (710.30), peuvent egalement inclure: – des sanatoriums et des cliniques medicales; – des emplacements dedies dans les foyers pour personnes agees, ou les patients recoivent des soins medicaux; – des centres medicaux, des centres de traitements ambulatoires et des services de consultations externes, des salles d’urgence; – d’autres etablissements (industriels, sportifs et autres) de consultations externes; – des cabinets medicaux et dentaires; – des locaux medicaux sur des sites de travail; – dautres locaux ou des appareils electromedicaux sont utilises; – des cliniques veterinaires; – des salles dans des locaux existants en cas de changement d’utilisation de local pour des applications medicales. Cette liste n’est pas exhaustive. Les exigences du present document ne sappliquent pas aux appareils EM ou aux systemes EM. Cette edition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport a ledition precedente: a) le domaine d’application fournit de meilleures informations sur l’application du present document; b) certains termes et definitions ont ete revises; c) la validite des parties correspondantes de la serie IEC 60364 a ete verifiee et des articles ont ete mis a jour; d) l’Article 710.30 a ete etendu; e) l’Article 710.41 a ete mis a jour; f) l’Article 710.413 devient desormais l’Article 710.411; g) les systemes de localisation de defaut d’isolement ont ete ajoutes a l’Article 710.411; h) l’Article 710.421 a ete etendu pour inclure les dispositifs pour la detection d’arcs; i) l’Article 710.44 a ete ajoute; j) l’Article 710.51 a ete mis a jour et couvre desormais les tableaux de distribution et les zones d’operations electriques; k) l’Article 710.514 a ete etendu et comprend des paragraphes distincts sur les schemas, la documentation et les instructions de fonctionnement; l) les paragraphes 710.531 a 710.537 ont ete ajoutes; m) l’Article 710.55 a ete mis a jour; n) l’Article 710.56 a ete ajoute; o) l’Article 710.6, Verification, a ete revise; p) l’Annexe A est supprimee et son contenu a ete insere dans le 710.560.4; q) l’ancienne Annexe B devient desormais l’Annexe A et a ete mise a jour; r) une Annexe B informative de recommandations relatives aux perturbations electromagnetiques (EMI) sur les installations des batiments, a ete ajoutee.