BS 

EN 60204‑1:2018
Incorporating corrigenda November 2018 and July 2021

BSI Standards Publication

Safety of machinery — Electrical

equipment of machines

Part 1: General requirements

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National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 60204‑1:2018.
It is derived from IEC 60204‑1:2016. It supersedes
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© The British Standards Institution 2021

Published by BSI Standards Limited 2021
ISBN 978 0 539 18446 4
ICS 13.110; 29.020; 31.020
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from
legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under the authority of the
Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 September 2018.

Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication

Date Text affected

30 November 2018 Correction to remove text in subclause 4.4.2 as set

out by CENELEC common modifications

31 July 2021 Replacement of ISBN

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60204-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM September 2018

ICS 13.110; 29.020 Supersedes EN 60204-1:2006

English Version

Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines -

Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 60204-1:2016 , modified)

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 , modifiée) (IEC 60204-1:2016 , modifiziert)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2018-03-19. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard 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.

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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.

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Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
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Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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© 2018 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.

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EN 60204-1:2018 (E)

European foreword
This document (EN 60204-1:2018) consists of the text of IEC 60204-1:2016, prepared by IEC/TC 44
"Safety of machinery - Electrotechnical aspects", together with the common modifications prepared by
CLC/TC 44X "Safety of machinery: electrotechnical aspects".

The following dates are fixed:

• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2019-03-14

implemented at national level by publication
of an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2021-09-14
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 60204-1:2006.

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.

Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in
IEC 60204-1:2016 are prefixed “Z”.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

For the relationship with EU Directives, see informative Annexes ZZA and ZZB, which are integral
parts of this document.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60204-1:2016 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard with agreed common modifications.

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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.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60034-1 (mod) 2010 Rotating electrical machines - EN 60034-1 2010
Part 1: Rating and performance
- - + corr. October 2010
IEC 60072 series Dimensions and output series for - -
rotating electrical machines
IEC 60309-1 1999 Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for EN 60309-1 1999
industrial purposes -
+ A1 (mod) 2005 + A1 2007
Part 1: General requirements
+ A2 2012 + A2 2012
IEC 60364-1 (mod) 2005 Low-voltage electrical installations - HD 60364-1 2008
Part 1: Fundamental principles,
assessment of general characteristics,
definitions
IEC 60364-4-41 (mod) 2005 Low-voltage electrical installations - HD 60364-4-41 2007
Part 4-41: Protection for safety -
- - + corr. July 2007
Protection against electric shock
IEC 60364-4-43 (mod) 2008 Low voltage electrical installations - HD 60364-4-43 2010
Part 4-43: Protection for safety -
Protection against overcurrent
IEC 60364-5-52 (mod) 2009 Low-voltage electrical installations - HD 60364-5-52 2011
Part 5-52: Selection and erection of
electrical equipment - Wiring systems
IEC 60364-5-53 2001 Electrical installations of buildings - - -
Part 5-53: Selection and erection of
+ A1 (mod) 2002 HD 60364-5-534 2008 1)
electrical equipment - Isolation,
+ A2 (mod) 2015 switching and control HD 60364-5-534 2016 2)

1) IEC 60364-5-53:2001/A1:2002, Clause 534: “Devices for protection against overvoltages” is harmonized as
HD 60364-5-534:2008. HD 60364-5-534:2008 will be superseded by HD 60364-5-534:2016 on 2018-12-14.

2) IEC 60364-5-53:2001/A2:2015, Clause 534: “Devices for protection against overvoltages” is harmonized as
HD 60364-5-534:2016.

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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60364-5-54 2011 Low-voltage electrical installations - HD 60364-5-54 2011
Part 5-54: Selection and erection of
electrical equipment - Earthing
arrangements and protective
conductors
IEC 60417-DB 2002 Graphical symbols for use on - -
equipment
IEC 60445 2010 Basic and safety principles for man- EN 60445 2010
machine interface, marking and
identification - Identification of
equipment terminals, conductor
terminations and conductors
IEC 60529 1989 Degrees of protection provided by EN 60529 1991
enclosures (IP Code)
- - + corr. May 1993
+ A1 1999 + A1 2000
+ A2 2013 + A2 2013
IEC 60664-1 2007 Insulation coordination for equipment EN 60664-1 2007
within low-voltage systems -
Part 1: Principles, requirements and
tests
IEC 60947-2 2016 Low voltage switchgear and EN 60947-2 2017
controlgear -
Part 2: Circuit-breakers
IEC 60947-3 2008 Low-voltage switchgear and EN 60947-3 2009
controlgear -
+ A1 2012 + A1 2012
Part 3: Switches, disconnectors,
+ A2 2015 switch-disconnectors and fuse- + A2 2015
combination units
IEC 60947-5-1 2003 Low-voltage switchgear and EN 60947-5-1 2004
controlgear -
- - + corr. November 2004
Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and
- - switching elements - Electromechanical + corr. July 2005
control circuit devices
+ A1 2009 + A1 2009
IEC 60947-5-5 1997 Low-voltage switchgear and EN 60947-5-5 1997
controlgear -
+ A1 2005 + A1 2005
Part 5-5: Control circuit devices and
- - switching elements - Electrical + A11 2013
emergency stop device with
+ A2 2016 + A2 2017
mechanical latching function
IEC 60947-6-2 2002 Low-voltage switchgear and EN 60947-6-2 2003
controlgear -
+ A1 2007 + A1 2007
Part 6-2: Multiple function equipment -
Control and protective switching
devices (or equipment) (CPS)
IEC 61140 2016 Protection against electric shock - EN 61140 2016
Common aspects for installation and
equipment
IEC 61310 series Safety of machinery - Indication, EN 61310 series
marking and actuation