BS EN IEC 61340-6-1:2018

This standard BS EN IEC 61340-6-1:2018 Electrostatics is classified in these ICS categories:

• 11.020.99 Other standards related to health care in general
• 17.220.99 Other standards related to electricity and magnetism
• 29.020 Electrical engineering in general

This part of IEC 61340 applies to facilities that provide healthcare including hospitals, care centres and clinics.

This document provides technical requirements and recommendations for controlling electrostatic phenomena in healthcare facilities, which includes requirements for equipment, materials, and products used to control static electricity.

The requirements of this document do not apply to medical electrical equipment specified in IEC 60601‑1  [1]  ¹ and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical equipment specified in IEC 61010‑2‑101 [2] .