Last edit: 28/06/2023
The standard defines the methods to be used to protect people against electric shock. The Latest edition (5.1) is dated March 2017. The new requirements will be included in the Italian CEI 64-8 in 2021.
The standard has the status of a Group Safety Publication (IEC Guide 104); that means it is primarily intended to be used by other Technical Committees while writing their specific Product Safety Standards. That also means it is not a product safety Standard and it cannot be applied as it is to a specific electrical installation. That is the main difference with NFPA 70 or the CE Code. Those can be used directly to design a safe electrical distribution in buildings.
The series of standards of IEC 60364 are the base for writing the Electrical codes of several countries around the world. Hereafter a small list of the countries Electrical Code:
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– Australia |
AS 3000 |
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– Austria |
OVE / ONORM E8001 |
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– Czech Republic |
OSN 332000-4-41, OSN 332000-6-61 |
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– Denmark |
Stærkstrømsbekendtgørelsen 6 |
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– Finland |
SFS 6000 series 1-7, SFS 6000-8 |
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– France |
NF C 15 – 100 |
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– Greece |
IEC 60364-6, ELOT-HD 384 |
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– Hungary |
MSZ 172, MSZ 4851 |
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– Germany |
VDE 0100 series |
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– Italy |
CEI 64 – 8 |
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– New Zealand |
NZS 3000 |
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– Norway |
NEK 400 |
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– Poland |
PN – IEC 60364 series |
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– Spain |
UNE 20 – 460 series |
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– Sweden |
SS436 46 61, SS-EN 60364 series |
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– Switzerland |
NIV / SN SEV 1000 |
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– U.K., Malta e Cyprus |
BS 7671, IEE Wiring Regulations |