IEC 60364-7-718:2011 ED1

Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-718: Requirements for special installations or locations - Communal facilities and workplaces IEC 60364-7-718:2011 ED1

Publication date:   Mar 23, 2011

Scope

IEC 60364-7-718:2011 provides additional requirements for electrical installations applicable to communal facilities and workplaces. Typical examples of communal facilities and workplaces are:
- assembly halls,
- assembly rooms,
- exhibition halls,
- theatres,
- cinemas,
- sport arenas,
- sales areas,
- restaurants,
- hotels,
- guest houses,
- residential care homes,
- schools,
- enclosed car parks,
- meeting places,
- swimming halls,
- airports,
- railway stations,
- high-rise buildings,
- workshops,
- factories and
- industrial plants.
Access routes and escape routes are part of the above-mentioned examples. The necessity of providing safety services in special buildings and areas may be governed by national regulations which may contain more stringent requirements.