BS EN IEC 62368-1-2024 + A11-2024 PDF

Full title and description

STB BS EN IEC 62368-1:2024 + A11:2024 — Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment — Part 1: Safety requirements. This British-adopted European standard (EN IEC 62368-1:2024 with Amendment A11:2024) specifies hazard-based safety requirements for the design, construction and assessment of AV, IT and communication equipment to reduce risks to persons and property.

Abstract

IEC/EN 62368-1 uses a hazard-based (HBSE) approach to identify energy sources (electrical, thermal, chemical, mechanical, radiated, etc.), classify their potential for harm, and require effective safeguards or constructions to prevent transfer of hazardous energy to people or cause fire. Amendment A11–2024 makes targeted technical changes and clarifications to the 2024 edition (modifying specific clauses and paragraphs) while the consolidated designation BS EN IEC 62368-1:2024+A11:2024 denotes the base text plus that amendment.

General information

• Status: Current / active (BSI designation: Current).
• Publication date: 2024 (national adoption/publication dates vary — BSI lists 31 July 2024; other national bodies show September 2024 or May 2024 for adoption).
• Publisher: British Standards Institution (BSI) — published as the British adoption of EN IEC 62368-1:2024 with Amendment A11:2024.
• ICS / categories: 29.020 (Electrical engineering in general); 33.160.01 (Audio, video and audiovisual systems in general); 35.020 (Information technology in general); 33.180.10 (Fibres and cables).
• Edition / version: 2024 edition with Amendment A11 (expressed as BS EN IEC 62368-1:2024 + A11:2024).
• Number of pages: approximately 414 pages in the consolidated publication (national publications list 412–414 pages depending on format).

Scope

This standard applies to the safety of electrical and electronic equipment within the fields of audio, video, information and communication technology and business/office machines (generally up to 600 V rated voltage). It sets requirements for protecting users, installers and bystanders from hazards arising from energy sources within equipment (electric shock, fire, thermal, mechanical, chemical, radiation, acoustic, etc.). The document is concerned with safety objectives and does not set performance or functional characteristics. Amendment A11 updates, clarifies and modifies selected clauses of the 2024 edition.

Key topics and requirements

• Hazard-based Safety Engineering (HBSE): identify energy sources, determine energy class and potential for harm, then implement and verify safeguards.
• Classification of energy sources (electrical, thermal, mechanical, chemical, radiated, acoustic) and assignment of safeguard levels (Class 1/2/3 energy definitions and protection requirements).
• Requirements for safeguards, barriers, protective circuits, insulation, spacing/clearances, and reinforced protection where required.
• Tests and verification methods to demonstrate effectiveness of safeguards (including normal, abnormal and single-fault conditions).
• Marking, instructions and declaration of intended user type (ordinary, instructed or skilled person) that affect the level of protection and test regime.
• Specific technical updates and clarifications introduced by Amendment A11 (modifications to multiple clauses and paragraphs in the 2024 text to clarify requirements and correct drafting).

Typical use and users

Manufacturers and design engineers of AV and IT equipment, conformity assessment and test laboratories, safety and compliance managers, notified/certification bodies, regulatory authorities, standards committees and consultants use this standard to design, test and demonstrate product safety for the European/UK market where EN/BS adoptions apply. It is used at product design stage, for pre-compliance testing, final conformity assessment, and by technical authors of manuals/markings.

Related standards

IEC/EN 62368-1 replaces earlier standards EN 60950-1 and EN 60065 and is part of the IEC 62368 series. The 2024 edition supersedes the 2020 edition (BS EN IEC 62368-1:2020 + A11:2020) and is published alongside the amendment A11:2024 as EN IEC 62368-1:2024/A11:2024. National adoptions reflect the EN/IEC base document and amendment.

Keywords

62368-1, BS EN IEC 62368-1, A11-2024, hazard-based safety, HBSE, AV equipment, IT equipment, product safety, safeguards, energy sources, electrical safety, fire safety, conformity assessment.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: It is the British adoption of EN IEC 62368-1:2024 together with Amendment A11:2024 — a hazard-based safety standard for audio/video and information & communication technology equipment.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers safety requirements (not performance) to protect people and property from hazardous energy sources in AV/IT equipment — electrical shock, fire, thermal, mechanical, chemical and radiated hazards — and sets required safeguards and verification methods.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Product designers, manufacturers, test laboratories, conformity assessors, notified bodies, regulatory and standards professionals working with AV/IT equipment safety and market access.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The 2024 edition with Amendment A11:2024 is the current consolidated edition that supersedes the 2020 edition (and its Amendment A11:2020). National publication/adoption dates differ across bodies. Consult the national standards body (BSI, AFNOR, EVS, etc.) for the precise national publication/adoption date applicable to your market.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is Part 1 of IEC/EN 62368 (safety requirements). Other documents and application standards in the 62368 family and national supplements may apply depending on product type.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Hazard-based Safety Engineering (HBSE), energy source, safeguard, AV/IT equipment, electrical safety, fire, A11 amendment, EN IEC 62368-1, BS adoption.