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Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment

Updated 2026-10-27

Edition timelineElectrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment: 2014, 202320142016201820202022Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipmentIEC 61557-16:2014Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment2014Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment2023
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StandardEditionKindCurrentRecord
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment2014Editionstd.iec-61557-16.published
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment2023Editionstd.iec-61557-16.edition.2023

Data records

  • IEC 61557-16:2014 was prepared by IEC technical committee TC 85, Measuring equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities, and the catalog files it under the category Safety. Source: IEC 61557-16:2014. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-16.committee
  • IEC 61557-16:2014 is the designation of the first edition of Part 16 of the IEC 61557 series, the part on equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and medical electrical equipment. Value: IEC 61557-16:2014. Source: IEC 61557-16:2014. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-16.designation
  • IEC 61557-16:2023, published on 2023-08-25 as the second edition of the part, cancels and replaces the first edition of 2014 and is to be used together with IEC 61557-1:2019. Value: 2023. Source: IEC 61557-16:2023. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-16.edition.2023
  • IEC 61557-16:2014 was published by the IEC on 2014-12-11 as the first edition of the part. Value: 2014. Source: IEC 61557-16:2014. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-16.published
  • The IEC catalog pairs IEC 61557-16:2014 with IEC 61557-1:2007, the general requirements part of the series, as the publication it is to be read alongside. Source: IEC 61557-16:2014. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-16.relationship
  • IEC 61557-16:2014 sets performance requirements for the test and measurement equipment that checks how effective the protective measures of electrical equipment and of medical electrical equipment are, the latter as described in the recurrent-test standard for medical electrical equipment. The publisher states that the standard aims at comparable measuring results, added safety for the person testing and negligible electrical stress on the unit under test. Source: IEC 61557-16:2014. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-16.scope
  • The IEC catalog records a withdrawal date of 2023-08-25 for IEC 61557-16:2014 and states that a more recent version, IEC 61557-16:2023, exists. Value: withdrawn 2023-08-25, replaced by IEC 61557-16:2023. Source: IEC 61557-16:2014. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-16.status
  • The publisher catalog gives the full title of IEC 61557-16:2014 as Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to ... - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment, where the ellipsis stands for the AC and DC voltage limits printed in the title. Value: Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment. Source: IEC 61557-16:2014. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-16.title

Sources

  • IEC 61557-16:2014, Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment, 2014 edition, IEC. Held as: Public page. Publisher page for IEC 61557-16:2014
  • IEC 61557-16:2023, Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment, 2023 edition, IEC. Held as: Public page. Publisher page for IEC 61557-16:2023

Obtaining the documents

Changelog (19 entries)
DateRevisionChange
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-16.committee)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-16.committee)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-16.designation)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-16.designation)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-16.edition.2023)
2026-10-27revised (std.iec-61557-16.edition.2023)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-16.edition.2023)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-16.published)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-16.published)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-16.relationship)
2026-10-27revised (std.iec-61557-16.relationship)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-16.relationship)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-16.scope)
2026-10-27revised (std.iec-61557-16.scope)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-16.scope)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-16.status)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-16.status)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-16.title)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-16.title)

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