CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 :2007
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT - SAFETY - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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24-07-2021
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01-01-2016
PREFACE
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
0 Principles of safety
1 General
2 Protection from hazards
3 Wiring, connections and supply
4 Physical requirements
5 Electrical requirements and simulated abnormal conditions
6 Connection to telecommunication networks
7 Connection to cable distribution systems
Annex A (normative) - Tests for resistance to heat and fire
Annex B (normative) - Motor tests under abnormal conditions
Annex C (normative) - Transformers
Annex D (normative) - Measuring instruments for touch-current
tests
Annex E (normative) - Temperature rise of a winding
Annex F (normative) - Measurement of clearances and creepage
distances
Annex G (normative) - Alternative method for determining minimum
clearances
Annex H (normative) - Ionizing radiation
Annex J (normative) - Table of electrochemical potentials
Annex K (normative) - Thermal controls
Annex L (normative) - Normal load conditions for some types of
electrical business equipment
Annex M (normative) - Criteria for telephone ringing and other
signals
Annex N (normative) - Impulse test generators
Annex P (normative) - Normative references
Annex Q (normative) - Voltage dependent resistors (VDRs)
Annex R (informative) - Examples of requirements for quality
control programmes
Annex S (informative) - Procedure for impulse testing
Annex T (informative) - Guidance on protection against ingress
of water
Annex U (normative) - Insulated winding wires for use without
interleaved insulation
Annex V (normative) - A.C. power distribution systems
Annex W (informative) - Summation of touch currents
Annex X (informative) - Maximum heating effect in transformer
tests
Annex Y (normative) - Ultraviolet light conditioning test
Annex Z (informative) - Overvoltage categories
Annex AA (normative) - Mandrel test
Annex BB (informative) - Changes in the second edition
Annex CC (normative) - Evaluation of integrated circuit (IC)
current limiters
Annex DD (normative) - Requirements for the mounting means
of rack-mounted equipment
Annex EE (normative) - Household and home/office document/media
shredders
Bibliography
Annex NAA (normative) - Markings and instructions
Annex NAB (informative) - D.C. powered equipment and
centralized d.c. power systems
Annex NAC (normative) - Power line crosses
Annex NAD (normative) - Acoustic tests
Annex NAE (informative) - U.S. and Canadian regulatory
requirements
INDEX
This standard is applicable to mains-powered or battery-powered information technology equipment, including electrical business equipment and associated equipment, with a RATED VOLTAGE not exceeding 600 V and designed to be installed in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, CSA C22.1-02; General Requirements – Canadian Electrical Code, Part II, CSA C22.2 No. 0-M91; the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70-2005; and the National Electrical Safety Code, IEEE C2-2002.
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Also numbered as UL 60950-1. Supersedes CSA C22.2.60950. (04/2003) Amendment 1 is available separately, see CSA C22.2.60950-1A. (01/2012) Amendment 2 is available separately, see CSA C22.2.60950-1B. (10/2014)
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Standard
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1-55436-415-9
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516
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Reconfirmed EN
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| PublisherName |
Canadian Standards Association
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Superseded
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