Protection against electric shocks
When a current exceeding 30 mA passes through a part of a human body, the person concerned is in serious danger if the current is not interrupted in a very short time.
The protection of persons against electric shock in LV installations must be provided in conformity with appropriate national standards statutory regulations, codes of practice, official guides and circulars etc.
Relevant IEC standards include: IEC 60364, IEC 60479 series, IEC 61008, IEC 61009 and IEC 60947-2.
EIG-F-protection-electrical-shocks.pdf
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