Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-051: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for mixing and stirring

1 Scope and object This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows: 1.1.1 Equipment included in scope Replacement: Replace the text, except the first paragraph, with the following new text: This part of IEC 61010 is applicable to electrically operated laboratory equipment and its accessories for mechanical mixing and stirring, where mechanical energy influences the shape or size or homogeneity of materials and their accessories. Such devices can contain heating elements. NOTE If all or part of the equipment falls within the scope of one or more other Part 2 standards of the IEC 61010 series as well as within the scope of this document, consideration is given to those other Part 2 standards. The standard for equipment which contains heating devices is IEC 61010-2-010.

Sicherheitsbestimmungen für elektrische Mess-, Steuer-, Regel- und Laborgeräte - Teil 2-051: Besondere Anforderungen an Laborgeräte zum Mischen und Rühren

Exigences de sécurité pour appareils électriques de mesurage, de régulation et de laboratoire - Partie 2-051 : Exigences particulières pour appareils de laboratoire utilisés pour mélanger et agiter

Varnostne zahteve za električno opremo za meritve, nadzor in laboratorijsko uporabo - 2-051. del: Posebne zahteve za laboratorijsko opremo za mešanje in premešavanje

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Overview

EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021/A11:2021 specifies safety requirements for electrically operated laboratory equipment for mixing and stirring, and their accessories. This standard, published by CLC, is an amendment to EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021 and addresses specific hazards related to the mechanical and electrical operation of laboratory mixers and stirrers. It ensures that equipment used for mixing and stirring in laboratory environments is designed and constructed to protect users, the environment, and property from electrical and mechanical hazards.

This standard is part of the widely recognized EN IEC 61010 series for measurement, control, and laboratory use, focusing on electrical safety and functional performance.

Key Topics

EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021/A11:2021 covers several critical safety aspects for laboratory mixing and stirring equipment, including:

  • Scope of Application: Applies to electrically operated laboratory mixers, stirrers, and their accessories, including devices with integrated heating components.
  • Mechanical Hazards: Specifies requirements regarding potential hazards from moving parts, such as expelled materials, excessive torque, and glass breakage.
  • Electrical Safety: Ensures conformity with essential protection measures against direct and indirect electrical contact, insulation suitability, and prevention of excessive temperatures, arcs, or radiation.
  • Protection Against Explosions: References relevant standards for explosive atmospheres (EN IEC 60079 series) to mitigate risks in hazardous environments.
  • Functional Safety of Control Systems: Addresses the use of safety-related control systems as per IEC 62061 and ISO 13849-1 and -2, guiding documentation and validation of safety integrity levels (SIL) and performance levels (PL).
  • Compliance with EU Directives: Alignment with the Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU), ensuring market access and presumption of conformity.

Applications

The standard is relevant for a wide range of laboratory environments and equipment manufacturers across industries such as:

  • Chemical Laboratories: Ensuring safe operation of laboratory mixers that handle reactive, high-viscosity, or hazardous substances.
  • Pharmaceutical Research: Protection during the precise mixing of compounds and formulations.
  • Educational and Research Institutions: Safe handling of various materials in teaching and research labs.
  • Quality Control Laboratories: Reliable and safe operation of equipment used for testing and analysis.
  • Manufacturing of Laboratory Equipment: Guidance for design, testing, and documentation to achieve CE marking and regulatory acceptance in Europe.

By adhering to this standard, organizations and manufacturers reduce the risk of accidents, ensure legal compliance, and facilitate the safe introduction of new technologies in the laboratory environment.

Related Standards

EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021/A11:2021 builds upon and references a series of important international and European standards, including:

  • EN IEC 61010-1: General requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use.
  • EN IEC 61010-2-010: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment with heating elements.
  • EN IEC 60079 Series: Explosive atmospheres - general requirements and protection methods.
  • IEC 62061: Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic control systems.
  • ISO 13849-1 and ISO 13849-2: Safety-related parts of control systems - general principles for design and validation.

Compliance with EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021/A11:2021 demonstrates adherence to recognized best practices for laboratory equipment safety, supporting both user protection and regulatory acceptance in the European market.

Keywords: safety requirements, laboratory equipment, mixing, stirring, electrical safety, EN IEC 61010-2-051, hazardous environments, control systems, Low Voltage Directive, laboratory mixers, laboratory standards.

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Frequently Asked Questions

EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021/A11:2021 is a amendment published by CLC. Its full title is "Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-051: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for mixing and stirring". This standard covers: 1 Scope and object This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows: 1.1.1 Equipment included in scope Replacement: Replace the text, except the first paragraph, with the following new text: This part of IEC 61010 is applicable to electrically operated laboratory equipment and its accessories for mechanical mixing and stirring, where mechanical energy influences the shape or size or homogeneity of materials and their accessories. Such devices can contain heating elements. NOTE If all or part of the equipment falls within the scope of one or more other Part 2 standards of the IEC 61010 series as well as within the scope of this document, consideration is given to those other Part 2 standards. The standard for equipment which contains heating devices is IEC 61010-2-010.

1 Scope and object This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows: 1.1.1 Equipment included in scope Replacement: Replace the text, except the first paragraph, with the following new text: This part of IEC 61010 is applicable to electrically operated laboratory equipment and its accessories for mechanical mixing and stirring, where mechanical energy influences the shape or size or homogeneity of materials and their accessories. Such devices can contain heating elements. NOTE If all or part of the equipment falls within the scope of one or more other Part 2 standards of the IEC 61010 series as well as within the scope of this document, consideration is given to those other Part 2 standards. The standard for equipment which contains heating devices is IEC 61010-2-010.

EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021/A11:2021 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 19.080 - Electrical and electronic testing; 71.040.20 - Laboratory ware and related apparatus. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021/A11:2021 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to ISO 13849-2:2012, IEC 62061:2021, ISO 13849-1:2015, prEN 15072, EN 129102:1994/A1:1995, EN 60079-11:2012, EN IEC 60079-0:2018, EN 60079-5:2015, EN IEC 60079-15:2019, EN 60079-1:2014, EN 60079-2:2014, EN 60079-7:2015, EN 60079-18:2015, EN 61784-2:2014, EN 50549-10:2022. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021/A11:2021 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2014/35/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/511. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2021
Varnostne zahteve za električno opremo za meritve, nadzor in laboratorijsko
uporabo - 2-051. del: Posebne zahteve za laboratorijsko opremo za mešanje in
premešavanje
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory
use - Part 2-051: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for mixing and stirring
Sicherheitsbestimmungen für elektrische Mess-, Steuer-, Regel- und Laborgeräte - Teil 2
-051: Besondere Anforderungen an Laborgeräte zum Mischen und Rühren
Exigences de sécurité pour appareils électriques de mesurage, de régulation et de
laboratoire - Partie 2-051 : Exigences particulières pour appareils de laboratoire utilisés
pour mélanger et agiter
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021/A11:2021
ICS:
19.080 Električno in elektronsko Electrical and electronic
preskušanje testing
71.040.10 Kemijski laboratoriji. Chemical laboratories.
Laboratorijska oprema Laboratory equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61010-2-
051:2021/A11
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2021
ICS 19.080; 71.040.20
English Version
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement,
control and laboratory use - Part 2-051: Particular requirements
for laboratory equipment for mixing and stirring
Exigences de sécurité pour appareils électriques de Sicherheitsbestimmungen für elektrische Mess-, Steuer-,
mesurage, de régulation et de laboratoire - Partie 2-051 : Regel- und Laborgeräte - Teil 2-051: Besondere
Exigences particulières pour appareils de laboratoire Anforderungen an Laborgeräte zum Mischen und Rühren
utilisés pour mélanger et agiter
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021; it was approved by CENELEC on 2021-08-02.
CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
amendment the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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European foreword
This document (EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021/A11:2021) has been prepared by CLC/TC 66X “Safety of
measuring, control, and laboratory equipment”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2022-08-02
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2024-08-02
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn
This document amends EN IEC 61010-2-051:2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements
of EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part
of this document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
1 Additions to Clause 2, “Normative references”
Add the following normative references to Clause 2:

EN IEC 60079-0:2018, Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements (IEC 60079-
0:2017)
EN 60079-1:2014, Explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d"
(IEC 60079-1:2014)
EN 60079-2:2014, Explosive atmospheres - Part 2: Equipment protection by pressurized enclosure "p"
(IEC 60079-2:2014)
EN 60079-5:2015, Explosive atmospheres - Part 5: Equipment protection by powder filling "q"
(IEC 60079-5:2015)
EN 60079-7:2015 , Explosive atmospheres - Part 7: Equipment protection by increased safety “e”
(IEC 60079-7:2015)
EN 60079-11:2012, Explosive atmospheres - Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i"
(IEC 60079-11:2011)
EN IEC 60079-15:2019, Explosive atmospheres - Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection
"n" (IEC 60079-15:2017)
EN 60079-18:2015, Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation “m”
(IEC 60079-18:2014)
IEC 62061, Safety of machinery — Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and
programmable electronic control systems
ISO 13849-1, Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General
principles for design
ISO 13849-2, Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 2: Validation

2 Modification to 7.3.101, “Speed controls”
Replace the second paragraph with:
“Conformity is checked by inspection and the following test:
The speed control is overridden to achieve the maximum speed the moving parts can achieve. The
equipment shall be observed for a duration as specified in 4.4.3 or until the power to the moving parts
is interrupted permanently. The conformity criteria of 4.4.4.1 to 4.4.4.3 shall be observed and the
requirements of 7.3.1 and 7.7 shall be met during the test.”

As impacted by EN 60079-7:2015/A1:2018.
As impacted by EN 60079-18:2015/A1:2017.
3 Modification to 7.3.104, “HAZARDS related to application”
Replace Example b) with the following:
"
b) Where a HAZARD could be caused by excessive torque applied to high-viscosity material, for
example through glass breakage, the safety device shall initiate an alarm signal if the torque rises
above a preset level.”
4 Modification to 7.7, “Expelled parts”
Add the following new paragraph before the note:
“Expelled parts include sample materials and fluids being mixed or stirred.”
5 Modification to 13.2.101, “Protection against explosion and explosives”
In the third line, replace “such as IEC 60079 series” by “including EN 60079 series”.
6 Modification to 15.1, “General”
Add to the conformity statement the following new paragraphs:
“If IEC 62061 or ISO 13849-1 is used to determine the requiremen
...

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