EN 60743:2013/FprA1:2025
(Amendment)Amendment 1 - Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
Amendment 1 - Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
Arbeiten unter Spannung - Terminologie für Werkzeuge, Geräte und Ausrüstungen
Travaux sous tension - Terminologie pour l'outillage, les dispositifs et les équipements
Delo pod napetostjo - Izrazje za orodje, naprave in opremo - Dopolnilo A1
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Publication Date
- 01-Apr-2026
- Technical Committee
- CLC/TC 78 - Equipment and tools for live working
- Current Stage
- 5060 - Voting results sent to TC, SR - Formal Approval
- Start Date
- 02-Jan-2026
- Completion Date
- 02-Jan-2026
Relations
- Effective Date
- 18-Feb-2025
Overview
EN 60743:2013/FprA1:2025 (Amendment 1) is a terminology standard from CLC/IEC TC 78 that covers the names, definitions and illustrations for tools, devices and equipment used in live working. It aligns general concepts with IEC 60050-651 and standardizes vocabulary to support identification, procurement, training and safe work practices in electrical maintenance and live operations.
This amendment clarifies terms already in IEC 60743 and provides definitions for work categories and common dielectric tests used on insulating materials and products. The document is intended to improve consistency across technical documentation, national committees and workplace procedures.
Key Topics
- Scope and applicability: Terminology for tools, devices, equipment and methods used in live working. The document also applies to other procedures when these items protect workers.
- Work classifications: Definitions include dead working (de-energised and grounded work), live working (see IEC 60050-651 references) and vicinity working (working near energized parts).
- Insulating material tests: Terms and notes for proof test (dielectric testing to demonstrate safety, typically an AC temporary overvoltage), withstand test (high-voltage test to determine dielectric strength) and breakdown test (test that induces transition from insulating to conductive state).
- Reference alignment: Uses terms in italic where they correspond to IEC 60050-651 (IEV 651) or existing IEC 60743 definitions, ensuring semantic consistency.
Applications
This terminology amendment delivers practical value across several activities:
- Safety management & training: Clear, standardized definitions reduce ambiguity in procedures, permits and competence records for live working teams.
- Procurement & labeling: Consistent names and illustrations aid specification, ordering and inventory of insulated tools, protective devices and test equipment.
- Technical documentation: Harmonised vocabulary improves clarity of work instructions, maintenance manuals and incident reports.
- Regulatory and national adoption: National committees can use the terminology to align local standards and guidance with IEC/CENELEC practice.
Related Standards
- IEC 60050-651 (general concepts and vocabulary referenced by this document)
- IEC 60743 (base terminology and earlier definitions)
Practical benefit: adopting this amendment helps organizations and national bodies maintain consistent naming and understanding of equipment and methods used in live working, supporting safer electrical operations and clearer cross-border communication.
(Refer to the CDV notice: the document was circulated as a Committee Draft for Vote and shows a proposed stability date.)
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 60743:2013/FprA1:2025 is a draft published by CLC. Its full title is "Amendment 1 - Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment". This standard covers: Amendment 1 - Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
Amendment 1 - Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
EN 60743:2013/FprA1:2025 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 29.140.20 - Incandescent lamps; 29.260.01 - Electrical equipment for working in special conditions in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 60743:2013/FprA1:2025 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 60743:2013. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 60743:2013/FprA1:2025 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2016/425. 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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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 60743:2013/oprA1:2025
01-september-2025
Delo pod napetostjo - Izrazje za orodje, naprave in opremo - Dopolnilo A1
Amendment 1 - Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
Arbeiten unter Spannung - Terminologie für Werkzeuge, Geräte und Ausrüstungen
Amendement 1 - Travaux sous tension - Terminologie pour l'outillage, les dispositifs et
les équipements
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60743:2013/prA1:2025
ICS:
01.040.13 Okolje. Varovanje zdravja. Environment. Health
Varnost (Slovarji) protection. Safety
(Vocabularies)
13.260 Varstvo pred električnim Protection against electric
udarom. Delo pod napetostjo shock. Live working
SIST EN IEC 60743:2013/oprA1:2025 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
SIST EN IEC 60743:2013/oprA1:2025
SIST EN IEC 60743:2013/oprA1:2025
78/1521/CDV
COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJECT NUMBER:
IEC 60743/AMD1 ED3
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2025-06-13 2025-09-05
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:
78/1509/CD, 78/1519/CC
IEC TC 78 : LIVE WORKING
SECRETARIAT: SECRETARY:
France Mr Jonathan HIRTZ
OF INTEREST TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: HORIZONTAL FUNCTION(S):
TC 1
ASPECTS CONCERNED:
Electricity transmission and distribution,Safety
SUBMITTED FOR CENELEC PARALLEL VOTING NOT SUBMITTED FOR CENELEC PARALLEL VOTING
Attention IEC-CENELEC parallel voting
The attention of IEC National Committees, members of
CENELEC, is drawn to the fact that this Committee Draft
for Vote (CDV) is submitted for parallel voting.
The CENELEC members are invited to vote through the
CENELEC online voting system.
This document is still under study and subject to change. It should not be used for reference purposes.
Recipients of this document are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of
which they are aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Recipients of this document are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant “In Some
Countries” clauses to be included should this proposal proceed. Recipients are reminded that the CDV stage is
the final stage for submitting ISC clauses. (SEE AC/22/2007 OR NEW GUIDANCE DOC).
TITLE:
Amendment 1 - Live working - Terminology for tools, devices and equipment
PROPOSED STABILITY DATE: 2028
NOTE FROM TC/SC OFFICERS:
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SIST EN IEC 60743:2013/oprA1:2025
2 IEC 60743/AMD1 ED3 © IEC 2025
2 LIVE WORKING –
3 TERMINOLOGY FOR TOOLS, DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT
6 1 Scope
7 This document applies to the terminology used to describe tools, devices, equipment and
8 methods used in live working. It standardizes the name of tools, devices and equipment and
9 permits their identification by providing definitions and illustrations.
10 NOTE: The document is also applicable to other working procedures when the described tools devices and
11 equipment are used to protect the workers.
13 2 General concepts and presentation
14 2.1 General
15 For general concepts, see IEC 60050-651. In this document, terms in italic are those
16 corresponding to IEC 60050-651 (IEV 651) definitions or to IEC 60743 definitions.
18 2.2. Definitions for electrical working activity
19 2.2.1
20 dead working
21 de-energised and grounded work (US)
22 work on electrical equipment or conductors that are at a potential equal to or not significantly
23 different from that of earth (de-energised)
25 2.2.2
26 live working
27 See 651-21-01
29 2.2.3
30 vicinity working
31 working in the vicinity of energized parts
32 See 651-21-02
35 2.3 Definitions for electrical tests on insulating material o
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