SIST EN IEC 61058-1:2026

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2026
Stikala za aparate - 1. del: Splošne zahteve (IEC 61058-1:2026)
Switches for appliances - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 61058-1:2026)
Geräteschalter - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen (IEC 61058-1:2026)
Interrupteurs pour appareils - Partie 1: Exigences générales (IEC 61058-1:2026)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61058-1:2026
ICS:
29.120.40 Stikala Switches
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61058-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM September 2026
ICS 29.120.40 Supersedes EN IEC 61058-1:2018
English Version
Switches for appliances - Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 61058-1:2026)
Interrupteurs pour appareils - Partie 1: Exigences générales Geräteschalter - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
(IEC 61058-1:2026) (IEC 61058-1:2026)
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European foreword
The text of document 23J/494/FDIS, future edition 5 of IEC 61058-1, prepared by SC 23J "Switches
for appliances" of IEC/TC 23 "Electrical accessories" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 61058-1:2026.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2027-09-30
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2029-09-30
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN IEC 61058-1:2018 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
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patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
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Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61058-1:2026 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 61000 (series) NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61000 (series)
IEC 60085:2007 NOTE Approved as EN 60085:2008 (not modified)
IEC 61140 NOTE Approved as EN 61140
IEC 60034-1:2010 NOTE Approved as EN 60034-1:2010
IEC 60228:2023 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60228:2024 (not modified)
IEC 60335-1 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60335-1
IEC 60335-2 (series) NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60335-2 (series)
IEC 60664-1:2020 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60664-1:2020 (not modified)
Approved as EN IEC 60664-1:2020/A1:2025 (not
IEC 60664-1:2020/AMD1:2025 NOTE
modified)
IEC 60893-1:2004 NOTE Approved as EN 60893-1:2004 (not modified)
IEC 60998-2-3:2002 NOTE Approved as EN 60998-2-3:2004
IEC 60335 (series) NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60335 (series)
IEC 60745 (series) NOTE Approved as EN 60745 (series)
IEC 62368 (series) NOTE Approved as EN IEC 62368 (series)
IEC 60038 NOTE Approved as EN 60038
IEC 60060-1 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60060-1
IEC 60068-2-75 NOTE Approved as EN 60068-2-75
IEC 60112:2025 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60112:2025 (not modified)
IEC 60893-2 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60893-2
IEC 62368 (series) NOTE Approved as EN IEC 62368 (series)
IEC 60335 (series) NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60335 (series)
IEC 60745 (series) NOTE Approved as EN 60745 (series)
IEC 62368 (series) NOTE Approved as EN IEC 62368 (series)
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cencenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60127 series Miniature fuses EN IEC 60127 series
IEC 60269-3 - Low-voltage fuses - Part 3: Supplementary EN IEC 60269-3 -
requirements for fuses for operation by
unskilled persons (fuses mainly for
household and similar applications) -
Examples of standardized systems of
fuses A to F
IEC 60384-14 - Fixed capacitors for use in electronic EN IEC 60384-14 -
equipment - Part 14: Sectional
specification - Fixed capacitors for
electromagnetic interference suppression
and connection to the supply mains
IEC 60417 - Graphical symbols for use on equipment. - -
Index, survey and compilation of the single
sheets.
IEC 60529 1989 Degrees of protection provided by EN 60529 1991
enclosures (IP Code)
- - + corrigendum May 1993
+ A1 1999 + A1 2000
+ A2 2013 + A2 2013
IEC 60617 - Standard data element types with - -
associated classification scheme for
electric components - Part 4: IEC reference
collection of standard data element types
and component classes
IEC 60664-3 2016 Insulation coordination for equipment EN 60664-3 2017
within low-voltage systems - Part 3: Use of
coating, potting or moulding for protection
against pollution
IEC 60691 - Thermal-links - Requirements and EN IEC 60691 -
application guide
IEC 60695-2-11 - Fire hazard testing - Part 2-11: EN IEC 60695-2-11 -
Glowing/hot-wire based test methods -
Glow-wire flammability test method for end
products (GWEPT)
IEC 60695-10-2 - Fire hazard testing - Part 10-2: Abnormal EN IEC 60695-10-2 -
heat - Ball pressure test method
IEC 60695-11-10 - Fire hazard testing - Part 11-10: Test EN 60695-11-10 -
flames - 50 W horizontal and vertical flame
test methods
IEC 60695-11-20 - Fire hazard testing - Part 11-20: Test EN 60695-11-20 -
flames - 500 W flame test method
IEC 60730 series Automatic electrical controls EN IEC 60730 series
IEC 60730-1 2022 Automatic electrical controls - Part 1: EN IEC 60730-1 2024
General requirements
IEC 60730-2-9 2015 Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-9: EN IEC 60730-2-9 2019
Particular requirements for temperature
sensing control
+ A1 2018 + A1 2019
+ A2 2020 + A2 2020
IEC 60738-1 - Thermistors - Directly heated positive EN IEC 60738-1 -
temperature coefficient - Part 1: Generic
specification
IEC 61000-3-2 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN IEC 61000-3-2 -
3-2: Limits - Limits for harmonic current
emissions (equipment input current -16 A
per phase)
IEC 61000-3-3 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-3-3 -
3-3: Limits - Limitation of voltage changes,
voltage fluctuations and flicker in public
low-voltage supply systems, for equipment
with rated current -16 A per phase and not
subject to conditional connection
IEC/TS 61000-3-5 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part - -
3-5: Limits - Limitation of voltage
fluctuations and flicker in low-voltage
power supply systems for equipment with
rated current greater than 75 A
IEC 61000-4-2 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN IEC 61000-4-2 -
4-2: Testing and measurement techniques
- Electrostatic discharge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-3 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN IEC 61000-4-3 -
4-3 : Testing and measurement techniques
- Radiated, radio-frequency,
electromagnetic field immunity test
IEC 61000-4-4 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-4-4 -
4-4: Testing and measurement techniques
- Electrical fast transient/burst immunity
test
IEC 61000-4-5 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-4-5 -
4-5: Testing and measurement techniques
- Surge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-8 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-4-8 -
4-8: Testing and measurement techniques
- Power frequency magnetic field immunity
test
IEC 61000-4-11 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN IEC 61000-4-11 -
4-11: Testing and measurement
techniques - Voltage dips, short
interruptions and voltage variations
immunity tests for equipment with input
current up to 16 A per phase
IEC 61032 1997 Protection of persons and equipment by EN 61032 1998
enclosures - Probes for verification
IEC 61058-1-1 2016 Switches for appliances - Part 1-1: EN 61058-1-1 2016
Requirements for mechanical switches
- - EN 61058-1-
1:2016/AC:2019-02
IEC 61058-1-2 2016 Switches for appliances - Part 1-2: EN 61058-1-2 2016
Requirements for electronic switches
- - EN 61058-1-
2:2016/AC:2019-02
IEC 61210 - Connecting devices - Flat quick-connect EN 61210 -
terminations for electrical copper
conductors - Safety requirements
IEC 62368-1 2023 Audio/video, information and EN IEC 62368-1 2024
communication technology equipment -
Part 1: Safety requirements
CISPR 14-1 - Electromagnetic compatibility - EN IEC 55014-1 -
Requirements for household appliances,
electric tools and similar apparatus - Part
1: Emission
CISPR 15 2018 EN IEC 55015 2019
- - + A11 2020
+ AMD 2024 - -
IEC 61058-1 ®
Edition 5.0 2026-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Switches for appliances -
Part 1: General requirements
ICS 29.120.40  ISBN 978-2-8327-1361-7

IEC 61058-1:2026-07(en)
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 7
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 11
3.1 General terms and definitions . 11
3.2 Terms and definitions relating to voltage and current . 14
3.3 Terms and definitions relating to the different types of switches . 15
3.4 Terms and definitions relating to the operation of the switch . 17
3.5 Terms and definitions relating to connections to the switch . 18
3.6 Terms and definitions relating to terminals and terminations . 18
3.7 Terms and definitions relating to insulation . 20
3.8 Terms and definitions relating to pollution . 21
3.9 Terms and definitions relating to manufacturers' tests . 22
4 General requirements . 22
5 General information on tests . 22
5.1 General . 22
5.2 Electrical information . 23
5.3 Test loads on multiway switches . 24
5.4 Test specimens . 24
6 Rating . 24
7 Classification . 25
7.1 According to nature of supply . 25
7.2 According to type of load to be controlled by each circuit of the switch . 25
7.3 According to ambient temperature . 25
7.4 According to number of operating cycles . 26
7.5 According to the degree of protection against solid foreign objects . 26
7.6 According to the degree of protection against ingress of water . 26
7.7 According to degree of protection against electric shock for an incorporated
switch for use in . 27
7.8 According to degree of pollution inside the switch . 27
7.9 According to degree of pollution outside the switch . 27
7.10 According to marking . 27
7.11 According to resistance to ignitability by the glow wire temperature . 27
7.12 According to the rated impulse withstand voltage . 28
7.13 According to the rated overvoltage category . 28
7.14 According to type of disconnection . 28
7.15 According to the type of coating for rigid printed board assemblies . 28
7.16 According to type and/or connection of switches . 28
7.17 According to configuration of switching device . 29
7.18 According to duty type . 29
7.19 According to linkage between contact and actuator speed . 29
7.20 According to the type of terminals . 29
7.21 According to the type of built in protection . 30
7.22 According to the type of forced cooling . 30
7.23 According to the capacitor provided with the switch . 30
8 Marking and documentation . 37
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8.1 Switch information . 37
8.1.1 General . 37
8.1.2 By switch marking . 37
8.1.3 By documentation . 38
8.2 Symbols . 41
8.3 Load rating . 41
8.3.1 General . 41
8.3.2 Substantially resistive load . 41
8.3.3 Resistive load and motor load . 42
8.3.4 Resistive load and capacitive load . 42
8.3.5 Resistive load and tungsten filament lamp load . 43
8.3.6 Declared specific load . 43
8.3.7 Inductive loads . 43
8.3.8 General purpose loads . 44
8.4 Temperature rating . 44
8.5 Operating cycles . 44
8.6 Switches intended for use in Class II equipment or appliances . 44
8.7 Required marking. 44
8.8 Legibility and durability of marking . 45
8.9 Switches with their own enclosure. 45
9 Protection against electric shock . 45
10 Provision for earthing . 47
11 Terminals and terminations. 49
11.1 Common requirements to terminals . 49
11.1.1 General . 49
11.1.2 Design of terminals . 50
11.1.3 Insulation . 50
11.1.4 Connection . 50
11.2 Fixing of terminals . 50
11.3 Location and shielding of terminals . 51
11.4 Terminals for interconnection of more than one conductors. 51
11.5 Thermal stress . 51
11.6 Terminal tests . 51
11.7 Conductor escape test (TT1) . 52
11.8 Terminal displacement test (TT2) . 53
11.8.1 Connection test (for screwless terminals) . 53
11.8.2 Connection tests (for screw-type terminals) . 53
11.8.3 Flat quick-connect termination . 53
11.8.4 Push in terminals . 54
11.9 Strand escape test (TT3) . 54
11.10 Multiple conductors (TT4) . 55
12 Construction . 55
12.1 Constructional requirements relating to protection against electric shock . 55
12.2 Constructional requirements relating to safety during mounting and normal
operation of the switch . 56
12.3 Constructional requirements relating to the mounting of switches and to the
attachment of cords . 57
13 Mechanism . 57
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14 Protection against ingress of solid foreign objects, ingress of water and humid
conditions . 58
14.1 Protection against ingress of solid foreign objects . 58
14.2 Protection against ingress of water . 58
14.3 Protection against humid conditions . 59
15 Insulation resistance and dielectric strength . 60
15.1 General requirements . 60
15.2 Measurement of insulation resistance . 60
15.3 Insulation test voltage . 61
16 Heating . 62
16.1 General requirements . 62
16.2 Contacts and terminals . 62
16.3 Other parts . 63
16.4 Heating test . 63
16.4.1 Test specimen . 63
16.4.2 Conductor Connections . 63
16.4.3 Test preparation setup . 63
16.4.4 Test procedure . 63
16.4.5 Evaluation of compliance . 64
17 Endurance . 64
18 Mechanical strength . 65
18.1 General requirements . 65
18.2 Impact . 65
18.3 Pull . 65
18.4 Push . 66
19 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 66
19.1 General requirements for electrical connections . 66
19.2 Screwed connections . 66
19.3 Current-carrying parts . 69
20 Clearances, creepage distances, solid insulation and coatings of rigid printed
board assemblies . 69
20.1 General requirements . 69
20.2 Clearances . 70
20.2.1 General . 70
20.2.2 Clearances for basic insulation . 70
20.2.3 Clearances for functional insulation . 70
20.2.4 Clearances for supplementary insulation . 70
20.2.5 Clearances for reinforced insulation . 71
20.3 Clearances for disconnection . 71
20.3.1 Electronic disconnection . 71
20.3.2 Micro-disconnection . 71
20.3.3 Full disconnection . 72
20.4 Creepage distances . 72
20.4.1 General . 72
20.4.2 Creepage distances for basic insulation . 72
20.4.3 Creepage distances for functional insulation . 73
20.4.4 Creepage distances for supplementary insulation . 74
20.4.5 Creepage distances for reinforced insulation . 74
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20.4.6 Creepage distances for disconnection . 74
20.5 Solid insulation . 75
20.6 Coatings of rigid printed board assemblies . 75
20.6.1 General . 75
20.6.2 Type 1 coating . 75
20.6.3 Type 2 coating . 76
21 Resistance to heat and abnormal heat . 76
21.1 General . 76
21.2 Resistance to heat . 76
21.3 Resistance to abnormal heat . 77
22 Resistance to rusting . 78
23 Abnormal operation and fault conditions for switches. 78
24 Components for switches . 78
24.1 General requirements . 78
24.2 Protective devices . 79
24.2.1 General . 79
24.2.2 Fuses . 79
24.2.3 Cut-outs . 79
24.2.4 Protective devices which only decrease the current (for example PTC
resistors) . 81
24.2.5 Fusing resistors . 81
24.3 Capacitors . 81
24.4 Resistors . 82
25 EMC requirements . 82
25.1 General . 82
25.2 Immunity . 82
25.2.1 General . 82
25.2.2 Voltage dips and short interruptions . 83
25.2.3 Surge immunity test . 83
25.2.4 Electrical fast transient test . 83
25.2.5 Electrostatic discharge test . 84
25.2.6 Radiated electromagnetic field test . 84
25.2.7 Power-frequency magnetic field test . 85
25.3 Emission . 85
25.3.1 Low-frequency emission . 85
25.3.2 Radio-frequency emission . 85
Annex A (normative) Measurement of clearances and creepage distances . 100
Annex B (informative) Diagram for the dimensioning of clearances and creepage
distances . 105
Annex C (normative) Proof tracking test . 106
Annex D (informative) Switch application guide . 107
D.1 General . 107
D.2 Resistive load current ratings . 107
D.3 Resistive and/or motor load current ratings . 107
D.4 Combination capacitive and resistive load ratings . 108
D.5 Declared specific load ratings . 108
D.6 Current ratings not exceeding 20 mA . 108
D.7 General purpose load . 108
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Annex E (normative) Relation between rated impulse withstand voltage, rated voltage
and overvoltage category . 109
Annex F (normative) Pollution degree . 110
Annex G (normative) Impulse voltage test . 111
Annex H (normative) Altitude correction factors . 112
Annex I (normative) Types of coatings for rigid printed board assemblies . 113
Annex J (normative) Measuring the insulation distance of a coated printed board with
type 1 coating . 114
Annex K (normative) Routine tests . 115
Annex L (informative) Sampling tests . 116
L.1 General . 116
L.2 General considerations . 116
L.3 Tests . 116
Annex M (normative) Switch families . 118
M.1 Overview . 118
M.2 General . 118
M.3 Guidelines for selection of switches in switch families for testing . 119
Annex N (informative) Dimensions of tabs forming part of a switch . 120
Annex O (informative) Common end product standards. 121
Annex P (informative) Background of DC arc extinction test (17.5.7 TC11) . 122
P.1 General . 122
P.2 Test current sequence . 122
P.3 Arc extinction time . 122
Bibliography . 123

Figure 1 – Examples of pillar terminals . 87
Figure 2 – Examples of screw terminals and stud terminals . 88
Figure 3 – Examples of saddle terminals . 89
Figure 4 – Examples of lug terminals . 89
Figure 5 – Examples of mantle terminals . 90
Figure 6 – Examples of screwless terminals . 91
Figure 7 – Example of female (test) connector of flat quick-connect terminations . 92
Figure 8 – Circuit for capacitive load test and simulated tungsten filament lamp load
test for AC circuits . 93
Figure 9 – Circuit for capacitive load test and simulated lamp load test for DC circuits . 94
Figure 10 – Values of the capacitive load test circuit for test of switches rated 10/100 A
250 V AC . 95
Figure 11 – Mounting device for the impact tests . 96
Figure 12 – Continuous duty – Duty type S1 (see 7.18.1) . 97
Figure 13 – Short-time duty – Duty type S2 (see 7.18.2) . 97
Figure 14 – Intermittent periodic duty – Duty-type S3 (see 7.18.3) . 98
Figure 15 – Diagram for heating test . 98
Figure 16 – Diagram for endurance test . 99
Figure A.1 – Example 1 . 101
Figure A.2 – Example 2 . 101
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Figure A.3 – Example 3 . 101
Figure A.4 – Example 4 . 101
Figure A.5 – Example 5 . 102
Figure A.6 – Example 6 . 102
Figure A.7 – Example 7 . 102
Figure A.8 – Example 8 . 103
Figure A.9 – Example 9 . 103
Figure A.10 – Example 10 . 104
Figure A.11 – Example 11 . 104
Figure B.1 – Diagram for the dimensioning of clearances and creepage distances . 105
Figure J.1 – Measurement of the insulation distance . 114
Figure P.1 – Circuit conditions for DC arc extinction testing . 122

Table 1 – Test loads for multiway switches . 24
Table 2 – Type and connection of switches . 31
Table 3 – Switch information and loads placed in groups . 38
Table 4 – Resistive current carried by the terminal and related cross-sectional areas of
terminals for unprepared conductors . 49
Table 5 – Terminal type test for prepared and unprepared conductors . 51
Table 6 – Insertion and withdrawal force . 53
Table 7 – Pulling forces for screw-type and push-in terminals . 54
Table 8 – Minimum insulation resistance . 61
Table 9 – Dielectric strength . 62
Table 10 – Minimum values of pull force . 65
Table 11 – Torque values . 68
Table 12 – Torque values for screwed glands . 68
Table 13 – Minimum clearances for basic insulation . 71
Table 14 – Minimum creepage distances for basic insulation . 73
Table 15 – Minimum creepage distances for functional insulation . 73
Table 16 – Test levels and conditions . 75
Table 17 – Test temperature for ball pressure test . 77
Table 18 – Test Temperature for glow wire test . 78
Table 19 – Minimum requirements for capacitors . 82
Table 20 – Test levels and duration for voltage dips and short interruptions . 83
Table 21 – Fast transient bursts . 84
Table A.1 – Minimum values for distances with specific pollution degrees . 100
Table E.1 – Rated impulse withstand voltage for switches energized directly from the
low voltage mains . 109
Table G.1 – Test voltages for verifying clearances at sea-level . 111
Table H.1 – Altitude correction factors .
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