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GB/T 42125.9-2025Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 9: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters and other meters for domestic and professional use, capable of measuring mains voltage (English PDF)

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Issued by

State Administration for Market Regulation, National Standardization Administration

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

August 29, 2025

Implementation date

March 1, 2026

Scope

GB/T 42125.9-2025 is the English-translated version of 测量、控制和实验室用电气设备的安全要求 第9部分:能测量电网电源电压的家用和专业用手持万用表和其他仪表的特殊要求.

GB/T 42125.9-2025 — Except for the following contents, Chapter 1 of GB/T 42125.1-2024 is applicable.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS
19.080
Classification
N 09

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation, National Standardization Administration

Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1 Scope and Purpose
  • 2 Normative references
  • 3 Terms and Definitions
  • 4 Experiment
  • 5 Signs and Documents
  • 6 Protection against electric shock
  • 7 Protection against mechanical hazards
  • 8 Resistance to mechanical stress
  • 9 Preventing the spread of flames and arc flash
  • 10 Temperature limits and heat resistance of equipment
  • 11 Protection against hazards from fluids and solid foreign matter
  • 12 Protection against radiation (including laser sources), sound pressure and ultrasonic pressure
  • 13 Protection against released gases and substances, explosions and implosions
  • 14 Components and Assemblies 12
  • 15 Protection using interlocking devices
  • 16 Hazards caused by application
  • 17 Risk Assessment
  • 101 Measurement Circuit
  • Appendix
  • Appendix K (Normative) Insulation requirements not covered in 6.7
  • Appendix AA (Normative) Measurement Category
  • Appendix BB (informative) Hazards associated with measurement in specific circumstances
  • Appendix CC (Informative) 4mm "Banana" Terminals
  • Appendix DD (Informative) Insulation Flowchart Based on Circuit Type
  • Appendix EE (Informative) Table 101 Determination of electrical clearance
  • Reference

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting.

This document is Part 9 of GB/T 42125 "Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use".

The following parts have been published.

--- Part 1: General requirements;

--- Part 2: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for heating materials;

--- Part 3: Particular requirements for refrigeration equipment;

--- Part 4: Particular requirements for climate and environmental tests and other temperature regulation equipment;

--- Part 5: Particular requirements for laboratory centrifuges;

--- Part 6: Particular requirements for test or measuring circuit equipment;

--- Part 7: Safety requirements for hand-held and hand-operated probe assemblies for electrical measurement and test;

--- Part 9: Particular requirements for hand-held multimeters and other instruments for household and professional use capable of measuring mains supply voltage;

--- Part 10: Particular requirements for insulation resistance measurement and dielectric strength test equipment;

--- Part 13: Particular requirements for laboratory atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization;

--- Part 14: Particular requirements for automatic and semi-automatic equipment for laboratory use for analytical and other purposes;

--- Part 15: Particular requirements for cabinet X-ray systems;

--- Part 17: Particular requirements for equipment used by children in educational institutions;

--- Part 18: Particular requirements for control equipment;

--- Part 19: Particular requirements for electric control valve actuators.

This document is equivalent to IEC 61010-2-033:2023 "Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use Part 2-033 Part 1: Particular requirements for handheld multimeters and other instruments for household or professional use that can measure mains supply voltage.

The following minimal editorial changes have been made to this document.

--- In order to coordinate with the existing standard, the name of the standard is changed to "Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use Part 9.

Particular requirements for handheld multimeters and other instruments for household or professional use capable of measuring mains supply voltage;

--- Deleted the informative Appendix L "Term Index".

Introduction

GB/T 42125 "Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use" is planned to consist of 20 parts.

--- Part 1: General requirements. The purpose is to specify the general safety requirements of electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use and their accessories Require.

--- Part 2: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for material heating. The purpose is to specify the special requirements for laboratory equipment for material heating.

Safety requirements.

--- Part 3: Particular requirements for refrigeration equipment. The purpose is to specify the special safety requirements for refrigeration equipment used in measurement, control and laboratory Require.

--- Part 4: Climate and environmental tests and special requirements for other temperature regulation equipment. The purpose is to specify climate and environmental tests Special safety requirements for testing and other temperature regulating equipment.

--- Part 5: Particular requirements for laboratory centrifuges. The purpose is to specify special safety requirements for laboratory centrifuges.

--- Part 6: Particular requirements for test or measuring circuit equipment. The purpose is to specify the special safety requirements for test or measuring circuit equipment.

Require.

--- Part 7: Safety requirements for hand-held and hand-operated probe assemblies for electrical measurement and testing. The purpose is to specify the safety requirements for hand-held and hand-operated probe assemblies.

Safety requirements for head assemblies and related accessories.

--- Part 8: Particular requirements for hand-held and hand-operated current sensors for electrical measurement and testing. The purpose is to specify the requirements for hand-held and hand-operated current sensors.

Special safety requirements for current sensors.

--- Part 9: Particular requirements for household and professional hand-held multimeters and other instruments capable of measuring mains voltage.

It is intended to specify special safety requirements for hand-held multimeters and other instruments for household and professional use that can measure mains supply voltage.

--- Part 10: Particular requirements for insulation resistance measurement and dielectric strength test equipment. The purpose is to specify the output voltage AC Safety requirements for equipment used for insulation resistance measurement and dielectric strength testing at 50 V or DC 120 V and above.

--- Part 11: Particular requirements for sterilizers and washer-disinfectors used to process medical materials.

Particular safety requirements for sterilizers and washer-disinfectors using materials.

--- Part 12: Particular requirements for laboratory mixing and stirring equipment. The purpose is to specify electric stirring equipment used for mechanical stirring and stirring Particular safety requirements for laboratory equipment and its accessories.

--- Part 13: Particular requirements for laboratory atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization.

Particular safety requirements for atomization and ionization atomic spectrometers.

--- Part 14: Particular requirements for automatic and semi-automatic equipment for laboratory analysis and other purposes. The purpose is to specify the Particular safety requirements for automatic and semi-automatic equipment for analytical and other purposes.

--- Part 15: Particular requirements for cabinet X-ray systems. The purpose is to specify special safety requirements for cabinet X-ray systems.

--- Part 16: Particular requirements for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices. The purpose is to specify the intended use for in vitro diagnostic medical purposes Special requirements for medical devices.

--- Part 17: Particular requirements for equipment used by children in educational institutions. The purpose is to specify the requirements for the use of equipment by student operators in educational institutions.

Particular safety requirements for electrical equipment and accessories.

--- Part 18: Particular requirements for control equipment. The purpose is to specify the special requirements and related requirements for control equipment used in industrial environments identification test.

--- Part 19: Particular requirements for electric control valve actuators. The purpose is to specify the requirements for electric control valve actuators installed in industrial processes or discrete control Safety requirements for electric control valve actuators and solenoid coils in environments.

--- Part 20: Particular requirements for industrial communication circuits and communication port interconnections. The purpose is to specify the requirements for installation in process or discrete control Particular safety requirements for industrial communication circuits in an environment.

Note. The correspondence between each part and the IEC 61010 series standards is as follows.

--- Part 1 corresponds to IEC 61010-1;

--- Part 2 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-010;

--- Part 3 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-011;

--- Part 4 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-012;

--- Part 5 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-020;

--- Part 6 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-030;

--- Part 7 corresponds to IEC 61010-031;

--- Part 8 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-032;

--- Part 9 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-033;

--- Part 10 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-034;

--- Part 11 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-040;

--- Part 12 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-051;

--- Part 13 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-061;

--- Part 14 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-081;

--- Part 15 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-091;

--- Part 16 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-101;

--- Part 17 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-130;

--- Part 18 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-201;

--- Part 19 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-202;

--- Part 20 corresponds to IEC 61010-2-203.

This document should be combined with GB/T 42125.1-2024 "Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use Part 1: General Requirements".

The part marked "applicable" in this document indicates that the corresponding clauses of GB/T 42125.1-2024 are applicable to this document;

The part marked "replace" or "modify" indicates that the terms of this document shall prevail; the part marked "add" in this document indicates that in addition to complying with in addition to the corresponding clauses of GB/T 42125.1-2024, it must also comply with the clauses added in this document.

2024, the number of the clauses added to this document begins with 101, such as 3.5.101; the number of the appendix added to this document begins with AA, such as such as Appendix AA and Appendix BB.

Safety of electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use Requirements Part 9: Capable of measuring mains supply voltage Handheld multimeters and other instruments for home and professional use Special Requests

1 Scope and Purpose

Except for the following contents, Chapter 1 of GB/T 42125.1-2024 is applicable.

1.1.1 Equipment to which this document applies

Replace it with the following.

This document specifies the safety requirements for hand-held multimeters and other instruments for household and professional use that can measure mains supply voltage.

A handheld multimeter is a multi-range, multi-function measuring instrument used to measure voltage and other electrical parameters, such as resistance or current.

It is used to measure the voltage of live mains power supply. It is suitable for handheld use during normal use.

1.1.2 Equipment not included in the scope of this standard

Add the following new columns and paragraphs.

aa) IEC 61557 (all parts) Electrical safety in low voltage power distribution systems up to 1000 V AC and 1500 V DC Testing, measuring or monitoring equipment for measures.

Handheld devices such as oscilloscopes, power meters, process control multimeters not rated for measuring live mains voltage, clamp multimeters Tables and communication test sets, etc. are outside the scope of this document.

1.2.1 Aspects of the content included in the scope of this document

Replace the second paragraph c) with the following new c).

c) flame spread or arc flash of a handheld multimeter (see Chapter 9);

Replace the third paragraph with the following two new paragraphs.

Chapters 16 and 101 provide protection against hazards arising from normal use, reasonably foreseeable misuse, and ergonomic factors.

Require.

Annex BB provides guidance to equipment manufacturers on the hazards that should be considered for hazardous conductors (including mains power)

Equipment for testing and measuring conductors and telecommunication network conductors).

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute the essential clauses of this document through normative references in this document.

For referenced documents without a date, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for referenced documents without a date, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.

Except for the following contents, Chapter 2 of GB/T 42125.1-2024 is applicable.

The following new normative references replace IEC 60364-4-44:2007 AMD1.2015, IEC 61010-031, and IEC 61180 (all parts), IEC 61180-1 and IEC 61180-2.

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