IEC 60364-7-718:2011

IEC 60364-7-718:2011 provides additional requirements for electrical installations applicable to communal facilities and workplaces. Typical examples of communal facilities and workplaces are: - assembly halls, - assembly rooms, - exhibition halls, - theatres, - cinemas, - sport arenas, - sales areas, - restaurants, - hotels, - guest houses, - residential care homes, - schools, - enclosed car parks, - meeting places, - swimming halls, - airports, - railway stations, - high-rise buildings, - workshops, - factories and - industrial plants. Access routes and escape routes are part of the above-mentioned examples. The necessity of providing safety services in special buildings and areas may be governed by national regulations which may contain more stringent requirements.