MALAYSIAN MS IEC 60364-4-41:2007

(CONFIRMED:2015)
STANDARD

Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 4-41:

Protection for safety - Protection against
electric shock
(Second revision)
(IEC 60364-4-41:2005, IDT)

ICS: 13.260; 91.140.50

Descriptors: low-voltage, electrical installations, protection, safety, protection, electric shock

NOTE. This MS has been reviewed by the responsible committee and confirmed that its contents are
current

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CONTENTS
COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION........................................................................................... ii
NATIONAL FOREWORD ......................................................................................................... iii
FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................... iv

410 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 9

410.1 Scope ................................................................................................................. 11
410.2 Normative references ......................................................................................... 11
410.3 General requirements ......................................................................................... 13
411 Protective measure: automatic disconnection of supply .................................................. 15
411.1 General .............................................................................................................. 15
411.2 Requirements for basic protection ...................................................................... 17
411.3 Requirements for fault protection ....................................................................... 17
411.4 TN systems ........................................................................................................ 21
411.5 TT systems ......................................................................................................... 23
411.6 IT systems .......................................................................................................... 25
411.7 Functional extra-low voltage (FELV) ................................................................... 29
412 Protective measure: double or reinforced insulation........................................................ 31
412.1 General .............................................................................................................. 31
412.2 Requirements for basic protection and fault protection (protection against
indirect contact) .................................................................................................. 33
413 Protective measure: electrical separation ....................................................................... 37
413.1 General .............................................................................................................. 37
413.2 Requirements for basic protection ..................................................................... 37
413.3 Requirements for fault protection ....................................................................... 37
414 Protective measure: extra-low-voltage provided by SELV and PELV ............................... 39
414.1 General .............................................................................................................. 39
414.2 Requirements for basic protection and fault protection ...................................... 39
414.3 Sources for SELV and PELV............................................................................... 41
414.4 Requirements for SELV and PELV circuits .......................................................... 41
415 Additional protection ....................................................................................................... 43
415.1 Additional protection: residual current protective devices (RCDs) ....................... 45
415.2 Additional protection: supplementary protective equipotential bonding ................ 45

Annex A (normative) Provisions for basic protection (protection against direct contact) ....... 47
Annex B (normative) Obstacles and placing out of reach ..................................................... 51
Annex C (normative) Protective measures for application only when the installation is
controlled or under the supervision of skilled or instructed persons ....................................... 55
Annex D (informative) Correspondence between IEC 60364-4-41(2001) and the present
standard.….. ......................................................................................................................... 61

Bibliography.......................................................................................................................... 65

Figure B.1 – Zone of arm's reach .......................................................................................... 53

Table 41.1 – Maximum disconnection times .......................................................................... 19

Table D.1 – Correspondence between IEC 60364-4-41:2001 and the present standard ........ 61
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Committee representation

The Electrotechnical-1 Industry Standards Committee (ISC E) under whose authority this Malaysian Standard was
adopted, comprises representatives from the following organisations:

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Department of Standards Malaysia
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers
Independent Power Producer
Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia
Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna
Malaysian Cable Manufacturers Association
Malaysian Electrical Appliances and Distributors Association
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Persatuan Pengguna-Pengguna Standard Malaysia
Pusat Tenaga Malaysia
SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd
Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia
Suruhanjaya Tenaga
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
The Electrical and Electronics Association of Malaysia
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The Technical Committee on Electrical Installation, Protection and Insulation Practice which supervised the adoption
of IEC Standard as Malaysian Standard was managed by The Electrical and Electronics Association of Malaysia
(TEEAM) in its capacity as an authorised Standards-Writing Organisation and consists of representatives from the
following organisations:

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

EITA Holdings Sdn Bhd

G.H. Liew Engineering (1990) Sdn Bhd

Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia

Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia

Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd

Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation

SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd (Electrical and Electronic Section)

Suruhanjaya Tenaga

The Electrical and Electronics Association of Malaysia (Secretariat)

The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia

Time Era Sdn Bhd

TNB Distribution Division

Universiti Malaya

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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NATIONAL FOREWORD

The adoption of the IEC Standard as a Malaysian Standard was recommended by the
Technical Committee on Electrical Installation, Protection and Insulation Practice under the
authority of the Electrotechnical Industry Standards Committee. Development of this standard
was carried out by The Electrical and Electronics Association of Malaysia which is the
Standards-Writing Organisation (SWO) appointed by SIRIM Berhad to develop standards for
electrical installation, protection and insulation practice.

This Malaysian Standard is the 2nd Revision of MS IEC 60364-4-41:2003, Electrical

installations of buildings – Part 4-41: Protection for safety – Protection against electric shock
(First revision), Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 4-41: Protection for safety –
Protection against electric shock.

This Malaysian Standard is identical with IEC 60364-4-41:2005, Low-voltage electrical

installations – Part 4-41: Protection for safety – Protection against electric shock, published by
the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). However, for the purposes of this
Malaysian Standard, the following apply :

a) in the source text, "this International Standard" should read "this Malaysian Standard";

b) the comma which is used as a decimal sign (if any), to read as a point;

c) The basis IEC 60364-1 is printed in English and French languages. However, only the
English version is retained for this Malaysian Standard; and

d) references to International Standards should be replaced by equivalent Malaysian

Standards as follows :

Referenced International Standards Corresponding Malaysian Standards

IEC 60364-5-52, Electrical installations of MS IEC 60364-5-52, Electrical installations

buildings – Part 5-52: Selection and erection of of buildings – Part 5-52: Selection and
electrical equipment – Wiring systems erection of electrical equipment – Wiring
systems

IEC 60364-5-54, Electrical installations of MS IEC 60364-5-54, Electrical installations

buildings – Part 5-54: Selection and erection of of buildings – Part 5-54: Selection and
electrical equipment – Earthing arrangements, erection of electrical equipment – Earthing
protective conductors and protective bonding arrangements, protective conductors and
conductors protective bonding conductors

IEC 60439-1, Low-voltage switchgear and MS IEC 60439-1, Low-voltage switchgear

controlgear assemblies – Part 1: Type-tested and controlgear assemblies – Part 1: Type-
and partially type-tested assemblies tested and partially type-tested assemblies

This standard cancels and replaces MS IEC 60364-4-41:2003, Electrical installations of

buildings – Part 4-41: Protection for safety – Protection against electric shock (First revision).

Compliance with a Malaysian Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal
obligations.

NOTE. IDT on the front cover indicates an identical standard i.e. a standard where the technical content, structure,
and wording (or is an identical translation) of a Malaysian Standard is exactly the same as in an International
Standard or is identical in technical content and structure although it may contain the minimal editorial changes
specified in clause 4.2 of ISO/IEC Guide 21-1.
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