BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 60601-1:2006 Medical electrical equipment- Part 1:General requirements for basic safety and essential performance The European Standard EN 60601-1:2006 has the status of a British Standard ICS11.040 BSi .china-gaug NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW British Standards BSEN60601-1:2006 National foreword This British Standard was published by BSI.It is the UK implementation of EN 60601-1:2006.It is identical with IEC 60601-1:2005.It supersedes BS EN 60601-1:1990 and BS EN 60601-1-4:1997 which are declared obsolescent and will be withdrawn on publication of the revised BS EN 60601-2 series.It also supersedes BS EN 60601-1-1:2001 which is declared obsolescent and will be withdrawn on 12 September 2009. For medical electrical equipment not covered by the BS EN 60601-2 series, BS EN 60601-1:1990 and BS EN 60601-1-4:1997 can continue to be applied until 12 September 2009,although BS EN 60601-1:2006 should be applied as soon as possible. For medical electrical systems,BS EN 60601-1-1:2001 and BS EN 60601-1-4:1997 can continue to be applied until 12 September 2009, although BS EN 60601-1:2006 should be applied as soon as po...