This part of IEC 61010 specifies safety requirements for METERS.
The METERS that have a primary purpose of measuring voltage on a live MAINS CIRCUIT are
within the scope of this standard. They have various names, but all of them have capability for
measurements of voltages on a live MAINS CIRCUIT. Some of the names given to this
equipment are as follows:
– MULTIMETER;
– digital MULTIMETER;
– VOLTMETER;
– clamp METER (see also Part 2-032).
For the purpose of this standard, the term METER is used for these HAND-HELD measuring
instruments.