GOST 12.2.007.0-75 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 12.2.007.0-75 — "Система стандартов безопасности труда. Изделия электротехнические. Общие требования безопасности" (Occupational safety standards system — Electrical equipment — General safety requirements). The standard establishes general safety requirements for the design and construction of electrical engineering products to protect people from electrical hazards and related risks.

Abstract

This standard defines terminology, classification of electrical products by methods of protection against electric shock, and general safety requirements covering insulation, protection of live parts, earthing/grounding, mechanical strength, temperature and marking. It is part of the SSBТ (system of occupational safety standards) series for electrical equipment and was issued with several subsequent amendments.

General information

• Status: Active / in-force (limitation of term removed; maintained as part of the SSBТ series of labour-safety standards).
• Publication date: Approved 10 Sep 1975; introduced 1 Jan 1978 (reissues and amendments published later).
• Publisher: State Committee for Standards of the USSR (Gosstandart) — original promulgation; later maintained in national GOST libraries and electronic collections.
• ICS / categories: Occupational safety / industrial hygiene (13.100) and Electrotechnics — components for electrical equipment (29.100). OKS/KGS group: Т58.
• Edition / version: Designation GOST 12.2.007.0-75; includes subsequent amendments (indices published 1978–1988).
• Number of pages: 12–13 pages depending on reprint/format (original publications commonly listed as 12 or 13 pages).

Scope

Applies to electrical engineering products (electrical apparatus and equipment) and sets out general safety requirements for their design and construction intended to protect personnel and users against electric shock, burns, mechanical hazards and other risks arising from normal operation and foreseeable faults. It supplies definitions, classification by protection method and high-level requirements that complement product-specific standards in the GOST 12.2.007 series.

Key topics and requirements

• Terminology aligned with international electrotechnical vocabularies (IEC/МЭС references) and definitions for electric-shock hazards.
• Classification of electrical products by method of protection against electric shock (e.g., basic insulation, double insulation, protective earthing, safe extra-low voltage).
• Requirements for prevention of access to live parts, safe enclosure design and clearances/creepage distances.
• Earthing/grounding and protective conductor requirements where applicable.
• Mechanical strength, thermal limits, protection against fire and overtemperature of external surfaces and internal components.
• Marking, warnings and user information necessary for safe installation, operation and maintenance.
• References to related standards and normative documents (series GOST 12.2.007.x and relevant IEC/ISO vocabulary and test standards).

Typical use and users

Used by electrical equipment designers, manufacturers, safety engineers, conformity assessment bodies, test laboratories, workplace safety specialists and regulators. It serves as a general (high-level) safety framework that product-specific GOST standards and testing methods reference during design, certification and conformity assessment.

Related standards

Part of the GOST SSBТ electrical series and commonly referenced together with other GOST 12.2.007.x parts (for specific product groups), GOST 14254 (IP code / ingress protection), and national adoptions of relevant IEC/ISO vocabulary and safety standards. Product-specific safety standards in the 12.2.007 family (for rotating machines, switches, transformers, etc.) expand on the general requirements in this document.

Keywords

electrical equipment, occupational safety, electrical safety, insulation, earthing, protection against electric shock, SSBТ, GOST, general safety requirements, marking, creepage, clearance.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 12.2.007.0-75 is a Soviet/Russian labour-safety standard that sets general safety requirements for electrical engineering products; it is the umbrella/general part of a multi-part series addressing electrical-product safety.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers terminology, classification of products by protection method, and high-level safety requirements such as insulation, prevention of access to live parts, earthing, mechanical and thermal safety, marking and user information. Product-specific requirements are covered by other parts of the GOST 12.2.007 series.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Manufacturers, design engineers, safety and compliance specialists, test labs and regulators use it as a baseline for designing safe electrical products and for referencing during conformity assessment.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: Major GOST libraries and catalogues list the standard as active/in-force; its term-of-effect limitation was removed (protocol of the intergovernmental committee in the 1990s) and the standard remains used as a general safety reference, though some product-specific parts have been updated or replaced over time. Users should check national/regional regulatory lists for recent replacements or harmonized documents before relying on it for certification.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is the general part of the GOST 12.2.007 series (multiple parts address specific types of electrical products). The series and related GOSTs provide detailed, product-specific safety rules that reference this general document.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Electrical equipment, safety requirements, occupational safety, insulation, earthing, protection against electric shock, SSBТ, GOST 12.2.007 series.