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Electric Vehicle Work Safety Standards and Publications Over the World

I have collected EV work safety standards and standard-like publications (issued by an association or similar) I have came across while working on different legislations on the following table – if you have one in your country, feel free to contact me to add it:

Document	Language	Year (newest)	Paywall / Free	Pages
ASE Electrified Propulsion Vehicles (xEV) High-Voltage Electrical Safety Standards	English (USA)	2025 (2.1)	Free	36
DGUV Information 209-093 Training for work on vehicles with high voltage systems	English	2023 (the German original 2021)	Free	80
Branschstandard: Säker hantering av högvoltssystem i elfordon	Swedish	2021	Free	22
NEN 9140 Safe working on e-vehicles	English	2019 (newer, 2024 version in Dutch only)	Paywall	80
OVE-Richtlinie R 19: Sicheres Arbeiten an Fahrzeugen mit Hochvolt-Systemen	German (Austria)	2024	Paywall	56
SUVA 6281.F: Véhicules hybrides ou électriques équipés de systèmes haute tension	German, French, Italian (Switzerland)	2015	Free	28
EDU 100: Sectorale norm Veilig werken aan HEV (Hybrid & Electric Vehicles)	Dutch (Belgium)	2021 (V4.0)	Free	19
NF C18-550 Opérations sur véhicules et engins à motorisation thermique, électrique ou hybride ayant une source d'énergie électrique embarquée - Prévention du risque électrique	French	2015	Paywall	118

Other comprehensive documents on the subject:

Assessing the Electrical Risks in Electric Vehicle Repair: Results for use in Developing Safe Working Practices and Regulations (2024)
Crashed Electric Vehicle Handling and Recommendations—State of the Art in Germany (2021)
Comparative risk assessment of vehicle maintenance activities: Hybrid, battery electric, and hydrogen fuel cell cars (2015)

Updated on 2025-03-04