Here is the timing on the new standards (from
http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/offerings/industries/healthsciences/ul61010/):
UL 61010 Part 1 - 2nd edition (published 7/12/04) combined the three previous UL standards into a single standard
- UL 61010A-1 for laboratory equipment
- UL 61010B-1 for test and measurement equipment
- UL 61010C-1 for process control equipment into a single standard.
UL 61010-1 2nd edition is completely aligned with the current edition of IEC 61010-1, except for some U.S. national differences. Since the effective date for this standard is January 1, 2014, and all products that only mee the 1st edition must be withdrawn.
There are other dates:
October 1, 2013 -- EU date of cessation for IEC 61010-1 2nd edition.
January 1, 2014 -- UL 61010A-1, UL 61010B-1 and UL 61010C-1 will be withdrawn.
June 1, 2014 -- All new product submissions that are in the scope of IEC61010-2-033 must comply with this standard and UL61010-1 3rd edition
January 1, 2018 -- UL 61010-1 2nd edition will be withdrawn.
We are now in the middle of the transition. All new submitted products must meet the new requirements. Previously approved products can continue (until 2018?). Based on this thread, a safer DMM should meet the 3rd edition requirements