IEC 60860:2014规定了一般、辐射检测、环境、机械、电磁和文件要求，并规定了临界事故预警设备的验收标准。本国际标准适用于旨在通过检测来自此类事件的伽马辐射、中子或两者来提供临界事故警告的设备。与上一版相比，主要技术变化如下: -参考有关安全分类的IEC 61508； -引入对警报声级的要求； -能量响应需求变化； -过载要求的1分钟时间段规格； -根据IEC 62706更新了EMC、机械和环境要求。

IEC 60860:2014 prescribes general, radiation detection, environmental, mechanical, electromagnetic and documentation requirements and specifies acceptance criteria for criticality accident warning equipment. This International Standard applies to equipment intended to provide warning of a criticality accident by the detection of gamma radiation, neutrons or both from such an event. The main technical changes with regard to the previous edition are as follows:
- reference to IEC 61508 concerning the safety classification;
- introducing requirement for the alarm sound level;
- energy response requirement changes;
- specification of time period of 1 min for the overload requirement;
- updated EMC, mechanical and environmental requirements according to IEC 62706.