IEC指南110:2014在处理打算集成到家庭控制系统中的产品的安全要求时，为技术委员会提供了背景信息。它包括功能安全以及与家庭控制系统相关的传统安全方面的信息。本指南涉及为家庭中使用的设备提供控制通信的家庭控制系统。这包括冷却、加热、照明、音频/视频、电信、安全等设备的控制。，实际上是由家庭控制系统控制的任何设备。它还包括内部家庭控制系统网络和外部广域网（如互联网）之间的住宅网关。与上一版相比，主要变化如下: -增加了几个新的电气安全方面； -纳入网络安全； -一致使用术语“设备”以取代诸如“设备”、“系统”、“产品”等术语。

IEC GUIDE 110:2014 provides background information to technical committees when dealing with safety requirements for products intended to be integrated in a home control system. It includes information on functional safety as well as conventional safety aspects relevant to home control systems. This Guide deals with home control systems providing control communication for equipment used within homes. This includes the control of equipment for cooling, heating, lighting, audio/video, telecommunications, security, etc., in fact, any equipment controlled by the home control system. It also includes residential gateways between the internal home control system network and external wide-area networks such as the internet. The main changes with respect to the previous edition are as follows:
- addition of several new electrical safety aspects;
- inclusion of cyber security;
- consistent use of the term "equipment" to replace terms such as "device", "system", "product", etc.