DIN 820-11 is applicable for the drafting of DIN standards that are VDE regulations or VDE guidelines, as well as for the drafting of VDE pre-standards with safety-related content in the field of electrical engineering, electronics and information technology. It is also applicable for supplementary sheets. DIN 820-11 is applicable together with DIN 820-2, DIN 820-12, DIN 820-13 and DIN 820-15. DIN 820-11 was developed by the working committee NA 173-00-02 AA "Design of standards" in the Standards Committee Fundamentals of Standardization Work (NAGLN) at DIN e. V. in cooperation with the DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies at DIN and VDE.