Enhancing Electrical Safety Through IEC Standards
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) plays a crucial role in safeguarding human lives by establishing international safety standards for electrical equipment, installations, and systems. Through initiatives like the Advisory Committee on Safety (ACOS), the IEC ensures consistency in safety standards and reduces risks associated with low-quality products. Safety publications, guided by IEC standards such as IEC Guide 104 and IEC Guide 112, provide essential guidelines for risk assessment and product safety. By promoting conformity assessment and product quality, the IEC contributes to increased consumer confidence and public safety globally.
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Presenter Title Meeting 2022-xx-yy
IEC Electrical safety vision IEC helps protect human lives by: producing international safety standards which take into account the integrity of equipment, installations and systems and by operating Conformity Assessment 2 ACOS: Advisory Committee on Safety
IEC Electrical safety vision Governments want to protect their populations from unnecessary risks. Buyers want proof about a product or system's safety, performance and reliability. Users of equipment and consumers want to be able to trust the products or services they are purchasing. IEC International Standards are the basis for conformity assessment and reduce the influx of low quality products. Making products safer, which in turn increases consumer confidence and public safety. 3 ACOS: Advisory Committee on Safety
Advisory committee on safety (ACOS) Established in 1969 Representatives from 11 technical committees and 2 experts per region: Asia, America and Europe Reporting to SMB Guide and coordinate work on safety matters To ensure consistency in IEC safety standards (avoid duplication, contradictory requirements) ACOS contact points: www.iec.ch/acos Assign horizontal and group safety functions to TCs to publish Basic Safety or Group Safety Publications (BSP / GSP) 4 ACOS: Advisory Committee on Safety
Safety publications Goal of horizontal publications: ensure consistency of IEC publications in areas common to several technical committees avoid duplication of work and contradictory requirements When a relevant basic safety publication exists: experts have to use it, and any decision to deviate from it should be in agreement with the Technical Committee responsible for the Basic or Group Safety Publication 5 ACOS: Advisory Committee on Safety
Safety related guides link IEC Guide 104 Edition 5.0 (2019-07-24) The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications. IEC Guide 112 Edition 4.0 (2017-06-08) Guide on the safety of multimedia equipment IEC Guide 116 Edition 2.0 (2018-11-07) Guidelines for safety related risk assessment and risk reduction for low voltage equipment IEC Guide 117 Edition 1.0 (2010-10-13) Electrotechnical equipment - Temperatures of touchable hot surfaces IEC Guide 110 Edition 2.0 (2014-04-10) Home control systems - Guidelines relating to safety ISO/IEC Guide 50 Edition 3.0 (2014-12-15) Safety aspects Guidelines for child safety in standards and other specifications ISO/IEC Guide 51 Edition 3.0 (2014-03-25) Safety aspects Guidelines for the inclusion of safety aspects in standards 6
ACOS fundamental references IEC Guide 116 ed 2: 2018, Guidelines for safety related risk assessment and risk reduction for low voltage equipment Documented risk reduction method including risks related to cybersecurity IEC Guide 104 ed 5: 2019, The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications Including subcategories of publications: requirements, guidance, test method, data and monitoring growth of adoption by customer TCs 7 ACOS: Advisory Committee on Safety
New trends impacting safety Intelligent systems are the primary drivers of the digital transformation. Concerns about privacy, data integrity, transparency and trustworthiness of new technologies. Latest ICT developments enable organizations to gather real-time information on certain safety risks, especially between humans and machines 8 ACOS: Advisory Committee on Safety
Key enabling technologies Digital twins Real-time collision avoidance AI-assisted behavioural analysis Cybersecurity Internet of Thing Ontology & semantic interoperability Assurance algorithms 9 ACOS: Advisory Committee on Safety
Presenter Title ACOS Presentation 2022-xx-xx
