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PD IEC GUIDE 116:2018 Guidelines for safety related risk assessment and risk reduction for low voltage equipment, 2018
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- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 Scope and object [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Scope
- 1.2 Object
- 1.3 Exclusion and limitation
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms definitions and abbreviations [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Terms and definitions
- 3.2 Abbreviations
- 4 Basic principles [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Principle of safety integration
- 4.2 Basic concepts
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – Principle of safety integration [Go to Page]
- 4.2.1 Information for risk assessment
- Figure 2 – Iterative process of risk assessment and risk reduction [Go to Page]
- 4.2.2 Information related to LV equipment description
- 4.2.3 Related standards and other applicable documents
- 4.2.4 Information related to application experience
- 4.2.5 Relevant ergonomic principles
- 5 Determination of the limits of the LV equipment
- 6 Hazard identification
- 7 Risk estimation [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Elements of risk [Go to Page]
- 7.2.1 Combination of elements of risk
- Figure 3 – Elements of risk for risk estimation [Go to Page]
- 7.2.2 Severity of harm
- Figure 4 – Graph for risk estimation [Go to Page]
- 7.2.3 Probability of occurrence of harm
- 7.2.4 Risk index
- 7.3 Aspects to be considered during risk estimation [Go to Page]
- 7.3.1 Exposure of persons or domestic animals
- 7.3.2 Type, frequency and duration of exposure
- 7.3.3 Accumulation and synergy of effects
- 8 Risk evaluation [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Aspects to be considered during risk evaluation [Go to Page]
- 8.2.1 Human factors
- 8.2.2 Reliability of risk reduction measures
- 8.2.3 Ability to defeat or circumvent protective measures
- 8.2.4 Ability to maintain risk reduction measures
- 8.2.5 Information for use
- 8.2.6 Current values of society
- 8.3 Elimination of hazards or reduction of risk by risk reduction measures
- 8.4 Comparison of risks
- 9 Risk reduction [Go to Page]
- Figure 5 – Risk reduction process
- 10 Documentation
- Annex A (normative)Safety aspects relating to low voltage equipment [Go to Page]
- A.1 General
- A.2 Preliminary observations
- A.3 Safety integration
- A.4 Protection against electrical hazards
- A.5 Protection against mechanical hazards
- A.6 Protection against other hazards [Go to Page]
- A.6.1 General
- A.6.2 Explosion
- A.6.3 Hazards arising from electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields, other ionising and non-ionising radiation
- A.6.4 Electric, magnetic or electromagnetic disturbances
- A.6.5 Optical radiation
- A.6.6 Fire
- A.6.7 Temperature
- A.6.8 Acoustic noise
- A.6.9 Biological and chemical effects
- A.6.10 Emissions, production and/or use of hazardous substances (e.g. gases, liquids, dusts, mists, vapour)
- A.6.11 Unattended operation
- A.6.12 Connection to and interruption from power supply
- A.6.13 Combination of equipment
- A.6.14 Implosion
- A.6.15 Hygiene conditions
- A.6.16 Ergonomics
- A.7 Functional safety and reliability [Go to Page]
- A.7.1 General
- A.7.2 Equipment design
- A.7.3 Equipment type related hazards
- A.7.4 System faults
- A.8 Safety-related security risk
- A.9 Information requirements
- Annex B (informative)Supporting standards [Go to Page]
- B.1 Basic safety standards
- B.2 Group safety standards
- Annex C (informative)Table C.1 – Examples of hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events
- Annex D (informative)Tool for the application of this IEC Guide
- Table D.1 – Risk assessment documentation
- Bibliography [Go to Page]
