BS EN IEC 61496-1:2020
Safety of machinery. Electro-sensitive protective equipment. General requirements and tests
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2020-09-30
En Vigor
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| Idiomas disponibles: | Inglés |
| Resumen: | IEC 61486-1:2020 specifies general requirements for the design,
construction and testing of non-contact electro-sensitive
protective equipment (ESPE) designed specifically to detect persons
or part of a person as part of a safety-related system. Special
attention is directed to functional and design requirements that
ensure an appropriate safety-related performance is achieved. An
ESPE can include optional safety-related functions, the
requirements for which are given in Annex A. This document is
intended to be used with a subsequent part of IEC 61496 that
provides particular requirements based on the sensing technology.
Where a part covering the sensing technology does not exist, IEC TS
62998-1 is used. Where the IEC 61496 series does not contain all
necessary provisions, IEC TS 62998-1 is used. It is an additional
possibility to combine those aspects covered by the IEC 61496
series in addition to IEC TS 62998-1. This document does not
specify the dimensions or configuration of the detection zone and
its disposition in relation to hazards in any particular
application, nor what constitutes a hazardous state of any machine.
It is restricted to the functioning of the ESPE and how it
interfaces with the machine. While a data interface can be used to
control optional safety-related ESPE functions (Annex A), this
document does not provide specific requirements. Requirements for
these safety-related functions can be determined by consulting
other standards (for example, IEC 61508 (all parts), IEC TS 62046,
IEC 62061, and ISO 13849-1). This document can be relevant to
applications other than those for the protection of persons, for
example for the protection of machinery or products from mechanical
damage. In those applications, different requirements can be
appropriate, for example when the materials that have to be
recognized by the sensing function have different properties from
those of persons. This document does not deal with requirements for
ESPE functions not related to the protection of persons (e.g. using
sensing unit data for navigation). This document does not deal with
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) emission requirements. IEC
61486-1:2020 cancels and replaces the third edition published in
2012. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition
includes the following significant technical changes with respect
to the previous edition: a) It has been clarified that some
requirements for ESPEs that are dependent on sensing technology are
not included in IEC 61496-1. They are provided in a subsequent part
of IEC 61496. b) Requirements for protection against environmental
influences from subsequent parts of IEC 61496 that are common to
all ESPEs have been consolidated into IEC 61496-1. c) Some test
procedures in IEC 61496-1 were incomplete. They have been expanded
with more detail and step by step procedures. d) Some requirements
and procedures in IEC 61496-1 are now covered by new generic
machine safety standards. The requirements in IEC 61496-1 have been
harmonized with references to the new generic standards.
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| CTN: | MCE/3 - MCE/3 |
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Reemplazo Normas |
Reemplaza a BS EN 61496-1:2013 |










