This part specifies safety-related requirements for actuators, operated by the hand or by other parts of the human body, at the human-machine interface.
This part gives general requirements for
— the standard direction of movement for actuators;
— the arrangement of an actuator in relation to other actuators;
— the correlation between an action and its final effects.
This part is based on IEC 60447 but is also applicable to non-electrotechnical technologies such as mechanical and fluid-powered systems.
It covers single actuators as well as groups of actuators forming part of an assembly.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 15706.2-2007 Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2: Technical principles (ISO 12100-2:2003, IDT)
ISO 1503:1977 Geometrical orientation and directions of movements
ISO 9355-2:1999 Ergonomic requirements for the design of displays and control actuators — Part 2: Displays
ISO 13851:2002 Safety of machinery — Two-hand control devices — Functional aspects and design principles
IEC 60073:2002 Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification — Coding principles for indicators and actuators
IEC 60447:2004 Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification — Actuating principles
IEC 61310-1 Safety of machinery — Indication, marking and actuation — Part 1: Requirements for visual, acoustic and tactile signals
IEC 61310-2 Safety of machinery — Indication, marking and actuation — Part 2: Requirements for marking
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions, as well as those of IEC 61310-1 and IEC 61310-2, apply.
3.1
Action
Movement required of a part of the human body (for example, a finger, a hand, a foot) to operate an actuator.
3.2
Final effect
Intended consequence of the operator’s action.
