Terminology Derived from Standards
The technical terms, terminology, symbols and the corresponding descriptions in this manual, or that appear in or on the products themselves, are generally derived from the terms or definitions of international standards.
In the area of functional safety systems, drives and general automation, this may include, but is not limited to, terms such as safety, safety function, safe state, fault, fault reset, malfunction, failure, error, error message, dangerous, and so on.
The standards included are:
Standard |
Description |
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IEC 61131-2:2007 |
Programmable controllers, part 2: Equipment requirements and tests. |
ISO 13849-1:2015 |
Safety of machinery: Safety related parts of control systems. General principles for design. |
EN 61496-1:2013 |
Safety of machinery: Electro-sensitive protective equipment. Part 1: General requirements and tests. |
ISO 12100:2010 |
Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction |
EN 60204-1:2006 |
Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements |
ISO 14119:2013 |
Safety of machinery - Interlocking devices associated with guards - Principles for design and selection |
ISO 13850:2015 |
Safety of machinery - Emergency stop - Principles for design |
IEC 62061:2015 |
Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic, and electronic programmable control systems |
IEC 61508-1:2010 |
Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safetyrelated systems: General requirements. |
IEC 61508-2:2010 |
Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safetyrelated systems: Requirements for electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems. |
IEC 61508-3:2010 |
Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safetyrelated systems: Software requirements. |
IEC 61784-3:2016 |
Industrial communication networks - Profiles - Part 3: Functional safety fieldbuses - General rules and profile definitions. |
2006/42/EC |
Machinery Directive |
2014/30/EU |
Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive |
2014/35/EU |
Low Voltage Directive |
In addition, terms used in the present document may tangentially be used as they are derived from other standards such as:
Standard |
Description |
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IEC 60034 series |
Rotating electrical machines |
IEC 61800 series |
Adjustable speed electrical power drive systems |
IEC 61158 series |
Digital data communications for measurement and control – Fieldbus for use in industrial control systems |
Finally, the term zone of operation may be used in conjunction with the description of specific hazards, and is defined as it is for a hazard zone or danger zone in the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) and ISO 12100:2010.