Title
Information technology equipment - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
Executive summary
General safety requirements for information technology equipment.
Abstract
This European Standard is applicable to mains-powered or battery-powered information technology equipment, including electrical business equipment and associated equipment, with a rated voltage not exceeding 600 V.
This standard is also applicable to information technology equipment:
- designed for use as telecommunication terminal equipment and telecommunication network infrastructure equipment, regardless of the source of power;
- designed and intended to be connected directly to, or used as infrastructure equipment in, a cable distribution system, regardless of the source of power;
- designed to use the AC mains supply as a communication transmission medium.
This standard specifies requirements intended to reduce risks of fire, electric shock or injury for the operator and layman who may come into contact with the equipment and, where specifically stated, for a service person.
This standard is intended to reduce such risks with respect to installed equipment, whether it consists of a system of interconnected units or independent units, subject to installing, operating and maintaining the equipment in the manner prescribed by the manufacturer.
Equipment conforming to the relevant requirements in this standard is considered suitable for use with process control equipment, automatic test equipment and similar systems requiring information processing facilities.
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History and related standards
This European Standard supersedes BS EN 60950:2000 which is withdrawn.
