IEC

The standard describes FMEA and Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), and gives guidance as to how they may be applied to achieve various objectives by providing the procedural steps necessary to perform an analysis; identifying appropriate terms, assumptions, criticality measures, failure modes; defining basic principles; and providing examples of necessary worksheets or other tabular forms. All the general qualitative considerations presented for FMEA will apply to FMECA, as latter is an extension of the other.

The standard is applicable to mains- or battery-powered information technology equipment, including electrical business equipment and associated equipment, with a RATED VOLTAGE not exceeding 600 V. Also applicable are components and subassemblies intended for incorporation in information technology equipment. It is not expected that such components and subassemblies comply with every aspect of the standard, provided that the complete information technology equipment, incorporating such components and subassemblies, does comply.

This International Standard describes fault tree analysis and provides guidance on its
application as follows:
definition of basic principles;
describing and explaining the associated mathematical modelling;
explaining the relationships of FTA to other reliability modelling techniques;

description of the steps involved in performing the FTA;
identification of appropriate assumptions, events and failure modes;
identification and description of commonly used symbols.

The standard is intended to be a basic functional safety standard applicable to all kinds of industry. It defines functional safety as: “part of the overall safety relating to the equipment under control (EUC) and the EUC control system which depends on the correct functioning of the E/E/PE safety-related systems, other technology safety-related systems and external risk reduction facilities.”

This standard specifically applies to UPS with an electrical energy storage device in the DC link. It is used with IEC 60950-1, referred to in this standard as reference document (RD). It is applicable to UPS that are movable, stationary, fixed or for building-in, for use in low-voltage distribution systems and intended to be installed in any operator accessible area or in restricted access locations as applicable. It specifies requirements to ensure safety for the operator and layman who may come into contact with the equipment and, where specifically stated, for the service person.

The document applies to stand-alone rechargeable electric lighting appliances or kits that can be installed by a typical user without employing a technician. This technical specification presents a quality assurance framework that includes product specifications a framework for interpreting test results test methods and standardized specifications sheets templates for communicating test results.

The standard applies to a micro power plant which is the electric energy generation subsystem associated with a decentralized rural electrification system. It provides general requirements for the design, erection and operation of micro power plants and general requirements to ensure the safety of persons and property. The plants covered by this specification are low-voltage AC, three- or single-phase, with rated capacity less than or equal to 100 kVA.

The standard specifies the general requirements for the design and the implementation of micro grids used in decentralized rural electrification to ensure the safety of persons and property and their satisfactory operation according to the scheduled use.

This part of the standard specifies general safety requirements for stationary energy storages with lithium batteries. The purpose of the requirements of this standard is to ensure that HAZARDS to the operator/user and the surrounding area are reduced to a tolerable level. Requirements for protection against particular types of HAZARDS: electric shock or burn, mechanical hazards, spread of fire from the equipment, excessive temperature, effects of fluids and fluid pressure, liberated gases, explosion, chemical hazards (e.g., electrolyte).