How to make your products comply with IEC 62368-1?

IEC 62368-1, also known as the standard based on hazard, is a kind of new safety standards, covering the current onIEC 60065andIEC 60950-1Within the scope of the product.Based on the hazard standard取代了現有的ICT/AVEquipment standards, represents a new method, totally different from previous standards.

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Based on hazard standard designed to protect the user from products (including components and sub components) in violation of the energy.On the contrary, the previous standard is based on the accident, which means they are against accidental damage.By contrast, standard based on harm to harm to take a more positive attitude.

Based on the harm of standard affect my product?

If your current or future product portfolio containsICT/AVProducts, then yes, the standard related to you.Whether your products have passed the certification of the old standard, or is seeking to initial certification, must be in accordance with the standard authentication products based on damage.

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The standard covers six kinds of harm

Based on the harm of standard covers a variety of dangerous sources of energy.The general situation is described below

Let's briefly introduceICT/AVEquipment usually exist in all kinds of dangerous sources of energy.

An electric shock

Electric power is almost all, of courseICT/AVThe common features of the product, in the event of a serious users damage usually power is why prime suspect.Electrical hazards include from electrostatic harmless to fatal shocks caused by direct contact with the utility for users.

The fire

ICT/AVDevices may be due to electrical fault and caught fire, such as short circuit or device inside the battery chemistry and caught fire, for example, lithium ion battery in structural damage will cause chemical reaction.

chemicals

Harmful chemicals may damage parts of the body.inICT/AVDevice, this kind of material is usually exist in the battery.Ozone production equipment such as photocopiers also within this range.

mechanical

Mechanical hazards include sharp edge,Moving parts (including cooling fan), explosion or components, unstable (products may be overturned) as well as the improper installation of equipment (may be dropped from a wall or a ceiling).

burns

Electrical equipment will produce heat, some of the parts may be hot, so cause thermal damage in contact (burn the skin).

radiation

The standard involves all kinds of radiation, for exampleThe LED, laser andXRay.Also includes sound, but the scope is limited to personal music players.Each category allows the level has strict restrictions.

How to design effective safeguard measures

There are a number of different ways to protect users, depending on the source of the energy levels.The basic program shows how to placed between energy and the user (body) protection device.In the normal and abnormal use of the product and in any parts under the condition of single fault, should be how to protect the user.

There are four different types of safeguards:

• Equipment protection device (for example, TV shell around)
• Install protective device (such as wall outlet)
• Personal protection (for example, helmet and gloves and other protective equipment)
• The behavior protection (for example"Operated by trained personnel only").

Based on the hazard in the standard, safety protection requirements determined by the following aspects:

• Personnel shall have the right to use this product as well
• Classification of energy

A key link in the process of testing certification process is to determine the suitable for your product protection measures.Experienced product development staff may focus point has good to consciousness, but beginners may need to seek professional guidance.

Safety assessment program

The safety assessment process itself is simple.Having said that, untrained eye may see some harm, and reliable test requires special equipment and professional knowledge.

Usually, in large, well-established companies in product development personnel, can use a lot of internal resources, and most of the safety assessment in the internal.Other companies, such as start-up, will always need professional help.In any case, the safety assessment process is as follows:

1. Identify all the energy in the products.
2. To determine whether or not they are harmful.If not, then you can skip to #7.
3. If yes, please check whether the energy can be used by normal or abnormal to the parts of the body.
4. If so, it must design a kind of protection device, in order to prevent the energy transferred to the parts of the body.
5. To evaluate the effectiveness of safeguard measures.
6. W.Is it effective?
7. Is?Very good!Go ahead and jump
   No?To improve the design of the safeguard measures, and from #5Began to repeat the process.
   
8. Good work, you can move on.
   

How to prepare for product certification/approval

If your product performance is satisfactory, in the process of safety assessment, the next step is to obtainTIC(testing, inspection and certification organization's formal approval.

However, you still need to do some work.In the next few section Outlines handed over to the productsTICAgencies should be prepared before the content.

• Product specifications, documents and manuals

Product description (including possible manual) must be provided in advance, in order to provide information about the intended use and so on.In addition, must fully record all the key elements in the product.This certificate can be used, and report/Or in the form of data sheet.

• Summary of personnel-Who can access your product?

Ensure that Outlines who can access your product.The worker in the standard is divided into: ordinary staff, guidance and technical personnel of this a few classes.

• Classification of energy

In order to determine the required protective measures must be six kinds of energy/Harm by1, 2, 3Grade classification.Can through the statement, the combination of the calculation and measurement to complete classification.If there is a statement of energy hazards must be informed in advance.TICAgencies will be calculated and measured to verify the classification of different energy.

These things in place,TICInstitutions will be relevant tests to verify the required protective measures are in place.After completion of the test, will release the report and certificate.

Important points

• Based on the hazard standardIEC 62368-1Replaced theIEC 60065and60950-1
• It affects all the existing and plannedICT/AVproduct
• This standard covers six dangerous energy:

• electrical
• The fire
• chemicals
• mechanical
• burns
• radiation

• As a product developer, you need to through standardized method using protective measures to protect the user from harm.
• Certification bodies through safety evaluation to verify your security measures is effective.
• Before starting the authentication process, you should be prepared to various types of documents, such as manual, product description, classification summary of staff and energy.