I read in !emc-pstc that Carpentier Kristiaan <Kristiaan.Carpentier@thom
son.net> wrote (in <421CB3B9B2D2F645B548D213C0A90E5501A0477A@edgmsmsg01.
eu.thmulti.com>) about 'IEC60950, "extreme hazards"' on Tue, 4 May 2004:

>In 60950-1, Clause 2.8.4 and 2.8.6, the wording "extreme hazard" is used,
>while other parts of the standard just mention the word "hazard".
>Is there a definition of "extreme hazard" ? 

It appears not.

>Is there a difference between
>"hazard" and "extreme hazard"?

Yes. But how (or even 'whether') it could be defined is quite another
matter. The eagle-eyed editorial critics seem to have missed that point.
-- 
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. 
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