Hi John: On 11/1/2010 10:43, John Allen wrote: > Per ISO Guide 51 and ISO14971, Hazard = Potential source of harm (e.g. > electric shock hazard, crushing hazard, cutting hazard, toxic hazard, > etc.). I’m not sure how IEC62368 defines it. Rich?
IEC 62368-1 does not use the word "hazard," either as noun or an adjective. (There are a few uses that we haven't caught.) Both the words "hazard" and "safety" are abstractions. Check out the definition for "safety" in Guide 51. ISO-IEC Guide 51 discourages the use of the word "safety." I think it should also discourage the word "hazard." Best regards, Rich ps: Be sure to substitute the definition for "harm" into the definition for "hazard." Does it still make sense? - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
