As the manufacturer you have to decide what a typical operator position is, then document it in the report. We give a distance from the front of the device (varies from 200cm - 500cm) and a distance off the floor (or off the table for table mounted equipment).
For the bystander position, we take measurements on all four sides at a 1 meter distance and 1.6 meters off the floor. The Other Brian From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Powell Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 12:47 PM To: emc-pstc Subject: IEC/EN 61010-1 The in the acoustics section 12.5 of 61010-1 are the concepts of operator and bystander positions. The standard clearly states dimensions for the "test room", yet it does not clearly state what distances are for personnel. Let's assume a control panel is mounted in a rack system, at eye-level, and with buttons that must be pressed. What would be the typical distances for the operator and the bystander? For the bystander, 1 meter seems about right. In the past, I have seen as little as 12 inches for the operator, but this seems a bit close. My original thought was this may represent a person leaning with one shoulder against a rack mounted panel. While the distance from the panel surface to the ear of this person can be quite short, it is not likely to be an operator's position. A difference of only a few inches can make all the difference in your results. -- Thanks, -doug Douglas E Powell [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. 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]<mailto:[email protected]>> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> David Heald <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> ________________________________ LECO Corporation Notice: This communication may contain confidential information intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you received this by mistake, please destroy it and notify us of the error. Thank you. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. 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]>
