This part of IEC 61310 specifies safety-related requirements for actuators, operated by the hand or by other parts of the human body, at the man-machine interface.
It gives general requirements for
- the standard direction of movement for actuators;
- the arrangement of an actuator in relation to other actuators;
- the correlation between an action and its final effects.
It is based on IEC 60447, but is also applicable to non-electrotechnical technologies, such as mechanical and fluid-powered systems.
It covers single actuators as well as groups of actuators forming part of an assembly.
IEC 61310-3:1999 history
2007IEC 61310-3:2007 Safety of machinery - Indication, marking and actuation - Part 3: Requirements for the location and operation of actuators
1999IEC 61310-3:1999 Safety of machinery - Indication, marking and actuation - Part 3: Requirements for the location and operation of actuators