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IEC 60073 Document Information:
Title
Basic and Safety Principles for Man-Machine Interface, Marking and Identification - Coding Principles for Indicators and Actuators
Principes Fondamentaux Et De Securite Pour L´Interface Homme-Machine, Le Marquage Et L´Identification - Principes De Codage Pour Les Indicateurs Et Les Organes De Commande
International Electrotechnical Commission
Publication Date:
May 1, 2002
Scope:
This International Standard establishes general rules for assigning particular meanings to certain visual, acoustic and tactile indications in order to
– increase the safety of persons, property and/or the environment through the safe monitoring and control of the equipment or process;
– facilitate the proper monitoring, control and maintenance of the equipment or process;
– facilitate the rapid recognition of control conditions and actuator positions.
This standard is for general application:
– from simple cases such as single indicator lights, push-buttons, mechanical indicators, light emitting diodes (LEDs) or video display screens to extensive control stations which may include a wide variety of devices for controlling an equipment or process;
NOTE Application of the general coding principles for displays on screens should be carried out without modification.
– where the safety of persons, property and/or the environment is involved, and also where the above-mentioned codes are used to facilitate the proper monitoring and controlling of equipment;
– where a particular kind of coding is to be assigned by a technical committee to a special function.
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