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The new standard would be based on hazard-based safety engineering (HBSE) principle, a process that integrates safety compliance early in the product design cycle, and supported by sound engineering principles, research, and field data.
In the final years of the 20th century, the industry recognized that existing standards could not keep up with the convergence of technology, and that a new standard was needed to replace IEC 60065 that governed the safety of A/V equipment, and IEC 60950-1 (IEC 950 at the time) that governed the safety of IT equipment. Thus, the IEC TC108 committee was formed. The new technical committee's charge was to develop a safety standard for information technology equipment, office appliances, consumer electronics, and telecommunication equipment as well as combinations of each.
The new standard would be based on hazard-based safety engineering (HBSE) principles, a process that integrates safety compliance early in the product design cycle, and supported by sound...