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Safety of machinery. Electro-sensitive protective equipment -- Particular requirements for equipment using active opto-electronic protective devices (AOPDs)
Specifies requirements for the design, construction and testing of electro-sensitive protective equipment (ESPE) designed specifically to detect persons as part of a safety-related system, employing active opto-electronic protective devices (AOPDs) for the sensing function.
Special attention is directed to features which ensure that an appropriate safety-related performance is achieved.
An ESPE may include optional safety-related functions, the requirements for which are given in Annex A of IEC 61946-1 and of this part.
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