The scope excludes requirements for functional safety. Functional safety is addressed in IEC 61508-1. Because the scope includes computers that may control safety systems, functional safety requirements would necessarily include requirements for computer processes and software.

The requirements provided in IEC 60950-23 could be modified and added to IEC 62368 as another -X document. However, because of the hazard-based nature of IEC 62368-1, the requirements from IEC 60950-23 have been incorporated into the body of IEC 62368-1 and made more generic.

The intent of the addition of the IEC 60950-23 requirements is to maintain the overall intent of the technical requirements from IEC 60950-23, incorporate them into IEC 62368-1 following the overall format of IEC 62368-1 and simplify and facilitate the application of these requirements.

Robots traditionally are covered under the scopes of ISO documents, typically maintained by ISO TC 299. ISO TC 299 has working groups for personal care robots and service robots, and produces for example, ISO 13482, Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for personal care robots.

Cross References:
IEC 60364-5-54
IEC TS 60479-2
IEC 60695-2
UL 1995
NFPA 70
IEC 60364-4-43
UL/CSA 60950-1
IEC 61051-1
UL 1667
IEC 60664-2
CSA C22.1-09
IEC 60695-11-2
IEC 60695-2-13
IEC 60446
UL 2178
EC 98/37/CE
IEC 60215
IEC 61010-1
ISO/IEC GUIDE 51:1999
EN 41003:2008
IEC 60950-1:2005/AMD2:2013
IEC 60664-4:2005
IEC 60950-1:2005
NFPA 79:2002
IEC 60065:2014
IEC 60950-1:2005/AMD1:2009
UIT-T K.21:2008
EN 60065:2002
IEC 60364-5-52
CAN/CSA C22.1
UL 60065
ASTM C1057


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