Accessible parts of equipment with standard IEC 62368
General
An accessible part of an equipment is a part that can be touched by a body part. For the purposes of dctermining an accessible part, a body part is represented by one or more of the specified test probes.
Accessible parts of an equipment can include parts behind a door, panel, removable cover, etc. that can be opened without the use of a tool.
Accessible parts do not include those that become accessible when floor standing equipment having a mass exceeding 40 kg is tilted.
For equipment intended for building-in or rack-mounting, or for subassemblies and the like for incorporation in larger equipment,accessible parts do not include those that are not accessible when the equipment or subassembly is installed according to the method of mounting or installation specified in the installation instructions.
A part is considered accessible if the instructions or markings intended to be followed require that a person physically contacts that part. This applies without test and irrespective of whether a tool is required to gain access.
Test method 1-Surfaces and openings tested with jointed test probes
For surfaces and openings, the following jointed test probe is applied, without appreciable force and in any possible position, to the surfaces and openings of the equipment:
- the test probe of Figure V.1 for equipment that is likely to be accessible to children;
NOTE 1 Equipment intended for use in homes, schools, public and similar locations is equipment generally considered to be accessible to children, see also Clause F.4.
- the test probe of Figure V.2 for equipment that is not likely to be accessible to children.
Where entry behind a door, panel, removable cover, etc.
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