1.1 This standard applies to data processing equipment and the associated electronic units, data preparation equipment, and data communication terminal equipment intended to be connected to supply circuits with a maximum nominal system voltage of 600 V and designed to be operated continuously under conditions of normal use in office environments or special data processing rooms.
This standard covers safety for the system, the operator or layman who may come into contact with the equipment and, where specifically stated, the service engineer.
Note — This standard does not cover:
a) equipment intended for operation whilst exposed to extremes of temperature, excessive dust, damp, vibration, flammable gases, etc;
b) support equipment such as air-conditioning, fire detection or fire extinguishing systems, or building branch circuit wiring; and
c) interface equipment for connection to data transmission lines, for example, modems or the data transmission line equipment except where these are an integral part of the data processing equipment.
IS 10422-1982 history
1985IS 10422-1982 Data processing equipment safety requirements and test methods