Masterclass

Introducing IEC 62368-1

Audio/video, information and communication
technology equipment – Part 1: Safety
requirements

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Safety for audio/video and
ICT equipment
An exclusive introduction to IEC 62368-1 to better understand safety requirements for audio/video,
information and communication technology equipment

Hazard-based safety engineering (HBSE) is a Using the HBSE methodology the IEC developed
methodology developed over 25 years ago for IEC 62368-1, an international standard applicable to
designing safe products that has been adapted for the the safety of electrical and electronic equipment within
development of safety standards. With this approach, the field of audio, video, information and communication
potentially hazardous energy sources are identified technology, including business and office machines, with
clearly and safeguards put into place in order to mitigate a rated voltage not exceeding 600 V. This is a product
the hazard and make a safe product. As a result, HBSE safety standard that classifies energy sources, prescribes
principles can be applied to a broad range of products possible safeguards against hazardous energy sources,
since the requirements are performance based rather and provides requirements for these safeguards. The
than prescriptive. standard is in its third edition (2018), with a fourth edition
expected in 2023.

This Masterclass was great. I’m looking

forward to participating in the next
IEC training programmes.
Wono-jung Woo
Senior Engineer/Researcher – SMART
Industry Division, South Korea

The IEC Academy Masterclass on IEC 62368-1 provides an

overview of the standard and its legacy, its basic principles
and areas of application. You will have the opportunity to
connect directly with the IEC experts who developed the
standard and ask your questions in real-time.
 Understand how and why IEC 62368-1 was created
and its relationship to its legacy standards
 Identify the most significant changes made to
IEC 62368-1 compared with the previous edition
 Understand the basic principles of product safety and
the HBSE safety model as applied in the standard

By the end of the training, you will have a holistic overview

of IEC 62368-1 delivered directly by those who developed it.

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Why join the IEC Masterclass

The IEC Academy Masterclass supports professionals involved in industry, regulation and academia can benefit
involved in standardization to help expand their knowledge from this Masterclass and learn how to implement specific
of specific IEC International Standards. Professionals standards.

Participant profile
Join this Masterclass if you:
 need an introduction to IEC 62368-1
 have limited working knowledge of the standard
and would benefit from a holistic understanding
 have worked with this standard in the past and
need to refresh your knowledge
 have worked with the previous edition of the
standard (IEC 62368-1:2014) and would like to
learn about the latest one

Benefits of joining the Masterclass

By joining this Masterclass you will be able to:
 learn from the experts directly involved in the
development of IEC 62368-1
 ask the experts your questions in real-time
 meet and interact with other professionals in your
field
 access a condensed version of the Masterclass
presentation
 receive a attestation confirming your participation

Your training journey

The 3-hour Masterclass is delivered virtually by the
leading experts responsible for developing IEC 62368‑1.

The Masterclass will cover three central topics:

1. Scope and structure of the standard
2. Hazard based safety engineering principles and
energy sources
3. Hazards and safeguards

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Meet the experts from IEC TC 108

Robert Griffin
Robert (Bob) Griffin is the Director of IBM’s global Corporate Product Safety and
Hardware Compliance mission with responsibility for direction and compliance
activities for all IBM business units in the fields of product safety, electromagnetic
compatibility, and radio and telecommunications approvals for all business units
and geographies. As a Senior Technical Staff Member, Bob is responsible for
coordination and direction of IBM’s policy development, certification activities,
conformity assessment, and technical standards for product safety and hardware
compliance. Externally he serves the US industry as US Technical Advisor
to IEC TC 108 and the USNC for IECEE. Internationally he chairs IEC TC 108
and convenes its largest working group (HBSDT WG) with a mission to develop
product safety standards for the information technology, communications and
consumer products industries. Bob has been involved in IEC work for 30 years.

Jos Remy
Jos Remy is Director Standardization at Philips, responsible for coordinating
global activities related to formal standards and regulations. While he is personally
specialized in the areas of product safety and conformity assessment, he is
also leading a team of senior standardization experts working in the fields of
environment, electromagnetic compatibility, electromagnetic fields, and radio
and telecommunication requirements. In addition to these global activities, he
also oversees some specific standardization activities in local markets, such as
India and China. Jos Remy also serves in several international standardization
organizations. In IEC, he currently is chair of ACOS (Advisory Committee On
Safety), member of several technical committees, and also holds the position of
vice-chair of IEC TC 108. He also acts as secretary of TC 108 its largest working
group (HBSDT WG), with a mission to develop product safety standards for the
information technology, communications and consumer products industries. Jos
has been participating in IEC work for the last 30 years.

Excellent presentations, easy to understand and well

answered for questions asked during the class.
Bong-seok Hong
Engineer/Researcher – KOR Gov

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Experience highly interesting and useful

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About the IEC

Key figures The IEC, headquartered in

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of international standards for electrical

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