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Contrinex Industrial Electronics
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
AOPD
Active Optoelectronic Protective Device
BSI
British Standards Institution
CEN
European Committee for Standardisation
CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation
CLC
CENELEC (in document references)
CSA
Canadian Standards Association
DC
avg
Average Diagnostic Coverage
DIN
Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Institute for
Standardization)
EC
European Community
EEC
European Economic Community
EN
European Norm
ESPE
Electro-Sensitive Protective Equipment
FMEA
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
MTTF
d
Mean Time To Dangerous Failure
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSSD
Output Signal Switching Device
PES
Programmable Electronic Systems
PLC
Programmable Logic Controller
TS
Technical Specification
TÜV
Technischer Überwachungsverein
UL
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
ACRONYMS