Scope: This part of IEC 60730 applies to electrically operated door locks for use in, on or in association with equipment, including equipment for heating, air-conditioning and similar applications. The equipment may use electricity, gas, oil, solid fuel, solar thermal energy, etc., or a combination thereof.

NOTE 1 Throughout this standard, the word "equipment" includes "appliance" and "control system".

This standard also applies to electrically operated door locks for equipment that may be used by the public, such as equipment intended to be used in shops, offices, hospitals, farms and commercial and industrial applications.

This standard does not apply to electrically operated door locks intended exclusively for industrial process applications unless explicitly mentioned in the equipment standard.

This standard does not apply to electrically operated door locks intended for security access applications.

NOTE 2 Standards that cover these applications are under IEC Technical Committee 79.

Replaces BS EN 60730-2-12:2006 which remains current

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