Codes and Standards

Reference guide for local and international compliance requirements and production protocols.

Organization

Code

Summary

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Code of Ethics

A ten-point set of professional guidelines obligating members to prioritize public safety, act with honesty and integrity, avoid conflicts of interest, and treat all persons fairly while maintaining technical competence.

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)

Code of Ethics

Guidelines that dictate that engineers must hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public, perform only within their areas of competence, act as faithful agents for clients and employers, avoid all deceptive acts, and conduct themselves honorably to uphold the integrity of the profession Code of Conduct.

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

National Electric Code

A comprehensive, regionally adoptable standard that provides the benchmark for safe electrical design, installation, and inspection to protect people and property from electrical hazards.

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

IEC 60204-1

IEC 62061

IEC 61508

IEC 60529

IEC 60335-2-82

EC 60204-1: Safety of machinery, covering wiring practices, grounding, and implementation of emergency stops

IEC 62061: Functional safety of programmable electronic control systems, safety integrity of figure motion limits

IEC 61508: Guidelines for mitigating risks associated with robotic/animatronic failures

IEC 60529: Defines ingress protection (IP) ratings for animatronic enclosures

IEC 60335-2-82: Safety requirements for amusement and personal service machiens, which applies to standalone and interactive animatronic figures

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

ISO 17842-1

ISO 10218-1

ISO 19774-2

ISO 12100

ISO 13849

ISO 17842-1: Safety of amusement rides and devices

ISO 10218-1: Safety requirements for industrial robots

ISO 19774-2: Humanoid animation

ISO 12100: Safety of machinery - general principles for design

ISO 13849: Safety-related control systems of machinery