scope:

The scope of this European Standard is:

- establish a working definition for switches and their constituent parts and identify the main types;

- specify the minimum requirements for the manufacture of the switches and/or constituent parts;

- specify codes of practice for inspection and tolerances of both full and half sets of switches and their constituent parts;

- establish the limits and scope of supply;

- list the methods by which switches and their parts should be identified and traced;

- list the different and varying ways by which switches can be described using the following parameters: 

- geometry of the switches;

- types of construction;

- performance requirements;

- design criteria;

- tolerances and inspection.