EN 60335-1:2002/A12:2006

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements

Same dow as A1:2004

Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 1: Prescriptions générales

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 1. del: Splošne zahteve - Dopolnilo A12 (vsebuje popravek AC:2007)

Obravnava varnost električnih aparatov, za gospodinjstva in podobne namene, katerih napetost je manjša od 250 V za enofazne aparate in od 480 V za ostale aparate.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-Mar-2006
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Sep-2007
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 97.030 - Domestic electrical appliances in general
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 61 - IEC_TC_61
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 61 - IEC_TC_61
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 29-Mar-2006
• Completion Date: 29-Mar-2006
• Directive: 2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• Directive: 2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Directive: 2014/53/EU - Directive 2014/53/EU of The European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC
• Directive: 73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Directive: 98/37/EC - Machinery
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60335-1:2003/A12:2007 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 1: General requirements

Relations

• Replaced By: EN 60335-1:2012 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Amends: EN 60335-1:2002 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 60335-1:2002/A12:2006 is a CENELEC amendment to the European safety standard for household and similar electrical appliances - Part 1: General requirements. Approved on 1 December 2005, this amendment (A12) updates test and construction requirements for insulation and safety verification. It was to be implemented at national level by 1 December 2006 (dop) and conflicting national standards withdrawn by 1 October 2007 (dow).

This document is relevant for manufacturers, test laboratories and compliance engineers working on appliance safety, particularly where reinforced insulation and its accessibility are concerned.

Key Topics and Requirements

• Scope: Amendment A12 modifies EN 60335-1:2002 and focuses on additional requirements for assessing insulation and electric strength.

• Thermal and electrical assessment: Adds requirement for an assessment of the thermal quality of insulating materials combined with an electric strength test (see clause 29.3.3 reference in the amendment).

• Single-layer accessible reinforced insulation: Introduces a measurement requirement (29.3.Z1) and minimum thickness values when accessible reinforced insulation consists of a single layer.

• Minimum thickness table (Table Z1): Specifies required minimum thickness for single-layer accessible reinforced insulation by rated voltage and overvoltage category:

  Rated voltage V	Overvoltage cat. I	Overvoltage cat. II	Overvoltage cat. III
  < 50	0.01 mm	0.04 mm	0.1 mm
  50 ≤ 150	0.1 mm	0.3 mm	0.6 mm
  150 ≤ 300	0.3 mm	0.6 mm	1.2 mm

• Notes: The amendment notes that creepage distance through a possible hole is not considered relevant for the single-layer case because it is only stressed when a second electrode (human body) is present.

Applications

• Appliance manufacturers updating product design to meet household electrical appliance safety requirements.
• Product safety engineers selecting insulating materials and verifying reinforced insulation thickness and thermal performance.
• Test laboratories performing electric strength and thermal assessments to demonstrate compliance with EN 60335-1 amendments.
• Regulatory and conformity assessment bodies referencing the amended standard for national implementation and harmonized safety rules.

Related Standards

• EN 60335-1:2002 (base standard, Part 1: General requirements) - this document is an amendment (A12) to that base standard.
• Documents issued by CENELEC and the Technical Committee TC 61 that govern appliance safety requirements and implementation timelines.

Keywords: EN 60335-1:2002/A12:2006, household electrical appliances safety, reinforced insulation, single layer thickness, CENELEC, appliance safety standard.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60335-1/A12
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2006
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.120; 97.030
English version
Household and similar electrical appliances -
Safety
Part 1: General requirements
Appareils électrodomestiques  Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den
et analogues - Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke
Sécurité Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
Partie 1: Prescriptions générales

This amendment A12 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-1:2002; it was approved by CENELEC on
2005-12-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardi
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