EN 60335-2-28:2003/A11:2018

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-28: Particular requirements for sewing machines

Deals with the safety of electric sewing machines for household and similar use, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase and 480 V for other appliances. Sewing machines intended for use by laymen in shops and light industry, are within the scope of this standard. This standard does not apply to appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes, or appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapor or gas).

Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-28: Besondere Anforderungen für Nähmaschinen

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-28: Règles particulières pour les machines à coudre

Remplacer le cinquième alinéa, y compris les deux tirets, par le texte suivant: La présente Norme européenne traite des risques raisonnablement prévisibles présentés par les appareils et les machines, et encourus par tous les individus. Cependant, cette norme ne tient pas compte en général: • de l’utilisation de l’appareil comme jouet par des enfants; • de l'utilisation de l’appareil par de très jeunes enfants; • de l'utilisation de l’appareil par de jeunes enfants sans surveillance. Il est reconnu que les personnes très vulnérables peuvent avoir des besoins dépassant le cadre de la présente norme.

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-28. del: Posebne zahteve za šivalne stroje - Dopolnilo A11

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Sep-2018
• Withdrawal Date: 27-Sep-2021
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 61.080 - Sewing machines and other equipment for the clothing industry
• ICS: 97.180 - Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 61/WG 04 - Use of appliances by vulnerable people, including children
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 28-Sep-2018
• Due Date: 16-Sep-2017
• Completion Date: 28-Sep-2018
• 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
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60335-2-28:2003/A11:2018 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-28: Particular requirements for sewing machines

Relations

• Replaced By: EN IEC 60335-2-28:2025 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-28: Particular requirements for sewing machines
• Effective Date: 12-Mar-2024
• Amends: EN 60335-2-28:2003 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-28: Particular requirements for sewing machines
• Effective Date: 13-Oct-2015

Overview

EN 60335-2-28:2003/A11:2018 is the CLC (CENELEC) European standard that sets safety requirements for electric sewing machines intended for household and similar use. It applies to machines with rated voltages up to 250 V single-phase and 480 V for other appliances. The amendment A11:2018 updates the original Part 2-28 and supplements EN 60335-1 (the general household appliance safety standard). The standard covers reasonably foreseeable hazards for users (including laymen working in shops and light industry) but excludes appliances intended exclusively for industrial use or for use in special environments (corrosive or explosive atmospheres).

Key topics and requirements

• Scope and intended use
  • Safety rules for domestic and similar sewing machines; excludes industrial-only machines and machines for hazardous atmospheres.
• Integration with EN 60335-1
  • Part 2-28 provides particular requirements that supplement the general safety clauses of EN 60335-1.
• Electrical safety
  • Requirements to reduce electric shock risk (earthing/insulation, protection against live parts) and compliance with Low Voltage Directive objectives.
• Mechanical and user-safety
  • Protection against moving parts, needle hazards and other mechanical risks that sewing machines present to operators and bystanders.
• Thermal and fire safety
  • Controls and design measures to limit overheating and fire risk during normal and reasonably foreseeable misuse.
• Marking, instructions and warnings
  • Mandatory labeling, safe-use instructions and warnings targeted at household users and lay operators.
• Limitations for vulnerable users
  • The standard notes it generally does not take into account children playing with appliances or very young children using appliances without supervision.

Practical applications

• Who uses this standard
  • Manufacturers and designers of domestic and light‑industry sewing machines, product safety engineers, test laboratories, conformity assessors, importers/distributors in the EU, and certification bodies.
• When to apply
  • During product design, risk assessment, type testing and technical documentation for CE marking and compliance with Directive 2014/35/EU (Low Voltage Directive).
• Benefits
  • Demonstrates conformity with harmonized safety objectives, reduces product liability risk, and helps ensure safe operation for lay users in homes and small workshops.

Related standards

• EN 60335-1 (General requirements for household and similar electrical appliances) - Part 2-28 is read together with Part 1.
• Refer to Annex ZZ of EN 60335-2-28 for the relationship with Directive 2014/35/EU and presumption of conformity when cited in the Official Journal.

Keywords: EN 60335-2-28, sewing machine safety, household electrical appliances, CLC, A11:2018, Low Voltage Directive, product safety, CE marking.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-28: Particular requirements
for sewing machines
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-28:
Besondere Anforderungen für Nähmaschinen
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-28: Règles particulières
pour les machines à coudre
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-2-28:2003/A11:2018
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
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industry
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60335-2-28:2003/A11

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2018
ICS 13.120; 61.080; 97.180
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -
Part 2-28: Particular requirements for sewing machines
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-28: Règles particulières pour les machines à ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-28: Besondere Anforderungen für
coudre Nähmaschinen
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-2-28:2003; it was approved by CENELEC on 2018-04-18. 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 CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre 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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
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Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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European foreword
This document (EN 60335-2-28:2003/A11:2018) has been prepared by CLC/TC 61 "Safety of household
and similar electrical appliances".

The following dates are fixed:

• latest date by which this document has (dop) 2019-03-28
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2021-09-28
standards conflicting with this document
have to be withdrawn
This amendment supplements or modifies the corresponding claus
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