EN 60335-2-8:2015/A11:2022

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances

NEXT ACTION: UNDER BT CONSULTATION, CLOSING ON 2022-09-13 to temporarily remove the link to Low Voltage (2014/35/EU, M/511) & Machinery Directives (2006/42/EC, M/396)

Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen für Rasiergeräte, Haarschneidemaschinen und ähnliche Geräte

Introduction of European Common Modifications to the existing published standard. Alignment with EN 60335-1:2012 and related amendments. Exclusion of young children (0-3 years old) from using appliance and clarification about possible usage under supervised condition from children (3-8 years old).

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-8: Exigences particulières pour les rasoirs, les tondeuses et appareils analogues

Remplacer l’alinéa commençant par "La présente norme traite des dangers raisonnablement prévisibles… cadre de la présente norme", à l’exception de la Note Z105 et de la Note Z106, par le suivant: "Le présent document traite des dangers raisonnablement prévisibles présentés par les appareils, et encourus par tous les individus à l’intérieur et autour du lieu d’installation. Cependant, il 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 jeunes enfants et de très jeunes enfants; — de l’utilisation d’un rasoir, d’un rasoir supportant l’eau, d’une tondeuse pour animaux domestiques, d’une tondeuse, et d’appareils pour les soins des mains et des pieds par des enfants plus âgés sans surveillance; — de l’utilisation d’une tondeuse pour bétail par du personnel non formé. Il est admis que les personnes très vulnérables peuvent avoir des besoins dépassant le cadre de la présente norme."

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-8. del: Posebne zahteve za električne brivnike, strižnike za lase in podobno - Dopolnilo A11

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 17-Nov-2022
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 97.170 - Body care equipment
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 18-Nov-2022
• Due Date: 13-Apr-2021
• Completion Date: 18-Nov-2022
• 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: 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/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• 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 60335-2-8:2016/A11:2023 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances

Relations

• Amends: EN 60335-2-8:2015 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 60335-2-8:2015/A11:2022 is a CENELEC amendment to the European safety standard for household and similar electrical appliances, specifically Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances. Amendment A11 (approved 2021-03-01) updates the Part 2-8 standard to clarify scope, marking and instruction requirements, and the relationship to Part 1. The amendment was prepared by CLC/TC 61 and published for national implementation (dop 2023-05-18; conflicting national standards to be withdrawn by 2025-11-18).

Key Topics

• Scope and intended use: Defines reasonably foreseeable hazards for appliances used in and around the installation place, and explicitly notes exclusions such as children playing with appliances, use by very young children, unsupervised use of certain devices by older children, and use of animal shearers by untrained personnel.
• Introduction changes: A11 supplements/modifies EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-8 existing amendments (references included) to align Part 2-8 requirements with Part 1 provisions.
• Marking and instructions (Clause 7): Amendment A11 modifies marking and instructions requirements - notably deleting a specific sentence concerning animal clipper and hair clipper supervision for children (removal of the sentence: “Animal clipper, hair clipper, and appliances…..from 3 years under supervision”).
• Regulatory alignment: The standard was prepared under a Standardization Request from the European Commission and EFTA. A consultation item noted a temporary action to remove links to the Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU) and Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) - users should consult national committees for the current regulatory mapping.

Applications

• Manufacturers and product designers: Use the standard to design safe shavers, hair clippers, animal clippers and related personal-care appliances that meet European safety expectations.
• Testing and certification bodies: Apply the specific Part 2-8 requirements and the referenced Part 1 clauses when conducting conformity testing and issuing reports.
• Regulatory and compliance teams: Reference A11 when preparing technical files, user instructions, and marking to demonstrate conformity with European electrotechnical safety norms.
• Technical writers and user-safety departments: Update instruction manuals and warnings to reflect scope exclusions and revised marking requirements.

Related Standards

• EN 60335-1 (Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: Common requirements) and the listed amendments: A11:2014, A13:2017, A1:2019, A14:2019, A2:2019.
• EN 60335-2-8:2015 and prior amendments A1:2016, A2:2022 (Part 2 references incorporated by A11).

For implementation details, national electrotechnical committees and the CENELEC website provide up-to-date national adoption and bibliographic references.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2023
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-8. del: Posebne zahteve za
električne brivnike, strižnike za lase in podobno - Dopolnilo A11
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements
for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-8:
Besondere Anforderungen für Rasiergeräte, Haarschneidemaschinen und ähnliche
Geräte
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-8: Exigences
particulières pour les rasoirs, les tondeuses et appareils analogues
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-2-8:2015/A11:2022
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.170 Oprema za nego telesa Body care equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60335-2-8:2015/A11

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM November 2022
ICS 13.120; 97.170
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8:
Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar
appliances
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-8: Exigences particulières pour les rasoirs, les ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen für
tondeuses et appareils analogues Rasiergeräte, Haarschneidemaschinen und ähnliche Geräte
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-2-8:2015; it was approved by CENELEC on 2021-03-01. 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 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,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
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