EN 60335-1:2012/A15:2021

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

This European Standard deals with the safety of electrical appliances for household environment and commercial purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase and 480 V for others.

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

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

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 1. del: Splošne zahteve - Dopolnilo A15

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 17-Jun-2021
• 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: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 18-Jun-2021
• Due Date: 31-Oct-2021
• Completion Date: 18-Jun-2021
• 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 60335-1:2012/A15:2021 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements

Relations

• Replaced By: EN IEC 60335-1:2023 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2021
• Amends: EN 60335-1:2012 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 60335-1:2012/A15:2021 is a CENELEC amendment to the European safety standard EN 60335-1 - "Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements". It applies to electrical appliances for household and similar use with rated voltages up to 250 V for single‑phase and 480 V for other supplies. Amendment A15 (approved 2021‑03‑01, published June 2021) updates normative references, construction and component rules, stability/mechanical hazard wording and several annexes to align product safety and conformity requirements across CENELEC members.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and applicability: General safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances within the specified voltage limits.
• General requirements & normative references: A15 modifies Clause 2 (normative references) and Clause 4 (general requirements), including the removal of a specific CLC/TR reference previously recommended for interpretation.
• Stability and mechanical hazards: Clause 20 wording changed (e.g., “dangerous” → “hazardous”) and test conditions clarified for mechanical safety and probe testing (IEC 61032 referenced).
• Construction and child‑appeal rules: New definition and criteria for child‑appealing appliances (decorations, shapes, non‑functional light/sound/movement). Special limits apply when appliance mass < 4 kg or intended for use/mounting < 850 mm:
  • Surface temperature rise limits for accessible parts (test probe 19): bare metal 38 K, coated metal 42 K, glass/ceramic 51 K, plastics (>0.4 mm) 58 K.
  • Hazardous moving parts and live parts must not be accessible by probe 19 under specified test conditions.
  • Liquid temperature limits: accessible liquids must not exceed 38 °C in normal use.
• Components and interfaces: Clause 24 updated; remote operation via telecommunication networks must comply with the relevant telecommunication interface standard IEC 62151.
• Annexes & national conditions: Annex ZA updated to modify special national conditions (e.g., inclusion of Cyprus for a clause). Annex ZC provides the normative mapping to many referenced EN/IEC publications.

Applications - who uses this standard

• Manufacturers and product designers of household and similar electrical appliances seeking CE marking and LVD compliance.
• Test laboratories and conformity assessment bodies performing safety testing (mechanical, thermal, electrical) to EN 60335‑1 requirements.
• Safety engineers, compliance managers, importers and regulatory authorities operating in the EU and CENELEC member countries.
• Technical writers and standards specialists preparing documentation and declarations of conformity.

Related standards and references

• EN 60335 series (product‑specific parts)
• IEC 61032 (test probes)
• IEC 62151 (telecommunication interfaces) - referenced for remote‑operation equipment
• Many cable, connector and component EN/IEC standards listed in Annex ZC for materials and subcomponents

EN 60335-1:2012/A15:2021 is essential for ensuring safe design, testing and market access of household electrical appliances across Europe. Keywords: EN 60335-1, household appliance safety, CENELEC, A15 amendment, child-appealing appliances, temperature rise limits, IEC 62151.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2021
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 1. del: Splošne zahteve -
Dopolnilo A15
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 1:
Allgemeine Anforderungen
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 1: Exigences générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-1:2012/A15:2021
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.030 Električni aparati za dom na Domestic electrical
splošno appliances in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60335-1:2012/A15

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2021
ICS 13.120; 97.030
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1:
General requirements
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 1: Exigences générales ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
This amendment A15 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-1:2012; 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,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60335-1:2012/A15:2021 E

Contents
European foreword . 3
1 Modification to the Introduction . 4
2 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references” . 4
3 Modification to Clause 4 “General requirement” . 4
4 Modification to Clause 20 “Stability and mechanical hazards” . 4
5 Modification to Clause 22 “Construction” . 4
6 Modification to Clause 24 “Components” . 5
7 Modification to the annexes . 5
Annex ZA (normative) Special national conditions . 6
Annex ZB (informative) A-deviations . 7
Annex ZC (normative) Normative references to international publications with their corresponding
European publications . 8
Annex ZF (informative) Criteria applied for the allocation of products covered by standards in the EN 60335
series under LVD or MD . 20
Annex ZH (informative) Common plug and socket-outlet types in CENELEC countries . 21

European foreword
This document (EN 60335-1:2012/A15:2021) 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 to be (dop) 2022–03–01
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting (dow) 2024–03–01
with this document have to be withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and
the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
1 Modification to the Introduction
Delete the EN addition to introduction starting with “The principal objectives of the Low Voltage Directive…”
up to the end “… OJ under the Directive”.
Addition:
This European amendment A15 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of EN 60335-1:2012+-
A11:2014+A13:2017+A1:2019+A14:2019+A2:2019
2 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references”
In the addition, delete the following reference:
CLC/TR 50417- Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Interpretations related to European
Standards in the EN 60335 series
3 Modification to Clause 4 “General requirement”
In the addition, delete the following sentence:
The interpretations included in CLC/TR 50417 shall be taken into consideration together with the relevant
requirements in the standards listed therein.
4 Modification to Clause 20 “Stability and mechanical hazards”
20.2
Replace “dangerous” with “hazardous” (twice).
5 Modification to Clause 22 “Construction”
22.44
In sub Clause 22.44, replace the text by the following:
An appliance is child-appealing if one of the following criteria is present:
— appliance decorated using faces, cartoon like characters, or similar images;
— appliance using shapes representing animals, characters, persons or scale models.
An appliance is child-appealing if more than one of the following criteria are present:
— using non-functional light (functional light is e.g. illumination of an object or area, signal indicating
status of an appliance);
— using non-functional sound (e.g. music);
— using non-functional movement.
If the appliance is child-appealing, has a mass less than 4 kg or is mounted or normally intended for use at
a height less than 850 mm, the following conditions shall be met:
— No surface (both functional surfaces and non-functional) that are accessible by means of test probe
19 of IEC 61032 located at a height less than 850 mm shall exceed the temperature rises stated below:
Temperature rise
– of bare metal 38K
– of coated metal 42K
– of glass and ceramic 51K
– of plastic having a thickness exceeding 0,4 mm 58K
— Hazardous moving parts shall not be accessible by means of test probe 19 of IEC 61032 under the
conditions specified for test probe 18 in Clause 20.2.
— Live parts shall not be accessible by means of test probe 19 of IEC 61032 under the conditions
specified for test probe 18 in Clause 8.1.1.
— Liquid in the appliance shall not exceed 38 °C in normal use when it is accessible by means of test
probe 19 under the conditions specified for test probe 18 in Clause 20.2 or can get out of the appliance
when positioned in different positions. Vessels in which two independent and sequential actions are
needed to access the liquid are considered to meet the requirement.
— The requirement of 22.12 is applicable for all accessible parts of the appliance.
The requirement is not applicable to appliances where there is a toy shaped like the appliance.
NOTE Z1 An example of a toy shaped like an appliance is a toy refrigerator.
Compliance is checked by inspection and appropriate tests.
6 Modification to Clause 24 “Components”
24.1
In the note, replace the word “NOTE Z3” with “NOTE Z1”
24.1.7 Replace the sub clause with the following:
If the remote operation of the appliance is via a telecommunication network, the relevant standard for the
telecommunication interface circuitry in the appliance is IEC 62151.
7 Modification to the annexes
Annex ZA
(normative)
Special national conditions
Modify the reference for Clause 25.8 by adding Cyprus to the countries listed
Annex ZB
(informative)
A-deviations
Delete the second paragraph, including the note, starting with: “This European Standard/Harmonization
Document ….”
Replace the Annex ZC by the following:
Annex ZC
(normative)
Normative references to international publications with their
corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the
relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-1 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 1:
General requirements
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–11 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–11:
Cables for general applications - Flexible
cables with thermoplastic PVC insulation
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–12 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–12:
Cables for general applications - Cables
with thermoplastic PVC insulation for
extensible leads
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–21 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and + AC 2013
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–21:
Cables for general applications - Flexible
cables with crosslinked elastomeric
insulation
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–22 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–22:
Cables for general applications - High
flexibility braided cables with crosslinked
elastomeric insulation
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–31 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–31:
Cables for general applications - Single
core non-sheathed cables with
thermoplastic PVC insulation
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–41 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–41:
Cables for general applications - Single
core cables with crosslinked silicone
rubber insulation
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–42 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–42:
Cables for general applications - Single
core non-sheathed cables with
crosslinked EVA insulation
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–51 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–51:
Cables for general applications - Oil
resistant control cables with thermoplastic
PVC insulation
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–71 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–71:
Cables for general applications - Flat
tinsel cables (cords) with thermoplastic
PVC insulation
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–72 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–72:
Cables for general applications - Flat
divisible cables (cords) with thermoplastic
PVC insulation
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–81 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–81:
Cables for general applications - Cables
with crosslinked elastomeric covering for
arc welding
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–82 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–82:
Cables for general applications - Cables
with crosslinked elastomeric insulation for
decorative chains
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-2–83 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 2–83:
Cables for general applications - Multicore
cables with crosslinked silicone rubber
insulation
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-3–11 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) – Part 3–11:
Cables with special fire performance -
Flexible cables with halogen-free
thermoplastic insulation, and low emission
of smoke
- - Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-3–21 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and + AC 2013
including 450/750 V (U0/U) – Part 3–21:
Cables with special fire performance -
Flexible cables with halogen-free
crosslinked insulation, and low emission
of smoke
Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-3–31 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 3–31:
Cables with special fire performance -
Single core non-sheathed cables with
halogen-free thermoplastic insulation, and
low emission of smoke
Electric cables - Low voltage energy EN 50525-3–41 2011
cables of rated voltages up to and
including 450/750 V (U0/U) - Part 3–41:
Cables with special fire performance -
Single core non-sheathed cables with
halogen-free crosslinked insulation, and
low emission of smoke
IEC 60034-1 - Rotating electrical machines – Part 1: EN 60034-1 2020
Rating and performance
IEC 60061-1 - Lamp caps and holders together with EN 60061-1 1993
gauges for the control of
+ A1 1995
interchangeability and safety - Part 1:
+ A2 1995
Lamp caps
+ A3 1995
+ A4 1996
+ A5 1996
+ A6 1996
+ A7 1997
+ A21 1998
+ A22 1999
+ A23 1999
+ A24 2000
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
+ A25 2001
+ A26 2001
+ A27 2014
+ A28 2002
+ A29 2002
+ A30 2002
+ A31 2003
+ A32 2003
+ A33 2003
+ A34 2004
+ A35 2005
+ A36 2005
+ A37 2006
+ A38 2007
+ A39 2007
+ A40 2008
+ A41 2009
+ A42 2009
+ A43 2010
+ A44 2010
+ A45 2011
+ A46 2011
+ A47 2012
+ A48 2012
+ A49 2013
+ A50 2014
+ A51 2015
+ A52 2016
+ A53 2015
+ A54 2016
+ A55 2017
+ A56 2017
+ A17 2018
+ A18 2018
+ A19 2020
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60065 2001 Audio, video and similar electronic EN 60065 2002 )
(mod) apparatus - Safety requirements
2005 + corr. August 2007
+ A1 (mod)
+ A1 2006
+ A11 2008
+ A2 2010
+ A12 2011
IEC 60068-2–2 - Environmental testing - Part 2–2: Tests - EN 60068-2–2 2007
Test B: Dry heat
IEC 60068-2–31 - Environmental testing - Part 2–31: Tests - EN 60068-2–31 2008
Test Ec: Rough handling shocks, primarily
for equipment-type specimens
IEC 60068-2–75 - Environmental testing - Part 2–75: Tests - EN 60068-2–75 2014
Test Eh: Hammer tests
IEC 60068-2–78 - Environmental testing - Part 2–78: Tests - EN 60068-2–78 2013
Test Cab: Damp heat, steady-state
IEC/TR 60083 - ) Plugs and socket-outlets for domestic and - -
similar general use standardized in
member countries of IEC
IEC 60085 2007 Electrical insulation - Thermal evaluation EN 60085 2008
and designation
IEC 60112 2003 Method for the determination of the proof EN 60112 2003
2009 and the comparative tracking indices of 2009
+ A1 + A1
solid insulating materials
IEC 60127 series Miniature fuses EN 60127-1 2006
+ A1
+ A2
EN 60127-2
EN 60127-3
EN 60127-4
+ A1
+ A2
EN 60127-5
EN 60127-6
EN 60127-7
EN 60127-10
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