EN 60335-1:1994/A2:2000

Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Part 1: General requirements

Superseded by EN 60335-1:2002 * Corrigendum to EN issued February 2004

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

Sécurité des appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Partie 1: Prescriptions générales

Varnost gospodinjskih in podobnih električnih aparatov - 1. del: Splošne zahteve (IEC 60335-1:1991/A2:1999) (vsebuje popravek AC:2004)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-Nov-2000
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Jul-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: 30-Nov-2000
• Completion Date: 30-Nov-2000
• 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 60335-1:1998/A2:2001 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances -- Part 1: General requirements

Relations

• Replaced By: EN 60335-1:2002 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Amends: EN 60335-1:1994 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 60335-1:1994/A2:2000 - “Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Part 1: General requirements” (CLC / SIST EN 60335-1:1998/A2:2001) sets out general safety principles for the design, construction and testing of domestic electrical appliances. This amendment (A2:2000) and its corrigendum (February 2004) address technical clarifications such as component requirements and insulation/creepage provisions. Note: this edition has been superseded by EN 60335-1:2002, so manufacturers and testing bodies should consult the latest edition for regulatory compliance.

Key Topics and Requirements

• Scope and general safety principles for household and similar electrical appliances (protection against electric shock, fire, mechanical hazards).
• Construction and materials: guidance on safe mechanical design, thermal withstand, and materials suitable for intended use.
• Electrical insulation and spacing: requirements for creepage distances, clearances and distances through insulation; corrigendum references IEC 61558-1 (Table 13 items 2a, 2c and 3) and notes applicability for pollution degree 2.
• Components and sub-assemblies: amendment text includes changes such as deletion or replacement of additions to component clauses (e.g., Clause 24.1.5 in the corrigendum).
• Marking, instructions and safety information: expected requirements for labels, warnings and user manuals to reduce misuse risks.
• Tests and verification: functional and abnormal-condition tests to verify compliance with safety objectives (temperature rise, leakage current, stability, endurance).

Applications - Who Uses It

• Appliance manufacturers designing household or similar electrical products to meet EU/CENELEC safety expectations.
• Design and compliance engineers applying general safety principles during product development.
• Test laboratories and certification bodies performing type testing, safety verification and issuing reports for CE marking.
• Regulatory authorities and safety assessors referencing harmonized standards for market surveillance and conformity assessment.
• Procurement and quality teams ensuring components and production processes align with electrical safety requirements.

Related Standards

• IEC/EN 60335 series (product-specific parts) - for individual appliance categories (e.g., refrigerators, washing machines).
• IEC 61558-1 - referenced for detailed creepage distances and clearances (see corrigendum).
• National adoptions such as SIST EN 60335-1 (Slovenia) reflect regional implementation.

For compliance and certification, always verify and apply the most recent edition of EN 60335-1 and relevant product-specific parts. Keywords: EN 60335-1, household appliance safety, electrical appliance standard, creepage distances, clearances, insulation, IEC 61558-1, corrigendum.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Safety of household and similar electrical appliances -- Part 1: General requirements
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke -- Teil 1:
Allgemeine Anforderungen
Sécurité des appareils électrodomestiques et analogues -- Partie 1: Prescriptions
générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-1:1994/A2:2000
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.030 (OHNWULþQLDSDUDWL]DGRPQD Domestic electrical
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

Corrigendum to EN 60335-1:1994/A2:2000
English version
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24 Components
24.1.5 Delete the addition.
Annex R
R29  Creepage distances, clearances and distances through insulation
the text by the following:
Replace
and  The distances specified in items 2a, 2c and 3 in Table 13 of IEC 61558-1 apply.
29.1 29.2
NOTE  The values stated for pollution degree 2 are applicable.
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February 2004
SIST EN 60335-1:1998/A2:200
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