EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026

• Abstract:

  This European Standard deals with the safety of electric blankets, pads, clothing and other flexible appliances that heat the bed or human body, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V.

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 12-Nov-2026
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 97.040.50 - Small kitchen appliances
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 61/WG 01 - Relation with standardization and legislation
• Current Stage: 5060 - Voting results sent to TC, SR - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 18-Sep-2026
• Completion Date: 18-Sep-2026
• 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:

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  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
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Mandate: M/536 - [C(2015)536] Standardisation request as regards radio equipment in support of Directive 2014/53/EU
• Ref Project: kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/kFprAA:2026 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances

• Amends: EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances
• Effective Date: 31-Oct-2023

EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026 is a CENELEC amendment for the safety of household and similar electric blankets, pads, clothing and other flexible heating appliances. It updates the Part 2-17 requirements used with Part 1 for appliances rated up to 250 V, so manufacturers, test labs and conformity teams can assess these products against the same safety framework.

What does EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026 specify?

EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026 specifies additional and modified safety requirements for flexible heating appliances that heat the bed or the human body. It is organized as amendments to the scope, normative references, markings and instructions, heating, construction, rusting, and the annexes of the base standard.

This amendment is read together with the Part 2-17 standard and Part 1. It also ties the document to EU legislation through the informative annexes on the Low Voltage Directive and the Radio Equipment Directive.

Annex	What it covers
ZA	Normative references to international publications and their European publications
ZE	Specific additional requirements for appliances and machines intended for commercial use
ZZA	Relationship with Directive 2014/35/EU safety objectives
ZZB	Relationship with Directive 2006/42/EC essential requirements
ZZC	Relationship with Directive 2014/53/EU essential requirements

What are the key requirements of EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026?

EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026 mainly changes how these appliances are described, instructed, tested and constructed. The practical impact is on product design, user information and the checks used for conformity assessment.

Scope and safety approach

Clause 1 adds wording that the standard addresses reasonably foreseeable hazards for all persons, while noting that people with disabilities may have needs beyond the level covered. In practice, designers should look at normal user hazards, but also review whether the product and instructions need extra attention for vulnerable users.

Instructions and warnings

Clause 7.12 adds instruction text for children older than 3 years and younger than 8 years, for remote operation warnings, for cable and control-unit handling, and for repairs by competent persons. This means the user information must clearly cover supervision, minimum temperature use, remote control precautions and safe routing of cords.

Remote operation testing

Clause 11.101 adds a heating test condition for appliances with remote operation, using the highest setting and maximum duration that can be set remotely. In practice, this checks the worst-case heating behavior that a user can select from afar.

Construction of remote-operation appliances

Clause 22 requires a visible and accessible stop switch, setting the duration before start, and a manual control position with visual indication for remote operation. This gives a direct safety stop and makes the operating mode obvious to the user.

Applicability of rusting resistance

Clause 31 is made not applicable. For users of the standard, that means corrosion testing under the Part 1 rule is not part of this Part 2-17 amendment.

EU conformity links

Annex ZZA and Annex ZZC map the standard to Directive 2014/35/EU and Directive 2014/53/EU. In practice, these annexes are used during conformity assessment to show which clauses support the relevant safety objectives.

What terms does EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026 define?

The document uses a few recurring abbreviations and process terms that matter for implementation.

• doa - the latest date by which the document has to be announced at national level.
• dop - the latest date by which the document has to be implemented nationally by publication or endorsement.
• dow - the latest date by which conflicting national standards have to be withdrawn.
• CLC/TC 61 - the technical committee that prepared the amendment.
• Part 1 - the general safety requirements standard used together with this Part 2-17.
• Directive 2014/35/EU - the Low Voltage Directive referenced in Annex ZZA.
• Directive 2014/53/EU - the radio equipment directive referenced in Annex ZZC.

Who uses EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026?

EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026 is used by appliance manufacturers, product designers, test laboratories, certification and compliance teams, and buyers who specify safety requirements for heated blankets, heated pads, heated clothing and similar flexible heating products. It is also relevant to organizations that prepare user instructions, carry out electrical safety testing, and assess conformity with EU safety objectives.

What changed in EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026 from the previous edition?

EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026 supersedes EN 60335-2-17:2013+A1:2020+A2:2021+A11:2019. The amendment states these main changes:

• added a revised scope statement on reasonably foreseeable hazards and disability-related needs
• added EN IEC 60335-1:2023 as a normative reference
• expanded instructions for children, remote operation, cord arrangement and repairs by competent persons
• added a remote-operation heating test condition
• replaced the construction requirements for stop control, pre-set duration and visual indication in remote operation
• made Clause 31 not applicable
• updated the annexes linked to EU legislation and the bibliography

Which standards are used with EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026?

EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026 is used with the general requirements in EN IEC 60335-1:2023+A11:2023, and the amendment adds EN IEC 60335-1:2023 in the normative references. Annex ZA also names IEC 60584-1 for thermocouple specifications, ISO/IEC Guide 37 for consumer product instructions, ISO 2439 for hardness of flexible cellular materials, and ISO 3758 for textile care labels.

These references support temperature measurement, user information, material characterization and textile labelling during design review and testing.

What does the EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026 document contain?

EN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/A11:2026 contains amendment text for Clauses 1, 2, 7, 11, 22 and 31, plus updated annex text for ZA, ZE, ZZA, ZZB and ZZC. It also includes correspondence tables that connect the standard’s clauses to the safety objectives of Directive 2014/35/EU and the essential requirements of Directive 2014/53/EU.

The document further lists the national implementation dates and the bibliography additions for related IEC and EN IEC standards. For readers, that means the page is not just a safety text - it is also a compliance map showing how the amendment fits into European conformity work.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/oprAA:2024
01-julij-2024
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-17. del: Posebne zahteve
za grelne odeje, blazine, pregrinjala in podobne upogljive grelne naprave -
Dopolnilo AA
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements
for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-17:
Besondere Anforderungen an Wärmezudecken, Wärmeunterbetten, Heizkissen,
Kleidung und ähnliche schmiegsame Wärmegeräte
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-17: Exigences
particulières pour les couvertures, coussins, vêtements et appareils chauffants souples
analogues
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/prAA:2024
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.030 Električni aparati za dom na Domestic electrical
splošno appliances in general
oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2- en
17:2024/oprAA:2024
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/oprAA:2024

oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/oprAA:2024

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAA
May 2024
ICS 13.120; 97.040.50 -
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-17:
Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar
flexible heating appliances
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-17: Exigences particulières pour les couvertures, ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-17: Besondere Anforderungen an
coussins, vêtements et appareils chauffants souples Wärmezudecken, Wärmeunterbetten, Heizkissen, Kleidung
analogues und ähnliche schmiegsame Wärmegeräte
This draft amendment prAA, if approved, will modify the European Standard prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024; it is submitted to CENELEC
members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2024-08-16.

It has been drawn up by CLC/TC 61.

If this draft becomes an amendment, 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.

This draft amendment was established by CENELEC 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.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
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oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/oprAA:2024
prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/prAA:2024 (E)
1 European foreword
2 This document (prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/prAA:2024) has been prepared by CLC/TC 61 "Safety of
3 household and similar electrical appliances".
4 This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
5 The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dor + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dor + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dor + 36 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn modified when voting)
6 This document is read in conjunction with prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024.
7 The numbering system for European clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes that are
8 additional to those in the IEC standard are prefixed with the letter “Z”.
9 This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
10 Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA State subsequently approves these requests for its
11 Member States.
12 For the relationship with EU legislation, see informative Annexes ZZA and ZZC, which are an integral part of
13 this document.
oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/oprAA:2024
prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/prAA:2024 (E)
14 1 Modification to the Introduction
15 Addition:
16 With European amendment A11, EN 60335-2-17:2013+A1:2020+A2:2021+A11:2019 is superseded.
17 This European amendment A11 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of the standards below:
18 — EN IEC 60335-1:2023+A11:2023 (Part 1)
19 — EN IEC 60335-2-17:2024 (Part 2)
20 2 Modification to Clause 1, “Scope”
21 Replace the sixth paragraph starting with " As far as is practicable,…" up to "… in general, it does not take
22 into account " except for the dashed items with the following:
23 “This standard deals with the reasonably foreseeable hazards presented by appliances and machines that are
24 encountered by all persons. However, in general, it does not take into account:”
25 Add before the sixth paragraph starting with “Attention is drawn to the fact” the following:
26 “It is recognized that people with disabilities can have needs beyond the level addressed in this standard.”
27 3 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references”
28 Addition:
29 EN IEC 60335-1:2023, Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
30 4 Modification to Clause 7, “Markings and instructions”
31 7.12 Addition
32 In the eighth paragraph starting with “The instructions shall state the substance of the following”, add the
33 following dashed items:
34 “
35 — The appliance can be used by children older than 3 years and younger than 8 years under supervision
36 and with the control always set to minimum temperature value
37 — If the appliance is equipped with a remote operation the instructions shall include the substance of the
38 following warnings:
39 WARNING — disconnect the remote operation function before the appliance comes into contact with the
40 user.
41 WARNING — appliances are not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate
42 remote-control system.”
Secretary Note: the above sentence is in line with decision taken in document 61/6883A/INF. The
above sentence is mandatory for addressing the ERs and link the standard to RED
43 Delete the paragraph starting with "The instruction shall state that the appliance is not to be used by young
44 children over the age of three unless…".
45 Add the following after the last paragraph:

As impacted by EN IEC 60335-1:2023/A11:2023.
oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/oprAA:2024
prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/prAA:2024 (E)
46 “The cable and control unit of the appliance can give rise to risks of entanglement, strangulation, tripping or
47 treading if not correctly arranged. The user shall make sure that excess ties and electric cords shall be
48 arranged in a safe way.”
49 7.12.1 Addition:
50 “The instructions shall state that any repairs shall be carried out by competent persons.”
51 5 Modification to Clause 11, “Heating”
52 11.101 Addition
53 “For remote operation of appliances, the test is repeated with the control units and cord switches adjusted to
54 the highest setting and maximum duration of operation that can be set for remote operation.”
Secretary Note: the above sentence is in line with decision taken in document 61/6883A/INF. The
above sentence is mandatory for addressing the ERs and link the standard to RED
55 6 Modification to Clause 22, “Construction”
56 22.40 Replace the second paragraph and the NOTE with the following:
57 “Appliances for remote operation shall be fitted with a switch for stopping the operation of the appliance. The
58 actuating member of this switch shall be easily visible and accessible.
59 Compliance is checked by inspection.”
Secretary Note: the above sentence is in line with decision t
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