SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003

• Abstract:

  Deals with the safety of electric outdoor barbecues for household and similar use, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. This standard does not apply to barbecues for indoor use, appliances intended to burn charcoal or similar combustible fuels, appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes, 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).

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 97.040.20 - Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens and similar appliances
• Technical Committee: VGA - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Due Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2003
• 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)
  OJ Ref: C 348/03 OJ Date: 28-Nov-2013 Conflicting Date: 01-May-2006
• Directive:

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  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
  OJ Ref: C 249/03, L 13.12.2023 OJ Date: 08-Jul-2016
• Directive:

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  73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Ref Project: EN 60335-2-78:2003 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues

• Replaces: SIST EN 60335-2-78:1998 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances -- Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues
• Effective Date: 06-May-2014
• Refers: SIST EN 60068-2-52:2001 - Environmental testing -- Part 2: Tests - Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium chloride solution)
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 12976-1:2022 - Thermal solar systems and components - Factory made systems - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 12976-1:2017 - Thermal solar systems and components - Factory made systems - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Amended By: SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003/A1:2008 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues
• Effective Date: 21-Sep-2010

SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003 is the Slovenian adoption of EN 60335-2-78:2003, published by SIST and CENELEC. It gives particular safety requirements for electric outdoor barbecues for household and similar use, with a rated voltage not more than 250 V. The document is meant to be used together with EN 60335-1, so it adapts the general household-appliance safety rules to this product type.

What does SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003 specify?

SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003 specifies safety requirements for electric outdoor barbecues within the stated voltage limit and use category. It is written as a Part 2 standard, so it supplements and modifies the corresponding clauses of EN 60335-1 rather than standing alone.

The scope excludes indoor barbecues, appliances intended to burn charcoal or other combustible fuels, appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes, and appliances for locations with special conditions such as corrosive or explosive atmospheres. In practice, that means the standard is for electric products used outdoors in normal household and similar environments.

The foreword explains how the document is organized and read:

• clauses, tables and figures numbered from 101 are additional to Part 1
• new notes are numbered from 101
• additional annexes use letters such as AA and BB
• items added to the IEC text are marked with the prefix Z

Annex	What it covers
ZC	Normative references to international publications with their corresponding European publications

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003?

SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003 works by modifying EN 60335-1 for outdoor barbecues. If a subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned, it applies as far as is reasonable; where the text says “addition”, “modification” or “replacement”, the corresponding Part 1 text is to be adapted. For a designer or test engineer, that means the starting point is the general household-appliance standard, then the barbecue-specific differences are applied on top.

Product scope and limits

The standard applies only to electric outdoor barbecues for household and similar use, up to 250 V rated voltage. This matters because product classification decides whether this document is the right safety standard.

Excluded product types

It excludes indoor barbecues, charcoal-burning or other fuel-burning appliances, industrial-only appliances, and products for corrosive or explosive atmospheres. In practice, a manufacturer must check the intended use and the fuel or energy source before choosing this standard.

Relationship to EN 60335-1

EN 60335-2-78 is to be used with EN 60335-1, based on the 2002 edition of Part 1, and later amendments or revisions of Part 1 also have to be taken into account when they become applicable. This matters because conformity assessment depends on both the general rules and the barbecue-specific ones.

Additional numbering and editorial conventions

The foreword sets the numbering system for additional subclauses, tables, figures, notes and annexes. For users, this makes it easier to identify what is unique to this part and what comes from Part 1 or the IEC text.

Defined terms

Words in bold are defined in Clause 3, and when a definition concerns an adjective, the adjective and the related noun are both bold. This tells readers that the definitions in Clause 3 control the technical meaning used in the standard.

Normative environmental reference

Annex ZC links the standard to IEC 60068-2-52 and its European adoption EN 60068-2-52, which covers cyclic salt mist testing. For outdoor equipment, that reference is relevant when corrosion-related environmental testing is needed.

What terms does SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003 define?

• CENELEC - The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, which approved the European Standard.
• IEC - The International Electrotechnical Commission, whose text EN 60335-2-78:2003 adopts.
• EN 60335-1 - The general household-appliance safety standard that Part 2-78 is used with.
• dop - The latest date by which the EN has to be implemented nationally by publication or endorsement.
• dow - The date by which conflicting national standards have to be withdrawn.
• Annex ZC - The annex that lists normative references to international publications and their European counterparts.

Who uses SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003?

Manufacturers of electric outdoor barbecues use this standard when designing products for household and similar markets. Test laboratories and conformity assessment bodies use it to plan safety testing and evaluate whether a product follows the correct Part 2 requirements.

Quality managers, compliance teams and buyers use it to confirm the intended product category, voltage limit and applicable safety basis. It is also relevant to importers and specifiers who need to distinguish outdoor electric barbecues from indoor units, fuel-burning appliances or industrial equipment.

What changed in SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003 from the previous edition?

SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003 replaces EN 60335-2-78:1997. The foreword also states that the European text was approved without modification from IEC 60335-2-78:2002.

Which standards are used with SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003?

• EN 60335-1 - Provides the general safety requirements that this part modifies and supplements.
• IEC 60335-2-78:2002 - The international text adopted as the basis for this European Standard.
• IEC 60068-2-52 - Gives the salt mist cyclic test method referenced in Annex ZC.
• EN 60068-2-52 - The European publication corresponding to IEC 60068-2-52.

What does the SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003 document contain?

The document contains the European foreword, introduction and endorsement notice, followed by the part-specific safety framework for outdoor barbecues. It also explains the editorial rules for additions, modifications and replacements relative to EN 60335-1.

Annex ZC provides a normative reference table linking international publications to European publications. The introduction also places the standard in the context of the Low Voltage Directive and notes the relationship with the Machinery Directive for products with mechanical moving parts.

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003

STANDARD
december 2003
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-78. del: Posebne
zahteve za zunanje ražnje (IEC 60335-2-78:2002)
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-78: Particular
requirements for outdoor barbecues
ICS 13.120; 97.040.20 Referenčna številka
©  Standard je založil in izdal Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje ali kopiranje celote ali delov tega dokumenta ni dovoljeno

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60335-2-78
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM July 2003
ICS 13.120; 91.180 Supersedes EN 60335-2-78:1997

English version
Household and similar electrical appliances –
Safety
Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues
(IEC 60335-2-78:2002)
Appareils électrodomestiques et Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den
analogues – Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke
Sécurité Teil 2-78: Besondere Anforderungen für
Partie 2-78: Règles particulières pour les Barbecue-Grillgeräte zur Verwendung im
barbecues pour extérieur Freien
(CEI 60335-2-78:2002) (IEC 60335-2-78:2002)

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comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Ref. No. EN 60335-2-78:2003 E
Foreword
The text of the International Standard IEC 60335-2-78:2002 (61/2225/FDIS), prepared by
IEC Technical Committee 61, was submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure and was approved
by CENELEC as EN 60335-2-78 on 2003-05-01.
This European Standard replaces EN 60335-2-78:1997.
The following dates are applicable:
- latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2004-05-01
- date on which national standards
conflicting with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2006-05-01
This part 2 has to be
...