kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/kFprAA: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
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Jul-2024
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 97.030 - Domestic electrical appliances in general
• ICS: 97.040.50 - Small kitchen appliances
• Technical Committee: VGA - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Current Stage: 5020 - Formal vote (FV) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 30-Jul-2026
• Due Date: 17-Sep-2026
• Completion Date: 03-Aug-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: FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/FprAA:2026 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for blankets, pads, clothing and similar flexible heating appliances

• Amends: kSIST FprEN 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

kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/kFprAA:2026 is a SIST draft amendment to the CENELEC safety standard for household and similar electric blankets, pads, clothing and other flexible heating appliances. It applies to appliances used to heat the bed or the human body, with rated voltage not more than 250 V. The amendment is read with prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024 and the Part 1 general requirements.

What does kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/kFprAA:2026 specify?

kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/kFprAA:2026 sets particular safety requirements for flexible heating appliances for household and similar use. It is the Slovene standard identical to prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/prAA:2024.

The document is organized as an amendment to the base safety standard. It modifies the introduction, scope, normative references, markings and instructions, heating, construction, resistance to rusting, the annexes and the bibliography. European additions are marked with the prefix “Z”.

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
ZZB	Relationship with Directive 2006/42/EC
ZZC	Relationship with Directive 2014/53/EU

What are the key requirements of kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/kFprAA:2026?

The amendment focuses on user information, remote operation, and how the appliance is checked when remote control features are present. In practice, it tells manufacturers what to state in the instructions and what functions the appliance must provide.

User instructions and warnings

Clause 7.12 adds instructions for safe use by children older than 3 years and younger than 8 years under supervision, with the control set to the minimum temperature value. It also adds warnings for appliances with remote operation, including disconnecting the remote operation function before the appliance contacts the user and not operating the appliance by an external timer or separate remote-control system.

Clause 7.12 also adds a warning about the cable and control unit: they can create entanglement, strangulation, tripping or treading risks if they are not arranged correctly. The user instructions must tell the user to arrange excess ties and electric cords safely. Clause 7.12.1 adds that repairs shall be carried out by competent persons.

Heating test for remote operation

Clause 11.101 adds a heating test condition for appliances with remote operation. The test is repeated with the control units and cord switches set to the highest setting and to the maximum duration of operation that can be set for remote operation. This means the appliance is assessed in its most demanding remote-control setting.

Construction of remote-operated appliances

Clause 22.40 requires a switch that stops the operation of the appliance. The actuating member must be easy to see and reach. Clause 22.49 requires the duration of operation to be set before the appliance can start in remote mode. Clause 22.51 requires a manual setting on the appliance for remote operation and a visual indication that the appliance is set for that mode.

Scope and Part 1 relationship

Clause 1 clarifies that the standard deals with reasonably foreseeable hazards for appliances and machines encountered by all persons, and it notes that people with disabilities can have needs beyond the level addressed. Clause 31 is changed so that resistance to rusting from Part 1 is not applicable.

What terms does kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/kFprAA:2026 define?

Remote operation - A mode where the appliance is started or controlled at a distance, which triggers extra instructions, controls and test conditions.

Control unit - The part used to adjust the appliance settings, including the remote-operation setting.

Cord switch - A switch in the cord system that is included in the remote-operation heating test.

Competent persons - People qualified to carry out repairs safely.

Presumption of conformity - The legal effect described in the annexes when the standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU) - The directive linked in Annex ZZA, showing how the standard supports the directive’s safety objectives.

Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU) - The directive linked in Annex ZZC for the cases covered there.

Who uses kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/kFprAA:2026?

Manufacturers of electric blankets, pads, heated clothing and similar flexible heating appliances use this standard to design products and write instructions. Safety engineers and test laboratories use it to check heating behaviour, remote-operation functions and construction details.

Quality teams, conformity-assessment bodies and buyers use it to compare products, review technical files and understand which safety features and warnings must be present. It is also relevant for organizations working to the linked EU safety objectives in Annex ZZA and Annex ZZC.

What changed in kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/kFprAA:2026 from the previous edition?

This amendment supersedes EN 60335-2-17:2013+A1:2020+A2:2021+A11:2019. It supplements or modifies EN IEC 60335-1:2023+A11:2023 and EN IEC 60335-2-17:2024.

The stated changes are:

• updated wording in the scope
• added instructions and warnings in Clause 7
• added a remote-operation heating test in Clause 11
• revised construction requirements in Clause 22
• made Part 1’s rusting clause not applicable in Clause 31
• updated the annexes, including the EU-relationship annexes
• updated the bibliography

Which standards are used with kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/kFprAA:2026?

Reference	Contribution
IEC 60335-1 / EN IEC 60335-1:2023	General safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances
IEC 60584-1 / EN 60584-1:2013	Thermocouple EMF specifications and tolerances
ISO/IEC Guide 37	Guidance on instructions for use of products by consumers
ISO 2439 / EN ISO 2439:2008	Hardness testing for flexible cellular polymeric materials
ISO 3758 / EN ISO 3758:2023	Textile care labelling symbols
prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024	The Part 2 document modified by this amendment
EN IEC 60335-1:2023+A11:2023	The Part 1 document named in the foreword

What does the kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-17:2026/kFprAA:2026 document contain?

The document contains amendment text to clauses 1, 2, 7, 11, 22 and 31, plus Annexes ZA, ZE, ZZA, ZZB and ZZC. It also includes the bibliography changes that add several related IEC standards.

Annex ZA gives the normative-reference list with European equivalents. Annex ZZA and Annex ZZC provide correspondence tables between the standard and the safety objectives or essential requirements of Directive 2014/35/EU and Directive 2014/53/EU. These annexes are the parts readers use when they need to link product testing and documentation to EU 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
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2024 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Project: 78886 Ref. No. prEN IEC 60335-2-17:2024/prAA:2024 E

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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