kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025/kFprAA:2025

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-26: Particular requirements for clocks

This European standard deals with the safety of electric clocks having a rated voltage not more than 250 V including direct current (DC) supplied appliances and battery-operated appliances.

Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-26: Besondere Anforderungen für Uhren

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-26: Exigences particulières pour les horloges

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-26. del: Posebne zahteve za ure - Dopolnilo AA

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-May-2025
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 39.040.20 - Clocks
• 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: 26-Sep-2025
• Due Date: 14-Nov-2025
• Completion Date: 29-Sep-2025
• Ref Project: EN IEC 60335-2-26:2026/A11:2026 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-26: Particular requirements for clocks

Relations

• Amends: kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-26: Particular requirements for clocks
• Effective Date: 05-Oct-2024

Overview

kSIST FprEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025/kFprAA:2025 is a European standard developed by the CLC Technical Committee 61 focusing on the safety of household and similar electrical appliances, specifically electric clocks. This standard covers clocks with a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V, including devices powered by direct current (DC) or batteries. It builds upon and supplements EN IEC 60335-2-26:2025, incorporating the latest amendments to address foreseeable hazards in electric clock appliances to ensure consumer safety.

The standard emphasizes practical safety requirements tailored to electric clocks used in homes and similar environments. It considers typical user interactions and highlights the need to account for persons with disabilities by acknowledging that their needs might extend beyond the standard's scope.

Key Topics

• Scope and Application
  Addresses electric clocks operating at rated voltages up to 250 V (including DC supplied and battery-operated clocks). It covers reasonably foreseeable hazards encountered by all users during normal use.

• Safety Requirements
  Focuses on electrical safety measures, including insulation, protection against electric shock, overheating, mechanical hazards, and fire safety specific to clock mechanisms.

• User Considerations
  Recognizes the diversity of users, including those with disabilities, indicating awareness that additional safety considerations may be necessary beyond this standard.

• Harmonization with Other Standards
  Works in conjunction with EN IEC 60335-1:2023 and related parts of IEC 60335 standards, ensuring comprehensive safety coverage.

• Normative and Informative Annexes
  Includes updated references to international publications such as IEC 60584-1 for thermocouple specifications, and addresses compliance with EU directives and regulations related to electrical equipment safety.

Applications

• Residential and Domestic Use
  Suitable for manufacturers and designers of electric clocks intended for household use, ensuring their products comply with recognized safety requirements.

• Battery and DC-Powered Clocks
  Applies safety criteria to clocks powered by batteries or DC sources, common in portable and specialty clock designs.

• Wall Clocks, Alarm Clocks, and Digital Clocks
  Covers a wide range of electric clocks including wall-mounted and bedside alarm clocks, addressing particular safety concerns for each type.

• Market Compliance and Certification
  Provides a basis for conformity assessment and certification within the European Economic Area, supporting manufacturers in meeting mandatory safety requirements under EU law.

Related Standards

• EN IEC 60335-1:2023
  The general safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances that underpin Part 2-26.

• IEC 60584-1
  Covers electromotive force (EMF) specifications and tolerances for thermocouples, referenced for temperature-related safety tests.

• EU Directives and Regulations
  Compliance with Directive 2014/35/EU (Low Voltage Directive) and other relevant regulatory frameworks is integral to the application of this standard.

• Other IEC 60335 Parts
  Related Part 2 standards address safety requirements for other household appliances ensuring coherent application of safety principles.

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Keywords: EN IEC 60335-2-26:2026, electric clock safety standard, household electrical appliances, electric clocks safety, rated voltage 250 V, DC powered clocks, battery-operated clocks, CLC safety standard, European electrical safety regulations, clock manufacturing compliance, IEC 60335 series, domestic electrical appliance safety.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025/oprAA:2025
01-maj-2025
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-26. del: Posebne zahteve
za ure - Dopolnilo AA
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-26: Particular requirements
for clocks
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-26:
Besondere Anforderungen für Uhren
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-26: Exigences
particulières pour les horloges
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025/prAA:2025
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
39.040.20 Stenske ure Clocks
oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2- en
26:2025/oprAA:2025
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025/oprAA:2025

oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025/oprAA:2025

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAA
March 2025
ICS 13.120; 97.040.50 -
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-26:
Particular requirements for clocks
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-26: Exigences particulières pour les horloges ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-26: Besondere Anforderungen für
Uhren
This draft amendment prAA, if approved, will modify the European Standard prEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025; it is submitted to CENELEC
members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2025-06-13.

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.

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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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Project: 80762 Ref. No. prEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025/prAA:2025 E

oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025/oprAA:2025
prEN IEC 60335-2-26:2025/prAA:2025 (E)
Contents Page
1 European foreword . 3
2 1 Modification to the Introduction . 4
3 2 Modifications to Clause 1, “Scope" .
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