oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-78:2026

• Abstract:

  This standard 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: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Dec-2026
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 91.180 - Interior finishing
• ICS: 97.040.20 - Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens and similar appliances
• Technical Committee: VGA - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 03-Nov-2026
• Due Date: 23-Mar-2027
• 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
• Directive:

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  2014/55/EU - Directive 2014/55/EU of the European Parliament and of The Council of 16 April 2014 on Electronic Invoicing in Public Procurement
• 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
• Mandate: M/585 - standardisation request to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute as regards radio equipment in support of Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Commission Delegated Regulation
• Ref Project: prEN IEC 60335-2-78:2026 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues

• Refers: SIST EN IEC 60068-2-52:2018 - Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium chloride solution) (IEC 60068-2-52:2017)
• Effective Date: 25-Aug-2026
• Refers: SIST EN 60584-1:2014 - Thermocouples - Part 1: EMF specifications and tolerances (IEC 60584-1:2013)
• Effective Date: 25-Aug-2026
• Amended By: oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-78:2026/oprA1:2026 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues
• Effective Date: 11-Feb-2025
• Amended By: oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2-78:2026/oprAA:2026 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2024
• Revises: SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003/A1:2008 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues
• Effective Date: 30-Jul-2024
• Revises: SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003/A11:2020 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues
• Effective Date: 30-Jul-2024
• Revises: SIST EN 60335-2-78:2003 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues
• Effective Date: 30-Jul-2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2026
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-78. del: Posebne zahteve
za ražnje za uporabo na prostem
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-78: Particular requirements
for outdoor barbecues
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-78:
Besondere Anforderungen für Barbecue-Grillgeräte zur Verwendung im Freien
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-78: Règles particulières
pour les barbecues pour extérieur
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 60335-2-78:2026
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.040.20 Štedilniki, delovni pulti, Cooking ranges, working
pečice in podobni aparati tables, ovens and similar
appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 60335-2-78
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2026
ICS 13.120; 91.180 Will supersede EN 60335-2-78:2003; EN 60335-2-
78:2003/A1:2008; EN 60335-2-78:2003/A11:2020
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-78:
Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues
(IEC 60335-2-78:2021)
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-78: Règles particulières pour les barbecues pour ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-78: Besondere Anforderungen für
extérieur Barbecue-Grillgeräte zur Verwendung im Freien
(IEC 60335-2-78:2021) (IEC 60335-2-78:2021)
This draft European Standard is submitted to CENELEC members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2027-01-08.

The text of this draft consists of the text of IEC 60335-2-78:2021.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CENELEC members are bound to 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.

This draft European Standard 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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© 2026 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Project: 80443 Ref. No. prEN IEC 60335-2-78:2026 E

European foreword
This document (prEN IEC 60335-2-78:2026) consists of the text of IEC 60335-2-78:2021 prepared by
IEC/TC 61 "Safety of household and similar electrical appliances".
This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dav + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dav + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dav + 36 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn modified when voting)
This document will supersede EN 60335-2-78:2003 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
This document is read in conjunction with prEN IEC 60335-2-78:2026/prA1:2026 and prEN IEC 60335-2-
78:2026/prAA:2026.
IEC 60335-2-78 ®
Edition 3.0 2021-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety –
Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues – Sécurité –
Partie 2-78: Exigences particulières pour les barbecues pour extérieur
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 13.120; 91.180 ISBN 978-2-8322-4122-6
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 General requirement . 9
5 General conditions for the tests . 9
6 Classification . 9
7 Marking and instructions . 10
8 Protection against access to live parts . 11
9 Starting of motor-operated appliances . 11
10 Power input and current . 11
11 Heating . 11
12 Charging of metal-ion batteries . 12
13 Leakage current and electric strength at operating temperature . 12
14 Transient overvoltages . 12
15 Moisture resistance . 13
16 Leakage current and electric strength . 13
17 Overload protection of transformers and associated circuits . 13
18 Endurance . 13
19 Abnormal operation . 14
20 Stability and mechanical hazards . 14
21 Mechanical strength . 14
22 Construction . 14
23 Internal wiring . 15
24 Components . 15
25 Supply connection and external flexible cords . 15
26 Terminals for external conductors . 15
27 Provision for earthing . 15
28 Screws and connections . 15
29 Clearances, creepage distances and solid insulation . 15
30 Resistance to heat and fire . 15
31 Resistance to rusting . 16
32 Radiation, toxicity and similar hazards . 16
Annexes . 17
Annex B (normative)  Battery-operated appliances, separable batteries and
detachable batteries for battery-operated appliances . 18
Bibliography . 19

Figure 101 – Probe for measuring surface temperatures . 16

IEC 60335-2-78:2021 © IEC 2021 – 3 –
Table 101 – Maximum temperature rises of external accessible surfaces under normal
operating conditions . 12

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES –
SAFETY –
Part 2-78: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues

FOREWORD
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rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
IEC 60335-2-78 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 61: Safety of household and
similar electrical appliances. It is an International Standard.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2002, Amendment 1:
2008 and Amendment 2:2019. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) the text is aligned with IEC 60335-1:2020;
b) some notes have been converted to normative text (Clause 1, 5.2, 15.101, 22.102);
c) requirements for communal use barbecues have been added (Clause 3, 7.1, 22.103,
22.104);
d) exclusion of battery-operated appliances (Clause 1);
e) clarification of the need for an RCD is added (7.12).

IEC 60335-2-78:2021 © IEC 2021 – 5 –
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
61/6370/FDIS 61/6420/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in
accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 and ISO/IEC Directives, IEC Supplement, available
at www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs. The main document types developed by IEC are
described in greater detail at www.iec.ch/standardsdev/publications.
A list of all parts in the IEC 60335 series, published under the general title Household and
similar electrical appliances – Safety, can be found on the IEC website.
This part 2 is to be used in conjunction with the latest edition of IEC 60335-1 and its
amendments unless that edition precludes it; in that case, the latest edition that does not
preclude it is used. It was established on the basis of the sixth edition (2020) of that standard.
NOTE 1 When “Part 1” is mentioned in this standard, it refers to IEC 60335-1.
This Part 2 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 60335-1, so as to convert
that publication into the IEC standard: Particular requirements for outdoor barbecues.
When a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in this Part 2, that subclause applies as
far as is reasonable. When this standard states “addition”, “modification” or “replacement”, the
relevant text in Part 1 is to be adapted accordingly.
NOTE 2 The following numbering system is used:
– subclauses, tables and figures that are numbered starting from 101 are additional to those in Part 1;
– unless notes are in a new subclause or involve notes in Part 1, they are numbered starting from 101, including
those in a replaced clause or subclause;
– additional annexes are lettered AA, BB, etc.
NOTE 3 The following print types are used:
– requirements: in roman type;
– test specifications: in italic type;
notes: in small roman type.
–
Words in bold in the text are defined in Clause 3. When a definition concerns an adjective, the adjective and the
associated noun are also in bold.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the
specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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NOTE 4 The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing
organizations may need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in
which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or
revised tests.
It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation nationally
not earlier than 12 months or later than 36 months from the date of publication.

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INTRODUCTION
It has been assumed in the drafting of this International Standard that the execution of its
provisions is entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced persons.
Guidance documents concerning the application of the safety requirements for appliances can
be accessed via TC 61 supporting documents on the IEC website
https://www.iec.ch/tc61/supportingdocuments
This information is given for the convenience of users of this International Standard and does
not constitute a replacement for the normative text in this standard.
This standard recognizes the internationally accepted level of protection against hazards such
as electrical, mechanical, thermal, fire and radiation of appliances when operated as in normal
use taking into account the manufacturer's instructions. It also covers abnormal situations that
can be expected in practice and takes into account the way in which electromagnetic
phenomena can affect the safe o
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