SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/oprAC:2023
(Amendment)Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances
This European Standard shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances for domestic use having a rated voltage being not more than 250 V
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen für Rasiergeräte, Haarschneidemaschinen und ähnliche Geräte
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-8: Exigences particulières pour les rasoirs, les tondeuses et appareils analogues
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-8. del: Posebne zahteve za električne brivnike, strižnike za lase in podobno - Dopolnilo AC
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 22-Jun-2023
- Technical Committee
- VGA - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
- Current Stage
- 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 05-Apr-2023
- Due Date
- 23-Aug-2023
- Completion Date
- 19-Jul-2023
Relations
- Effective Date
- 26-Jul-2022
Overview
SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/oprAC:2023 is a European Standard developed by the CLC (CENELEC) that specifies the particular safety requirements for shavers, hair clippers, and similar electrical appliances intended for household and similar domestic use, operating at a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V. This amendment ensures these appliances meet essential safety objectives, aligning with relevant EU directives for both electrical equipment and machinery.
This standard complements EN 60335-1 (general safety requirements for electrical appliances) by providing additional, device-specific measures to safeguard users against hazards such as electrical shock, mechanical risks, and excessive noise.
Key Topics
Scope and Applicability
- Focuses on electric shavers, hair clippers, and similar devices for home use
- Applies to appliances with rated voltage up to 250 V
- Encompasses both electrical safety and functional criteria specific to personal grooming products
Safety Requirements
- Modifies and supplements clauses in the core EN 60335-1 standard
- Mandates robust construction and components to prevent injury or accident
- Addresses key risk areas such as overheating, accidental operation, and resistance to mechanical stress
Noise Emission Control
- Specifies measurement and declaration of sound pressure levels according to updated European norms
- Includes clear guidance for noise test methods (e.g., use of EN ISO 11201, EN ISO 11202, EN ISO 11204)
- Ensures product information includes required acoustic data to inform and protect end users
EU Legislative Alignment
- Establishes compliance with the Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU) and the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)
- Provides a presumption of conformity for products carrying a CE mark when requirements are met
Applications
Manufacturers, importers, and distributors of household grooming appliances rely on SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/oprAC:2023 to:
Achieve Regulatory Compliance
- Meet the stringent safety requirements mandated by EU legislation for market access and CE marking
- Ensure conformity with both electrical and machine safety provisions
Product Development and Testing
- Guide the design and construction of shavers and hair clippers to minimize electrical and mechanical hazards
- Implement measurement and reduction of noise emissions to comply with both legal and consumer expectations
Documentation and Market Claims
- Use standard-prescribed markings and instructions to provide transparency on acoustic performance and safety
- Reference harmonized standards in technical documentation for market surveillance and audits
Consumer Protection
- Provide end-users with reliable, safe, and quiet household appliances for personal grooming
- Minimize health risks related to use, such as injury from electrical faults or exposure to excessive noise levels
Related Standards
- EN 60335-1: General requirements for safety of household electrical appliances
- EN ISO 11201, EN ISO 11202, EN ISO 11203, EN ISO 11204: Methods for measuring emission sound pressure levels
- EN ISO 4871: Declaration and verification of noise emission values
- EN ISO 3744: Determination of sound power levels
- EN ISO 5349-1 and EN ISO 5349-2: Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-transmitted vibration
- EN IEC 60335-2-32: Safety requirements for electrical appliances similar to those covered by EN 60335-2-8
Compliance with SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/oprAC:2023 alongside these related standards supports market access and ensures that household electrical shavers and hair clippers are safe, efficient, and aligned with European legislative criteria.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/oprAC:2023 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances". This standard covers: This European Standard shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances for domestic use having a rated voltage being not more than 250 V
This European Standard shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances for domestic use having a rated voltage being not more than 250 V
SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/oprAC:2023 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.120 - Domestic safety; 97.170 - Body care equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/oprAC:2023 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/oprAC:2023 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC, 2014/35/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/396, M/511. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/oprAC:2023 is available in PDF format for immediate download after purchase. The document can be added to your cart and obtained through the secure checkout process. Digital delivery ensures instant access to the complete standard document.
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2023
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-8. del: Posebne zahteve za
električne brivnike, strižnike za lase in podobno - Dopolnilo AC
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements
for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-8:
Besondere Anforderungen für Rasiergeräte, Haarschneidemaschinen und ähnliche
Geräte
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-8: Exigences
particulières pour les rasoirs, les tondeuses et appareils analogues
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-2-8:2015/prAC
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.170 Oprema za nego telesa Body care equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
EN 60335-2-8:2015
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAC
March 2023
ICS -
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8:
Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar
appliances
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-8: Exigences particulières pour les rasoirs, les ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen für
tondeuses et appareils analogues Rasiergeräte, Haarschneidemaschinen und ähnliche Geräte
This draft amendment prAC, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 60335-2-8:2015; it is submitted to CENELEC members for
enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2023-06-23.
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
© 2023 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Project: 76418 Ref. No. EN 60335-2-8:2015/prAC E
EN 60335-2-8:2015/prAC:2023 (E)
Contents Page
1 Modification to the Introduction . 4
2 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references” . 4
3 Modification to the annexes . 4
4 Addition of Annexes ZZA and ZZB . 7
5 Modification to the Bibliography . 11
EN 60335-2-8:2015/prAC:2023 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 60335-2-8:2015/prAC:2023) has been prepared by CLC/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) 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)
The numbering system for European clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes that are additional
to those in the IEC standard are prefixed with the letter “Z”.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s)
/ Regulation(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annexes ZZA and ZZB, which are an
integral part of this document.
Secretary Note: All IM notes and relative boxes will be removed before publication. The boxes contains
the relational/information for the changes.
Secretary Note for HAS consultants: The consolidated version of the IEC standards + EN Common
modifications can be requested to the secretary: luca_reina@whirlpool.com
Secretary Note : This document is read in conjunction with:
- PR=23916 - EN 60335-2-8:2015
- PR=59930 - EN 60335-2-8:2015/A1:2016
- PR=68117- EN 60335-2-8:2015/FprA11:2022
- PR=70934 - EN 60335-2-8:2015/FprA2:2022
- PR=70936 - EN 60335-2-8:2015/FprA12:2022
Rational Issue manager:
During the plenary meeting of May 2022 we decide as follow (See SEC 2699 item 5.B):
The standards AM11, A2, A12 of EN 60335-2-8 will be published without the link to legislation. The EN 60335-
2-8:2015+A1:2016 will not be removed from OJ. The IM will prepare the AM13 for solving the negative
comments of HAS consultant and reintroduce the link to LVD and MD.
EN 60335-2-8:2015/prAC:2023 (E)
1 Modification to the Introduction
Addition:
This European amendment A13 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of the standards below:
— EN 60335-1:2012+A11:2014+A13:2017+A1:2019+A14:2019+A2:2019+A15:2021+A16:2023 (Part 1)
— EN 60335-2-8:2015+A1:2016+A11:2022+A2:2022+A12:2022 (Part 2)
2 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references”
Replace “EN ISO 3744” with “EN ISO 3744:2010”
Replace “EN ISO 4871” with “EN ISO 4871:2009”
Replace “EN ISO 11203” with “EN ISO 11203:2009 ”
3 Modification to the annexes
Annex ZE
(normative)
Specific additional requirements for appliances and machines intended
for commercial use
2 Normative references
Replace “EN ISO 5349-1” with “EN ISO 5349-1:2001”
Replace “EN ISO 5349-2” with “EN ISO 5349-2:2001”
7 Marking and instructions
7.12.ZE1
In the first dashed item of the sixth bullet item, replace “below 70 dB” with “L ≤ 70 dB”.
pA
In the second dashed item of the sixth bullet item, replace “below 70 dB” with “L ≤ 70 dB” (two times).
pA
Secretary Note: the above sentences have been modified for answering to NOISE HAS comment.
Replace “EN ISO 5349-1” with “EN ISO 5349-1:2001” and “EN ISO 5349-2” with “EN ISO 5349-2:2001”
22 Construction
22.ZE.10 Modification
Replace the compliance criteria with the following: “Compliance is checked by the noise test code in Annex ZAA”
Secretary Note: the above sentence has been modified for answering to NOISE HAS comment.
As amended by EN ISO 11203:2009/A1:2020.
As amended by EN ISO 5349-2:2001/A1:2015.
EN 60335-2-8:2015/prAC:2023 (E)
Annex ZAA
(normative)
Emission of acoustical noise
ZAA.1 Noise reduction
Replace the entire subclause with “void”.
Secretary Note: the text of this sub clause ZAA.1 has been introduced with AM16 of EN 60335-1 in cl.22.ZE.10
of annex ZE. For avoiding duplication, it is better to remove the text in this sub-clause
ZAA.2.1 Emission sound pressure level determination
Replace the subclause with the following:
“The A-weighted emission sound pressure level shall be determined/measured in accordance with:
— EN ISO 11201:2010, grade 2 in cases where an essentially free field over a reflecting plane are given. In
each case the microphone is placed at a distance of 1m ±0,05m from of the reference box as in
Figure ZAA.101;
or
— EN ISO 11202:2010 or EN ISO 11204:2010, grade 2 in cases where verification
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