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 les appareils analogues

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-8. del: Posebne zahteve za električne brivnike, strižnike za lase in podobno - Dopolnilo A1

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
14-Mar-2016
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
10-Mar-2016
Due Date
15-May-2016
Completion Date
15-Mar-2016

Relations

Effective Date
09-Feb-2026
Effective Date
09-Feb-2026
Effective Date
01-Apr-2016

Overview

SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/A1:2016 is a key European standard for the safety of household and similar electrical appliances, specifically addressing shavers, hair clippers, and similar grooming devices. Issued by CLC (CENELEC), this standard amends and complements the base requirements of EN 60335-1, providing criteria tailored to the unique risks of body care appliances. The standard covers not only mains-powered devices but also battery-operated and dual supply appliances, ensuring broad applicability for current and emerging product designs.

SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/A1:2016 is an essential resource for manufacturers, regulators, and testing laboratories involved in the electrical safety compliance of personal grooming products within the European market.

Key Topics

  • Scope Expansion: The standard applies to shavers, hair clippers, and similar appliances for household and related use, explicitly including battery-operated and dual supply appliances (when in battery mode).

  • Safety Objectives: Addresses key safety elements as required by EU Directives (including the LVD - Low Voltage Directive), with particular attention to the potential hazards unique to grooming appliances.

  • Supply Connection Requirements: Details specific requirements for supply cords, including exceptions for battery charging units, to minimize risks associated with power connections.

  • Transitional Arrangements: Recommends a transition period for manufacturers and testing bodies to adapt to new or amended requirements, facilitating smooth market compliance.

  • Harmonization with EU Directives: Supports essential requirements of relevant EU Directives, ensuring that devices conform to European safety legislation and can be distributed freely within the EU and EFTA member states.

Applications

SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/A1:2016 is applicable to:

  • Manufacturers of grooming appliances: Ensures safe design, construction, and performance of shavers, hair clippers, and similar devices, both for home and similar non-professional environments.
  • Testing laboratories and certification bodies: Provides a clear basis for conformity assessment, facilitating CE marking and market access across Europe.
  • Importers and distributors: Establishes clear safety requirements that products must meet before entering European markets, reducing the risk of recalls or legal non-compliance.
  • Product designers and engineers: Guides the integration of safety considerations during the development of new or improved grooming appliances, addressing both electrical and mechanical hazards, especially for emerging battery technologies.

Appliance examples covered under the standard include:

  • Electric shavers and trimmers
  • Hair clippers
  • Body groomers and similar personal care devices

Related Standards

Implementation of SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/A1:2016 often requires attention to related standards for comprehensive compliance:

  • EN 60335-1: General requirements for the safety of household and similar electrical appliances.
  • IEC 60335-2-8: International edition, harmonized for global market relevance.
  • EU Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU: Legal framework for electrical equipment safety within the EU.
  • EN 62233: Measurement methods for electromagnetic fields of household appliances.
  • EN 60335-2-23: Safety requirements for appliances such as skin and hair care devices.

By adhering to SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/A1:2016, stakeholders in the personal care appliance sector help ensure reliable, safe products that comply with the latest European market regulations and meet consumer safety expectations. This standard is crucial for anyone involved in the development, testing, or sale of electric shavers, hair clippers, and similar appliances.

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Frequently Asked Questions

SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/A1:2016 is a amendment 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: 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

SIST EN 60335-2-8:2016/A1:2016 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/A1:2016 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 12976-1:2022, SIST EN 12976-1:2017, 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/A1:2016 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2014/35/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/396. 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/A1:2016 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)


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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 les appareils analogues
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-2-8:2015/A1:2016
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 EN 60335-2-8:2015/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2016
ICS 13.120; 97.170
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -
Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers
and similar appliances
(IEC 60335-2-8:2012/A1:2015)
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-8: Exigences particulières pour les rasoirs, ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen für
les tondeuses et appareils analogues Rasiergeräte, Haarschneidemaschinen und ähnliche Geräte
(IEC 60335-2-8:2012/A1:2015) (IEC 60335-2-8:2012/A1:2015)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-2-8:2015; it was approved by CENELEC on 2015-12-28. 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.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists 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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2016 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60335-2-8:2015/A1:2016 E

European foreword
The text of document 61/5000/FDIS, future IEC 60335-2-8:2012/A1, prepared by IEC/TC 61 "Safety of
household and similar electrical appliances" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN 60335-2-8:2015/A1:2016.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2016-09-28
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2018-12-28
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be wi
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