scope:

This International Standard deals with the safety of electric portable appliances for household and similar purposes that have a cooking function such as baking, roasting and grilling, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V.

NOTE 101 Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are

- barbecues for indoor use;

- breadmakers;

- candy floss appliances;

- contact grills (griddles);

- cookers;

- food dehydrators;

- hotplates;

- induction wok hotplates;

- pop-corn makers;

- portable ovens;

- raclette grills;

- radiant grills;

- roasters;

- rotary grills;

- rotisseries;

- toasters;

- waffle irons;

Examples are illustrated in Figure 101.

Appliances intended for normal household and similar use and that may also be used by laymen in shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard. However, if the appliance is intended to be used professionally to process food for commercial consumption, the appliance is not considered to be for household and similar use only.

As far as is practicable, this document deals with the common hazards presented by appliances that are encountered by all persons in household and similar environments.

However, in general, it does not take into account:

- children playing with the appliance;

- the use of the appliance by very young children;

- the use of the appliance by young children without supervision.

It is recognized that very vulnerable people may have needs beyond the level addressed in this document

NOTE 102 Attention is drawn to the fact that

- for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements could be necessary;

- in many countries, additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour and similar authorities.

NOTE 103 This standard does not apply to

- stationary ovens and stationary grills (IEC 60335-2-6);

- warming plates (IEC 60335-2-12);

- frying pans and deep fat fryers (IEC 60335-2-13);

- microwave ovens (IEC 60335-2-25);

- barbecues for outdoor use (IEC 60335-2-78);

- appliances intended to burn charcoal or similar combustible fuels;

- appliances intended for commercial catering;

- appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas).