These requirements cover electric commercial, industrial, and institutional clothes-drying equipment intended for use in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70. Equipment covered by this Standard is not intended for use by the general public, but only by trained or supervised personnel.

These requirements do not cover coin-operated clothes-drying equipment, flatirons, ironing machines, water heaters, water softeners, dry-cleaning machines, garment-finishing machines, clothes washers, or other equipment covered by requirements separate from this standard.

Appliances and field-attached accessories including those that utilize some other source of energy - such as gas or steam- in addition to electric energy are investigated under these requirements and under such additional requirements as are applicable to the appliance under consideration.

A product that contains features, characteristics, components, materials, or systems new or different from those covered by the requirements in this standard, and that involves a risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons shall be evaluated using the appropriate additional component and end-product requirements to determine that the level of safety as originally anticipated by the intent of this standard is maintained. A product whose features, characteristics, components, materials, or systems conflict with specific requirements or provisions of this standard shall not be judged to comply with this standard. Where appropriate, revision of requirements shall be proposed and adopted in conformance with the methods employed for development, revision, and implementation of this standard.