This standard deals with the safety of electrical appliances for household and similar purposes, the RATED VOLTAGE of the appliances being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

Appliances may incorporate motors, heating elements or their combination.

Appliances not intended for normal household use but which nevertheless may be a source of danger to the public, such as appliances intended to be used by laymen in shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of this standard.

NOTE 1 - Examples of such appliances are catering equipment, cleaning appliances for industrial and commercial use and appliances for hairdressers.

CISPR 11: 1990, Limits and methods of measurement of electromagnetic disturbance characteristics of industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio-frequency equipment.

CISPR 14: 1993, Limit and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrical motor operated and thermal appliances for household and similar purposes, electric tools and electrical apparatus.

So far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by appliances which are encountered by all persons in and around the home.

This standard does not in general take into account the use of appliances by young children or infirm persons without supervision; playing with the appliance by young children.

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The articulate probe of figure 1NA shall replace the test finger of figure 1 when the product is:

a) a hand held product,
b) a hand held part of a product,
c) used by children,
d) accessible to children while the product is operating, or
e) one that has special concerns for the accessibility of live parts or mechanical hazards.

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Attention is drawn to the fact that for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements may be necessary; for appliances intended to be used in tropical countries, special requirements may be necessary; in many countries additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labor, the national water supply authorities and similar authorities.

This standard does not apply to appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes; appliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapor or gas); radio and television receivers, record players and similar equipment (IEC 60065); appliances for medical purposes (IEC 60601); hand-held motor-operated electric TOOLS (IEC 60745); personal computers and similar equipment I (IEC 60950); blankets, pads and similar flexible HEATING APPLIANCES (IEC 60967); electric fence energizers (IEC 61011); transportable motor-operated electric TOOLS (IEC 61029).

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This standard is applicable to household and similar electrical appliances and equipment which are designed to be installed in accordance with the National Electrical Code (NEC), ANSI/NFPA 70. Annex NAD provides examples of and references for regulatory requirements that may apply to appliances.