AS/NZS 3350.2.59:1999

Specifies particular safety requirements for approval and test purposes. The Standard is to be read in conjunction with AS/NZS 3350.1:1994. This Standard is technically equivalent to and has been reproduced from IEC 60335-2-59:1997.

This clause of part 1 is replaced by: This standard deals with the safety of electric insect killers for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. 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. 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 accountû the use of appliances by young children or infirm persons without supervision;û playing with the appliance by young children.NOTE 1 û Attention is drawn to the fact thatû for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements may be necessary;û for appliances intended to be used in tropical countries, special requirements may be necessary;û for the purpose of this Standard, Australia and New Zealand are not considered to be tropical;û 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 2 û This standard does not apply toû appliances which function by emitting vaporized chemicals;û appliances emitting ultrasonic waves;û 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).NOTE 3 û For appliances provided with discharge or tungsten filament lamps, IEC 60598-1 also applies as far as is reasonable.NOTE 3 û For appliances provided with discharge or tungsten filament lamps, AS/NZS 60598.1 also applies as far as is reasonable.

First published in Australia as AS C150-1968.
Revised and redesignated AS 3150-1978.
Second edition 1982.
Third edition 1985.
Fourth edition 1989.
First published in New Zealand as NZS/AS 3150:1989.
AS 3150-1989 and NZS/AS 3150:1989 jointly revised, amalgamated and designated as Joint Standard AS/NZS 3150:1993.
Revised and redesignated AS/NZS 3350.2.59:1999.