UNE-EN IEC 60335-2-80:2025/A11:2025

Replace the entire scope:

This document deals with the safety of electric fans for household environment and commercial purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

NOTE Z101 Battery-operated appliance and other d.c. supplied appliances are within the scope of this standard. Dual supply appliances, either mains-supplied or battery-operated, are regarded as battery-operated appliances when operated in the battery mode.

NOTE Z102 Examples of fans that are within the scope of this document are

ceiling fans;

duct fans

partition fans;

pedestal fans;

table fans.

This standard also applies to separate controls supplied with fans.

NOTE Z103 Examples of appliances for household environment are appliances for typical housekeeping functions used in the household environment that may also be used by non-expert users for typical household functions:

" in shops, offices and other similar working environments;

" in farm houses;

" by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;

" in bed and breakfast type environments;

NOTE Z104 Household environment includes dwelling and its associated buildings, the garden, etc.

Appliances and machines intended to be used by experts or trained users in shops, in light industry, on construction sites and on farms, and appliances and machines which are declared to be for commercial use by lay persons are within the scope of this standard.

Additional requirements for such appliances are given in Annex ZE.

NOTE Z105 The statement from the manufacturer in the product information concerning the specific product is considered to determine the intended use of the appliance. The statement accurately reflects the reasonably foreseeable use of the product.

NOTE Z106 Examples of such appliances and machines are fans for drying purposes or the blower test on 68 construction sites.

NOTE Z107 Criteria applied for the allocation of products covered by standards in the EN 60335 series under either the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) or the machinery Directive (MD) are given for information in Annex ZF of part 1.

NOTE Z108 Appliances built into building ventilation systems off dwellings and its associated buildings are also in the scope of this document.

This standard deals with the reasonably foreseeable hazards presented by appliances and machines that are encountered by all persons.

However, in general, it does not take into account

" children playing with the appliances;

" the use of the appliances by very young children;

" the use of the appliances by young children without supervision

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

NOTE Z109 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;

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

NOTE Z110 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 a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas);

fans incorporated in other appliances.