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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-42: Particular requirements for commercial electric forced convection ovens, steam cookers and steam-convection ovens
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STANDARD published on 5.11.2021
Designation standards: IEC 60335-2-42-ed.6.0
Publication date standards: 5.11.2021
SKU: NS-1042004
Approximate weight : 300 g (0.66 lbs)
Country: International technical standard
Category: Technical standards IEC
Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens and similar appliances
IEC 60335-2-42:2021 deals with the safety of electrically operated commercial forced convection ovens, steam cookers, steam-convection ovens and, exclusive of any other use, steam generators, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances connected between one phase and neutral and 480 V for other appliances. These appliances are not intended for household and similar purposes. They are used for commercial processing of food in areas not open to the public, for example in kitchens of restaurants, canteens, hospitals and in commercial enterprises such as bakeries and butcheries. This standard deals also with electrically operated commercial forced convection ovens, steam cookers, steam-convection ovens intended for use on board ships, for which informative Annex AA is applicable. The electrical part of appliances making use of other forms of energy is also within the scope of this standard. As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by these types of appliances. Attention is drawn to the fact that: - for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircrafts, additional requirements can 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; - in many countries additional requirements are specified for pressure appliances. This standard does not apply to: - appliances designed 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); - appliances for continuous mass production of food; - microwave ovens (IEC 60335-2-90); - battery-operated appliances. This sixth edition cancels and replaces the fifth edition published in 2002, Amendment 1: 2008 and Amendment 2:2017. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) the text has been aligned with IEC 60335-1:2020; b) some notes have been converted to normative text, modified or deleted (Clause 1, 7.15, 9.101, 10.1, 11.7, 19.2, 19.7, 20.101, 21.101, 22.101, 22.114, 27.2, 30.101); c) exclusion of battery-operated appliances and appliances used in areas open to the public (Clause 1); d) clarification of applicable standard for appliances for use by laymen (Clause 1, 7.12); e) relocation of cleaning instructions from 7.12.1 to 7.12; f) clarifications to some test specifications have been made (15.1.1, 15.2, 19.2, 19.7, 23.3, 25.3); g) introduction of a symbol to indicate risk of scalding (7.6); h) conciliation of the text of IEC 60335-2-42 with other standards under IEC TC 61/MT 32. This Part 2 is to be used in conjunction with the latest edition of IEC 60335-1 and its amendments unless that edition precludes it; in that case, the latest edition that does not preclude it is used. It was established on the basis of the sixth edition (2020) of that standard. LIEC 60335-2-42:2021 traite de la securite des fours a convection forcee, cuiseurs a vapeur, fours combines vapeur-convection electriques a usage commercial et, a lexclusion de toute autre utilisation, des generateurs de vapeur, dont la tension assignee est inferieure ou egale a 250 V pour les appareils monophases raccordes entre un conducteur de phase et le conducteur de neutre et a 480 V pour les autres appareils. Ces appareils ne sont pas destines a un usage domestique ou analogue. Ils sont destines a un usage commercial pour le traitement des aliments dans des zones non ouvertes au public, par exemple dans les cuisines de restaurants, les cantines, les hopitaux et les entreprises commerciales, telles que les boulangeries et les boucheries. La presente norme traite egalement des fours a convection forcee, des cuiseurs a vapeur et des fours combines vapeur-convection destines a etre utilises a bord de navires, pour lesquels lAnnexe AA informative sapplique. La partie electrique des appareils qui utilise dautres formes denergie est egalement comprise dans le domaine dapplication de la presente norme. Dans la mesure du possible, la presente norme traite des dangers courants que presentent ces types dappareils. Lattention est attiree sur le fait que: - pour les appareils destines a etre utilises dans des vehicules ou a bord de navires ou davions, des exigences supplementaires peuvent etre necessaires; - dans de nombreux pays, des exigences supplementaires sont specifiees par les organismes nationaux de la sante, par les organismes nationaux responsables de la protection des travailleurs, par les organismes nationaux responsables de lalimentation en eau et par des organismes similaires; - dans de nombreux pays, des exigences supplementaires sont specifiees pour les appareils sous pression. La presente norme ne sapplique pas: - aux appareils prevus exclusivement pour des usages industriels; - aux appareils destines a etre utilises dans des locaux qui presentent des conditions particulieres, telles que la presence dune atmosphere corrosive ou explosive (poussiere, vapeur ou gaz); - aux appareils concus pour la production continue en masse daliments; - aux fours a micro-ondes (IEC 60335-2-90); - aux appareils alimentes par batteries. Cette sixieme edition annule et remplace la cinquieme edition parue en 2002, lAmendement 1:2008 et lAmendement 2:2017. Cette edition constitue une revision technique. Cette edition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport a ledition precedente: a) alignement du texte sur lIEC 60335-1:2020; b) conversion en texte normatif, modification ou suppression de certaines notes (Article 1, 7.15, 9.101, 10.1, 11.7, 19.2, 19.7, 20.101, 21.101, 22.101, 22.114, 27.2, 30.101); c) exclusion des appareils alimentes par batteries et des app
Amendment 1 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-42: Particular requirements for commercial electric forced convection ovens, steam cookers and steam-convection ovens
(Amendement 1 - Appareils electrodomestiques et analogues - Securite - Partie 2-42: Exigences particulieres pour les fours a convection forcee, les cuiseurs a vapeur et les fours combines vapeur-convection electriques a usage commercial)
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