STANDARDS AS/NZS 60335.1:2020 NEWZEALAND STANDARDS TE MANA TAUTIKANGAOAOTEAROA (Incorporating Amendment No. 1) Australia Australian/New Zealand Standard Tm Household and similar electrical appliances Safety Part 1: General requirements (EC 60335-1 Ed 5.2, MOD) AS/NZS 60335.1:2020 This Joint Australian/New Zealand StandardTM was prepared by Joint Technical Committee EL-002, Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances and Small Power Australia on 13 November 2020 and by the New Zealand Standards Approval Board on 7 October2020. This Standard was published on 27 November 2020 The following are represented on Committee EL-002: Association of Accredited Certification Bodies Australian Industry Group BetterRegulationDivision(FairTrading,SafeworkNSW,TestSafe) Business New Zealand Consumer Electronic Suppliers Association, Australia Consumers' Federation of Australia Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council, Australia Electrical consultants Engineers Australia JAS-ANZ AustralianRetailers Association Testing Interests New Zealand WorkSafe, New Zealand New Zealand Electric Fence Energizer Manufacturers' Standards Group This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 20008. Keeping Standards up-to-date Ensure you have the latest versions of our publications and keep up-to-date about Amendments, Rulings, Withdrawals, and new projects by visiting: www.standards.org.au www.standards.govt.nz ISBN 978 1 76113 084 7 AS/NZS 60335.1:2020 (Incorporating Amendment No. 1) Australian/New Zealand StandardTM Household and similar electrical appliances Safety Part 1: General requirements (lEC 60335-1 Ed 5.2, MOD) Originated in Australia and New Zealand as AS/NZS 60335.1:2002. Jointly revised and redesignated AS/NZS 60335.1:2011. Jointly revised and redesignated AS/NZS 60335.1:2020. Reissued incorporating Amendment No 1 (November 2021) @ IEC Geneva Switzerland 2021 - All rights reserved Standards Australia Limited/the Crown in right of New Zealand, administered by the New Zealand Standards Executive2021 All rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written permission of either the IEC or the Zealand). If you have any questions about IEC copyright or have an enquiry about obtaining additional rights to this publication, please see the contact details on the back cover or the contact us page of the website for further information AS/NZS 60335.1:2020 2 STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND AS/NZS 60335.1:2020 HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SAFETY- Part 1: General requirements Foreword This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee EL-002 - Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances and Small Power Transformers to supersede AS/Nzs 60335.1:2011 and its amendments from the date of publication. NOTE:Regulatory authorities that reference this Standard in regulation may apply these requirements at a different time.Users of this Standard should consult withtheseauthorities to confirm their requirements The objective of this Standard is to provide manufacturers, designers, regulatory authorities: testing laboratories and similar organizations with safety requirements designed to give the user protection against hazards that might occur during normal operation and abnormal operation of the appliance and which may be used as the basis for approval for sale or for connection to the electricity supply mains in Australia and New Zealand. The text of IEC 60335-1 Ed 5.2, prepared by IEC Technical Committee 61, was submitted to the Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Combined Procedure (dual public comment and committee vote) for adoption of the IEC standard as a Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand joint standard. The principal changes in this edition as compared with the 2011 edition of AS/NZS 60335.1 and its amendments are as follows (minor chang