97 - DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT. ENTERTAINMENT. SPORTS

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This document specifies methods for the determination of the dimensions of office chairs. This document does not contain dimensional specifications or requirements.

This European Standard contains safety-related requirements for high pressure water jet machines with drives of all kinds (e.g. electric motor, internal combustion engine, air and hydraulic) in which pumps are used to generate pressure. This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events arising during assembly, erection, operation and servicing relevant to high pressure water jet machines, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reas...view more

This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for baby walking frames into which a child is placed, and intended to be used from when the child is able to sit up by itself until the child is able to walk by itself.
This document does not apply to baby walking frames for therapeutic and curative purposes and to those baby walking frames relying on inflatable parts to support the child.
Toys (e.g. ride on toys, push-along toys, usually intended for children able to walk unaided) a...view more

20201123 - TC - Corrects the element designation from "Mg" to "Mn" in the 12th dash of 6.1

IEC 60704-2-1:2020 is available as IEC 60704-2-1:2020 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.
IEC 60704-2-1:2020 is applicable for the determination of airborne acoustical noise of mains operated and cordless dry vacuum cleaners for household use or under conditions similar to those in households. This part of IEC 60704 does not apply to vacuum cleaners for industrial or professional ...view more

This International Standard specifies the test methods for the testing of household combined
washer-dryers in their function to wash and dry textiles. This International Standard does not
apply for testing individual washing or drying functions.
The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of household
electric washer-dryers of interest to users and to describe standard methods for measuring
these characteristics.
NOTE Washer-dryers for communal use in blocks...view more

IEC 60704-2-17:2020 describes the determination of the noise emission of dry-cleaning robots under normal operating conditions on carpet and hard floors.
This document applies to electrical dry-cleaning robots (including their accessories and their component parts) for household use or under conditions similar to those in households.
This document applies to electrical dry-cleaning robots operating in dry conditions only. Some additions and modifications for dry-cleaning robots operating in we...view more

This document specifies characteristics for adhesives for floor coverings, which comprise:
— resilient floor coverings (such as those manufactured from plastics, linoleum or rubber);
— textile floor coverings.
Adhesives for floor coverings are intended for use within a building according to the manufacturer's specification.
This document specifies requirements for establishing performance characteristics of adhesives for floor coverings with regard to their determination, evaluation and expr...view more

This document provides a context for emergency planning, response and recovery for all types of an archive, library or museum collections in light of other existing plans. It provides responders and other stakeholders with an outline for planning, responding and recovering. This document does not address the causes of a critical event, but the consequences and wider impacts. This document outlines a cycle for developing, exercising and reviewing a plan, and how to present a plan. It aims to enco...view more

IEC 61228:2020 is available as IEC 61228:2020 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.IEC 61228:2020 describes the method of measuring, evaluating and specifying the UV irradiation characteristics of fluorescent ultraviolet lamps that are used in appliances for tanning purposes. It includes specific requirements regarding the marking of such lamps. This third edition cancels and replaces ...view more

This document specifies a set of key indicators for assessing the quality of museums:
— for the purpose of strategic planning and internal management of museums;
— for reporting to stakeholders such as funding institutions, policy makers, or the public;
— to promote the museums' role and value for learning and research, education and culture, social and economic life;
— for comparing results over time and between museums.
The aim of this document is to provide a selection of key indicators ...view more

This European Standard specifies requirements for the maximum amount and, in some cases, the maximum concentration of certain substances and mixtures used in experimental sets for chemistry and related activities.
These substances and mixtures are:
-   those classified as dangerous by the EC-legislation applying to dangerous substances [1], [2] and dangerous mixtures [2], [3];
-   substances and mixtures which in excessive amounts could harm the health of the children using them and which are not...view more

Part 2 of this European standard specifies the minimum safety requirements
and test methods for children's harnesses incorporating backpacks and/or
toys with a leading rein for restraining children when walking, with the ability
to walk competently and for use up to 48 months of age.
If the product has other functions not covered in this European standard,
reference should be made to the relevant European standard.

This Technical Report contains a compilation of national translations of warnings and instructions for use, mentioned in the EN 71 series of standards. The warnings and instructions for use need to be applied in accordance with the requirements and specifications of the EN 71 series of standards for safety of toys and these standards should always be consulted before drawing up the text of a warning or instruction for use.
The users of this document should be aware that additional markings may ...view more

IEC 62512:2012 provides a globally applicable and agreed method to test the washing and drying function of washer-dryers. Although this standard is based on IEC 61121:2012 on tumble dryers and IEC 60456:2010 on clothes washers, it specifies the conditions needed to test the combined function of washing and drying. The main elements of this standard are:   - the definition of the loads to be tested in continuous and interrupted operation cycles;  - the method for testing automatic and not automat...view more

This document defines a test method for security of attachment of functional and decorative buttons to
clothing including garments such as gloves, hats, scarves, hosiery, ties, and textile belts.
This document does not apply to:
a) child care articles;
b) shoes, boots and similar footwear;
c) toys (see NOTE 2);
d) other articles sold with clothing.
NOTE 1 The above items are covered by other CEN Technical Committees and as such are out of scope of this
document.
NOTE 2 Disguise costumes...view more

Part 1 of this European standard specifies the minimum safety requirements
and test methods for strap and/or fabric assemblies for restraining children
from birth up to 48 months of age. These products are provided with a rein for
use when the child is walking and/or may be provided with detachable straps
for use in child use and care articles which are fitted with specified attachment
points.
Part 1 of the standard does not cover backpacks with a leading rein which are
covered in Part 2 ...view more

This European Standard specifies the categories of flammable materials which are prohibited in all toys, and requirements concerning flammability of certain toys when they are subjected to a small source of ignition.
The test methods described in Clause 5 are used for the purposes of determining the flammability of toys under the particular test conditions specified. The test results thus obtained cannot be considered as providing an overall indication of the potential fire hazard of toys or ma...view more

This document specifies safety and hygiene requirements for the design and manufacture of rotary rack ovens which can be used with one or more mobile racks.
These ovens are intended for professional use in the food industry and workshops (bakeries, pastry-making, etc.) for the batch baking of foodstuffs containing flour, water and other ingredients and/or additives. This document applies to ovens used only for food products except for those containing vola-tile flammable ingredients (volatile o...view more

This document specifies the safety requirements and test methods for pushchairs and prams, intended for the transportation of one or more children up to three years of age. This document does not apply to toys, pushchairs intended for sport use, pushchairs and prams propelled by a motor, and pushchairs and prams designed for children with special needs. Other relevant standard(s) can apply if any when a pushchair or pram or any part of the pushchair or pram has several functions or can be conver...view more

The scope of this European Standard is to define the classification for horizontal closed ice-cream freezers and to specify their requirements and test methods. These appliances are different to supermarket segment freezers, as they work with static air cooling, with a skin evaporator (no evaporator fan) and are used specifically for the storage and display of pre-packed ice-cream. This standard is only applicable to integral type refrigeration systems. This standard is not applicable to remote ...view more

This European Standard specifies general safety requirements and test methods for equipment used in classified swimming pools as specified in EN 15288-1 and EN 15288-2.
Where specific standards exist, this general standard should not be used alone.
Special care is required in applying this general standard alone to equipment for which no product specific standard has yet been published.

This document provides a methodology and test procedures to be able to declare and verify
the detection area for motion detectors using passive infrared technology in electronic control
devices and appliance switches, whether stand-alone (direct control of one or more
applications) or as part of home and building electronic systems or building automation
control systems (HBES/BACS) or similar.
It also provides a uniform way to present the test results.
The purpose of these detectors is to ...view more

This European Standard deals with the safety of electric clothes dryers for drying textiles on racks located in a warm airflow, clothes dryers intended for drying footwear or gloves and to electric towel rails, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V.

2020-10-02: This A11 is approved  for the addition of Annex ZZA and ZZB for EN 60436:2020 to allow citation in OJ

The contents of the corrigendum of August 2018 have been included in this copy.

This European Standard deals with the safety of electric clothes dryers for drying textiles on racks located in a warm airflow, clothes dryers intended for drying footwear or gloves and to electric towel rails, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V.

This document defines terms used in the field of conservation of cultural heritage for the description of alteration of objects with particular attention to those terms which
are applied to many types of objects.This document applies to all types of material changes that can be observed.

IEC 60675-3:2020 applies to electric direct-acting room heaters.
This document defines performance characteristics related to the radiant effect and specifies methods for measuring the radiation efficiency for the information of users.
This document is used to measure the radiation efficiency of direct-acting room heaters.
This International Standard is to be used in conjunction with IEC 60675:1994, IEC 60675:1994/AMD1:1998 and IEC 60675:1994/AMD2:2018.

IEC 60675-2:2020 applies to electric direct-acting room heaters.
This document defines performance characteristics related to the radiant effect and specifies methods for measuring the radiant factor for the information of users.
This document is used to measure the radiant factor of direct-acting room heaters.
This International Standard is to be used in conjunction with IEC 60675:1994, IEC 60675:1994/AMD1:1998 and IEC 60675:1994/AMD2:2018.

This document specifies the classification for horizontal closed ice-cream freezer with access of the product from the top via transparent or solid lid(s) and specifies their requirements and test methods. The ice-cream freezers defined in this document are different from supermarket segment freezers, as they work with static air cooling, with a skin evaporator (no evaporator fan) and are used specifically for the storage and display of pre-packed ice-cream. This document is only applicable to i...view more

This Technical Report, contains suggested requirements for commonly used test mattresses and test foams specified in test method standards for furniture.
The Technical Report contains guidance that may be used by standards developer to ensure test equipment is consistent throughout furniture test standards.
The Technical Report contains guidance that may be used by test laboratories to provide a consistent source of test equipment will new standards are developed or older standards are rev...view more

This document is applicable to inflatable play equipment intended for use by children fourteen years and under, both individually and collectively.
This part of the standard specifies additional safety requirements for snappies for which the primary activities are climbing and sliding. It sets measures to address risks and also to minimize accidents to users for those involved in the design, manufacture and supply of inflatable play equipment. It specifies information to be supplied with the eq...view more

This document describes ways of containing infill materials used in many types of synthetic turf sports fields within the confines of the sports field, so they are not dispersed into the surrounding environment.
The options described are based on examples of best practice identified by members of CEN/TC 217.
This document is intended to be of practical use, to create awareness amongst field designers, venue owners, installation companies and those maintaining synthetic turf sports fields. It i...view more

IEC 61228:2020 is available as IEC 61228:2020 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.
IEC 61228:2020 describes the method of measuring, evaluating and specifying the UV irradiation characteristics of fluorescent ultraviolet lamps that are used in appliances for tanning purposes. It includes specific requirements regarding the marking of such lamps. This third edition cancels and replaces...view more

This European Standard specifies safety and performance requirements for items of ovenware for use in domestic ovens. It is applicable to ovenware regardless of material or method of manufacture.
It is applicable to products intended for use both on top of the stove and in oven.
This European Standard is not applicable to metal pots, items for single use, throwaway ovenware or ovenware intended for use in a microwave oven only.

IEC 60704-2-1:2020 is available as IEC 60704-2-1:2020 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.IEC 60704-2-1:2020 is applicable for the determination of airborne acoustical noise of mains operated and cordless dry vacuum cleaners for household use or under conditions similar to those in households. This part of IEC 60704 does not apply to vacuum cleaners for industrial or professional purp...view more

IEC/ASTM 62885-7:2020 is applicable to dry-cleaning robots for household use or under conditions similar to those in households.
The purpose of this document is to specify the essential performance characteristics of dry- cleaning robots that are of interest to users and to describe methods for measuring these characteristics.
This document is neither concerned with safety requirements nor with performance requirements.
This first edition of IEC/ASTM 62885-7 cancels and replaces IEC 62929:201...view more

This document specifies test methods for determining:
a)   the vertical resistance,
b)   the resistance to earth,
c)   the surface resistance
of a resilient, laminate and modular multilayer floor covering after installation in test piece or after installation.

IEC TS 62885-1:2020 is available as IEC TS 62885-1:2020 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.
IEC TS 62885-1:2020 specifies the physical characteristics of test equipment and material used in tests common to several products covered by the IEC 62885 series for surface cleaning appliances. In addition, it provides guidance regarding the evaluation of Wilton and other types of carpets...view more