European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for stationary cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances
 N EN 60335-2-6

Annotation

This International Standard deals with the safety of stationary electric cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances for household use, 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.

This International Standard also includes some requirements for ovens that are intended to be used on board ships

NOTE 101 Examples of appliances that are within the scope of this standard are

– griddles;

– grills;

– induction hobs;

– induction wok elements;

– pyrolytic self-cleaning ovens;

– steam ovens.

As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by appliances that are encountered by all persons in household and similar environments.

However, in general, it does not take into account:

–– children playing with the appliance,

–– the use of the appliance by very young children

–– the use of the appliance by young children without supervision,