EN 60335-2-8:2015/A2:2022
(Amendment)Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances
This standard deals shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances for domestic use
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen für Rasiergeräte, Haarschneidemaschinen und ähnliche Geräte
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-8: Exigences particulières pour les rasoirs, les tondeuses et appareils analogues
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-8. del: Posebne zahteve za električne brivnike, strižnike za lase in podobno - Dopolnilo A2
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 17-Nov-2022
- Technical Committee
- CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
- Drafting Committee
- CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
- Current Stage
- 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
- Start Date
- 18-Nov-2022
- Due Date
- 29-Jun-2022
- Completion Date
- 18-Nov-2022
Relations
- Effective Date
- 23-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 26-Nov-2019
Overview
EN 60335-2-8:2015/A2:2022 (CLC) is the European amendment that updates the particular safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances such as shavers, hair clippers and similar devices. This amendment implements IEC 60335-2-8:2012/A2:2018 and was approved by CENELEC in 2022. It applies to domestic-use appliances and clarifies definitions, classification, construction and testing requirements for washable and wet appliances.
Key practical updates include expanded definitions for washable/wet clippers and epilators, reinforced classification and ingress-protection requirements, revised marking and instructions, and specific mechanical and stability tests for hand-held parts.
Key Topics
- Definitions added: new terms for washable clipper, wet clipper, washable epilator and wet epilator, describing parts that can be cleaned under water or used in bath/shower.
- Classification: washable and wet shavers, clippers and epilators are required to be Class II or Class III appliances.
- Ingress protection: washable and wet variants shall be at least IPX7, ensuring resistance to water immersion as defined by the standard.
- Marking & instructions: updated requirements extend marking and user guidance to washable/wet clippers and epilators, including specific installation and safety instructions for parts that may contact water.
- Heating & temperature rise: limits on temperature rise are clarified for parts in contact with skin or held in the hand, and for hair-contacting parts that may touch skin briefly.
- Stability and mechanical hazards: stability tests (inclination tests and overload scenarios) and requirements for appliances intended for surface use are specified; overturn criteria and follow-up tests for heating elements are included.
- Mechanical strength: hand-held parts must withstand rough handling; the standard specifies a drop test using a sling and defined heights to verify compliance.
Applications
This amendment is essential for:
- Manufacturers designing or certifying shavers, trimmers, clippers and epilators for the European market.
- Test laboratories conducting conformity assessments for waterproofing (IPX7), mechanical strength and stability.
- Technical writers and compliance teams updating marking, instructions and user safety information for products intended for bath/shower or washable use.
Adopting the amendment helps ensure safer consumer products, reduces risk of water-related failures, and supports compliance with national standards transposed from CENELEC.
Related Standards
- EN 60335-2-8:2015 (base publication)
- IEC 60335-2-8:2012/A2:2018 (international text referenced)
- EN 60335-2-8:2015/A11:2022 and EN 60335-2-8:2015/A12:2022 (other related amendments)
For implementation questions or national status, consult the CENELEC member committee or the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre. Bold keywords: safety, shavers, hair clippers, washable, wet, IPX7, mechanical strength, marking.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 60335-2-8:2015/A2:2022 is a amendment published by CLC. Its full title is "Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances". This standard covers: This standard deals shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances for domestic use
This standard deals shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances for domestic use
EN 60335-2-8:2015/A2:2022 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.120 - Domestic safety; 97.100.10 - Electric heaters. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 60335-2-8:2015/A2:2022 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 60335-2-8:2015, EN 60335-2-8:2015/A12:2022. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 60335-2-8:2015/A2:2022 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC, 2014/35/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/396, M/511. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2023
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-8. del: Posebne zahteve za
električne brivnike, strižnike za lase in podobno - Dopolnilo A2
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements
for shavers, hair clippers and similar appliances
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-8:
Besondere Anforderungen für Rasiergeräte, Haarschneidemaschinen und ähnliche
Geräte
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-8: Exigences
particulières pour les rasoirs, les tondeuses et appareils analogues
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-2-8:2015/A2:2022
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.170 Oprema za nego telesa Body care equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60335-2-8:2015/A2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM November 2022
ICS 13.120; 97.100.10
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-8:
Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar
appliances
(IEC 60335-2-8:2012/A2:2018)
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-8: Exigences particulières pour les rasoirs, les ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen für
tondeuses et appareils analogues Rasiergeräte, Haarschneidemaschinen und ähnliche Geräte
(IEC 60335-2-8:2012/A2:2018) (IEC 60335-2-8:2012/A2:2018)
This amendment A2 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-2-8:2015; it was approved by CENELEC on 2022-09-14. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the
status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60335-2-8:2015/A2:2022 E
European foreword
This document (EN 60335-2-8:2015/A2:2022) consists of the text of IEC 60335-2-8:2012/A2:2018,
prepared by IEC/TC 61 "Safety of household and similar electrical appliances"
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2023-05-18
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting (dow) 2025-11-18
with this document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document is read in conjunction with EN 60335-2-8:2015/A11:2022 and
EN 60335-2-8:2015/A12:2022.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60335-2-8:2012/A2:2018 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
IEC 60335-2-8 ®
Edition 6.0 2018-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
A MENDMENT 2
AM ENDEMENT 2
Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety –
Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shavers, hair clippers and similar
appliances
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues – Sécurité –
Partie 2-8: Exigences particulières pour les rasoirs, les tondeuses et appareils
analogues
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 13.120; 97.170 ISBN 978-2-8322-6263-4
– 2 – IEC 60335-2-8:2012/AMD2:2018
© IEC 2018
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 61: Safety of household and
similar electrical appliances.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
61/5710/FDIS 61/5727/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC website under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
NOTE The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing
organizations may need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in
which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or
revised tests.
It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation
nationally not earlier than 12 months or later than 36 months from
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