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Household and similar electrical appliances. Safety -- Particular requirements for electrical animal-stunning equipment
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BSI BS EN IEC 60335-2-87:2020+A1:2021

Household and similar electrical appliances. Safety -- Particular requirements for electrical animal-stunning equipment

PUBLISH DATE 2021
PAGES 28
BSI BS EN IEC 60335-2-87:2020+A1:2021

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.

This part of IEC 60335 deals with the safety of electric animal-stunning equipment the rated voltage of which is not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.

NOTE 101 Battery-operated appliances and other d.c. supplied appliances are within the scope of this standard. Dual supply appliances, either mains-supplied or battery-operated, are regarded as battery-operated appliances when operated in the battery mode.

This standard is applicable to electric animal-stunning equipment for industrial or commercial use, for use on farms or for use in areas where they may be a source of danger to the public.

So far as is practical, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by these types of appliances.

NOTE 102 Examples of electric animal-stunning equipment within the scope of this standard are those used to stun:

  • bovines such as cattle, calves, cows, heifers and bulls;

  • ovines such as sheep and lambs;

  • caprines such as goats;

  • cervids such as deer;

  • solipeds such as horses, donkeys and mules;

  • birds such as chickens, turkeys and guinea fowl;

  • porcines such as pigs;

  • fur animals such as foxes, chinchilla, rabbits and possums;

  • mustelids such as mink and polecats;

  • other ruminants such as camels.

NOTE 103 The following types ofelectric animal-stunning equipmentare covered by this standard:

  • manual, semi-automatic and automatic.

NOTE 104 Attention is drawn to the fact that:

  • for electric animal-stunning equipment intended to be used on board ships, additional requirements may 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 concerning the humane slaughter of animals.

NOTE 105 This standard does not apply to:

  • 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);

  • electric fence energizers (see IEC 60335-2-76);

  • electric fishing machines (see IEC 60335-2-86);

  • meat tenderizers, carcass immobilizers, carcass stiffeners, spinal discharge equipment or similar equipment.

SDO BSI: British Standards Institution
Document Number IEC 60335-2-87
Publication Date Oct. 4, 2021
Language en - English
Page Count 28
Revision Level 1
Supercedes
Committee W/-
Publish Date Document Id Type View
Oct. 4, 2021 BS EN IEC 60335-2-87:2020+A1:2021 Consolidated