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