AS/NZS 3350.2.60:2000

Specifies particular safety requirements for approval and test purposes. It is to be read in conjunction with AS/NZS 3350.1:1994. This Standard is an adoption with national modifications and contains the full text of IEC 60335-2-60:1997.

This clause of part 1 is replaced by:This standard deals with the safety of electric whirlpool baths for indoor use, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.This standard also applies to appliances for circulating air or water in conventional baths.Appliances not intended for normal household use but which nevertheless may be a source of danger to the public, such as appliances intended to be used by laymen in hotels, fitness centres and similar places, are within the scope of this standard.So far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by appliances which are encountered by all persons in and around the home.This standard does not, in general, take into account– the use of appliances by young children or infirm persons without supervision;– playing with the appliance by young children.NOTE 1 – Attention is drawn to the fact that– for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional requirements may be necessary;– for appliances intended to be used in tropical countries, special requirements may be necessary;– for the purpose of this Standard, Australia and New Zealand are not considered to be tropical;– in many countries additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national water supply authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour and similar authorities.NOTE 2 – This standard does not apply to– equipment for water circulation in swimming and motion exercise pools;– cleaning appliances for swimming pools;– appliances intended for medical purposes;– 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).

First published in Australia as part of AS 3136-1992.
Second edition 1996.
First published in New Zealand as NZS 6232:1996.
AS 3136-1992 and NZS 6232:1996 jointly revised and redesignated in part as AS/NZS 3350.2.60:2000.