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AS/NZS 60335.2.87:2002 (R2016)

AS/NZS 60335.2.87:2002 (R2016)

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

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AS 2002-11-22 29
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Specifies particular safety requirements for approval and test purposes. It is to be read in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1. This Standard is technically equivalent to and reproduced from IEC 60335-2-87:2002.

Scope

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.

This International Standard 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.

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 101 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 102 The following types of electric animal-stunning equipment are covered by this standard:
– manual, semi-automatic and automatic

NOTE 103 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 104 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.

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