This National Standard of Canada is based on International Standard CEI/IEC 335-2-2:1993. 1 Scope
This clause of part 1 is replaced by: This standard deals with safety of electric vacuum cleaners and water suction
cleaning appliances for household and similar purposes, including vacuum
cleaners for animal grooming, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. This standard also applies to motorized cleaning heads and current-carrying
hoses associated with a particular vacuum cleaner. 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 shops and other premises for normal housekeeping purposes, are
within the scope of this standard. Note 1 - Examples are appliances intended to be used for normal housekeeping
purposes in hotels, offices, schools, hospitals and similar premises. 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 person without
supervision; - playing with the appliance by young children NOTEs 2 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; - 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. 3 This standard does not apply to: - appliances incorporating heating elements; - centrally-sited vacuum cleaners; - appliances designed exclusively for industrial 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).