AS/NZS 3350.2.25:2001

Specifies particular safety requirements for approval and test purposes. It is to be read in conjunction with AS/NZS 3350.1. This Standard is technically equivalent to and reproduced from IEC 60335-2-25:1996.

This clause of part 1 is replaced by:This standard deals with the safety of microwave ovens for household use, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V.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 purposes 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 authorities responsible for the protection of labour and similar authorities.NOTE 2 This standard does not apply to– commercial microwave ovens (IEC 60335-2-90, under consideration);– industrial microwave heating equipment (IEC 60519-6) 1);– appliances for medical purposes (IEC 60601) 2);– 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).NOTE 3 This standard together with annex BB is applicable to combination microwave ovens and microwave ovens incorporating a browning function until IEC 60335-2-100 is published.

First published in Australia as AS 3301-1978.
Second edition 1980.
Third edition 1988.
First published in New Zealand as NZS 6325:1992.
Fourth Australian edition AS 3301-1992.
Jointly revised and redesignated AS/NZS 3350.2.25:1997.
Second edition 2001.