CEI EN 60335-2-68

BILINGUAL

This International Standard deals with the safety of electrical
portable, non-self-propelled motor-operated spray
extraction machines with or without attachments and with
or without electrical heating elements, intended for commercial
indoor use.

NOTE 101 This standard applies to machines for commercial use.
The following list, although not comprehensive, gives an indication
of locations that are included in the scope:

• public use areas such as hotels, schools, hospitals;

• industrial locations, for example factories and manufacturing
shops;

• retail outlets, for example shops and supermarkets;

• business premises, for example offices and banks;

• rental services for those machines;

• all uses other than normal housekeeping purposes.

They are not equipped with a traction
drive. The following power systems are covered:

• mains powered motors up to a rated voltage of
250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other
appliances,

• battery powered motors.

This standard applies to machines in which the pressure of the
employed cleaning agent does not exceed 2,5 MPa,
and in which the product of the pressure (in MPa) and the flow of
cleaning agent (in litres per minute) does not exceed 100, and in
which the temperature of the cleaning agent at the
spray nozzle outlet does not exceed 85 °C.

This standard deals with the reasonably foreseeable hazards
presented by machines that are encountered by all persons.

However, in general, it does not take into account:

• children playing with the machine;

• the use of the machine by children;

• user maintenance by children, including the
cleaning of the machine.

It is recognized that very vulnerable people may have needs
beyond the level addressed in this standard.

This standard does not apply to

• vacuum cleaners and water-suction cleaning appliances for
household use (IEC 60335-2-2);

• floor treatment machines for commercial use (IEC 60335-2-67,
IEC 60335-2-72);

• wet and dry vacuum cleaners, including power brush, for
commercial use (IEC 60335-2-69);

• hand-held and transportable motor-operated electric tools (IEC
60745 series, IEC 61029 series).

• machines designed for use in corrosive or explosive
environments (dust, vapour or gas);

• machines designed for picking up hazardous dusts (as defined
in IEC 60335-2-69), inflammable substances, or glowing
particles;

• machines designed to handle hazardous solvents, such as
flammable or explosive liquids;

NOTE 102 Attention is drawn to the fact that in many countries,
additional requirements on the safe use of the equipment covered
can be specified by the national health authorities, the national
authorities responsible for the protection of labour, the national
water supply authorities and similar authorities.