Standards Development

Scope

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.

This part of IEC 60335 deals with the safety of electric animal-stunning equipment, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances including direct current (DC) supplied appliances and battery-operated appliances.

Examples of direct current (DC) supplied appliances are those supplied by:

– an automotive starting, lighting and ignition (SLI) battery connected externally to the appliance by a detachable cord or leads;

– a category 6 battery (types 6AS6P, 6AS6S, 6PS6P, 6PS6S from IEC 60086-2) connected externally to the appliance by a detachable cord or leads;

– a solar panel (incorporated or separate);– a wind generator (incorporated or separate);

– a water generator (separate).

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.

Manual, semi-automatic and automatic electric animal-stunning equipment are covered by this standard:

So far as is practical, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by these types of appliances.

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.

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.

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.