EGY/334
WTO/TBT
EG Egypt
  • 13 - Environment and health protection, Safety
  • 97 - Domestic and commercial equipment, Entertainment, Sports
2023-01-16
2022-11-18

Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Dishwashers (ICS code(s): 97.040.40)

Draft of Egyptian standard "ES 6575" Safety requirements of Household and similar electrical appliances - Particular requirements for dishwashers"; (22 page(s), in Arabic)

This draft of Egyptian standard concerned with the safety of electric dishwashers for household and similar purposes that are intended for domestic use designed for washing and rinsing dishes, cutting tools and other containers, and its rated voltage is not more than 250 volts for single-sided appliances and 480 volts for other appliances.

Appliances intended for normal household and similar use which can also be used by private persons in shops, light industry and farms fall within the scope of this standard. However, if the appliance is intended for professional use for washing and rinsing dishes, cutlery and other utensils used for commercial purposes, the appliance is not considered for home use.

This standard is concerned, whenever practical, with the common hazards resulting from appliances, which all persons face in and around the home. In general, this standard does not take into account the following cases:

Unsupervised use of devices by young children or people with special needs.

Young children playing with devices. Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with modification with IEC 60335-2-5:2012+AMD1:2018

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