BS EN 60335-2-87:2002+A2:2019

Household and similar electrical appliances. Safety. Particular requirements for electrical animal-stunning equipment | Status: Superseded, Withdrawn

1 Scope This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following. This standard deals with the safety of electric animal-stunning equipment the rated voltage of which is not m ore than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V f or other appliances. 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. So far as is practical, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by these types of appliances.

NOTE 101 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;
• — cervidés such as deer;
• — solipede 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;
• — mustelide such as mink and polecats;
• — other ruminants such as camels.

NOTE 102 The following types of electric animal-stunning equipment are covered by this standard:

• — manual, semi-automatic and automatic.

NOTE 103 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.

NOTE 104 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.