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These Requirements of Annex Ee Have to Be Applied

GS mark need to consider Annex EE of EN 60950-1/A1:2010 which defines the requirements regarding household and home/office document/media shredders.

These requirements of Annex EE have to be applied regardless of the transitional period of the standard.

Main requirement of Annex EE is summaries as follows:
 

  • Marking and instructions for alerting the user the possible hazards arising from
    • Using by children
    • Hand accessing the paper feeding opening
    • Cloth entering the paper feeding opening
    • Hair entering the paper feeding opening
    • Using aerosol products near paper shredder with brush motor
                                                                                                                                       
  • The interlock shall be constructed so that accidental operation by test finger is prevented.
  • Disconnecting switch is required and should be located where it is easily assessable to user whose body part or clothing may be caught at the feed opening.
  • Testing on paper feeding opening for protection against hazardous moving parts by newly introduced test wedge.

The major differences between EN 50548:2011 and DIN V VDE 0126-5 listed as below:


Standard

Products          

Information technology equipment - Safety -- Part 1: General requirements 

EN 60950-1  

Paper shredder

 

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