G/TBT/N/BWA/57  
 
26 January 2017  
(17-0533) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : BOTSWANA   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Investment, Trade & In dustry  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above :  
Botswana Bureau of Standar ds 
Private Bag BO 48  
Gaborone  
Botswana  
Tel: +267 3903200  
Fax: +267 3903120  
Toll Free Number: 0800 600 900  
Email: infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  ; info_centre@bobst andards.bw  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Domestic s afety (ICS 
13.120)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  BOS IEC 60335 -2-
30, Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2 -30: Particular requirements 
for room heaters (153 pages, in English).     
6. Descript ion of content:  This International Standard deals with the safety of electric room 
heaters for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V 
for single -phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances.  
NOTE 101 Examples of ap pliances that are within the scope the scope of this standard are : 
- convector heaters;  
- fan heaters;  
- liquid -filled radiators;  
- panel heaters;  
- radiant heaters;  
- tubular heaters;  
- ceiling mounted heat lamp appliances.  
For extraction fans of ceiling mounted heat l amp appliances, IEC 60335 -2-80 is applicable 
as far as is reasonable.  
Appliances not intended for normal household use but which nevertheless may be a source 
of danger to the public,  such as appliances intended to be used by layman in shops, in 
light indus try and on farms, are within the scope of this standard.  
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  As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by 
appliances that are encountered by all persons in and around the home. However, in 
general, it does not take into a ccount  persons (including children) whose  physical, sensory 
or mental capabilities; or  lack of experience and knowledge  prevents them from using the 
appliance safely without supervision or instruction  
- children playing with the appliance.  
NOTE 102 Attention  is drawn to the fact that  
- for appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, 
additional requirements may be necessary;  
- in many countries, additional requirements are specified by the national health 
authorities, the national aut horities responsible for the protection of labour and 
similar authorities;  
- for appliances intended to be used in the presence of combustible dust, for example 
in barns or stables, additional requirements may be necessary.  
NOTE 103 This standard does not ap ply to  
- appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes;  
- appliances intended to be used where special conditions prevail, such as the 
presence of corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas);  
- heaters that are built into air conditioners ( IEC 60335 -2-40); 
- clothes dryers and towel rails (IEC 60335 -2-43); 
- heaters for saunas(IEC 60335 -2-53); 
- -thermal -storage room heaters (IEC 60335 -2-61); 
- heating appliances for breeding and rearing animals (IEC 60335 -2-71); 
- foot warmers and heating mats (IEC 6 0335-2-81); 
- flexible sheet heating elements for room heating (IEC 60335 -2-96); 
- heated carpets;  
- central heating systems;  
- heating cables (IEC 60800).  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Quality requirements ; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows.  
Addition:  IEC 60335 -2-5:2002,  Household and  similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 
2-5: Particular requirement s for dishwashers  Amendment 1 (2005)  Amendment 2 (2008)  
IEC 60335 -2-43, Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2 -43: 
Particular  requirements for clothes dryers and towel rails  
IEC 60335 -2-80, Household and similar electrical appliances  - Safety - Part 2 -80: 
Particular  requirements for fans   
ISO 2758, Paper -Determination of bursting strength  
ISO 3864 -1, Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safety signs - Part 1: Design principles  
for safety signs in workplaces and public areas   
Defini tions 
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:  
3.101  visibly glowing radiant heater  heater incorporating at least one visibly glowing 
heating element  G/TBT/N/BWA/5 7 
 
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  3.102  fan heater  heater in which the movement of the air over the heating element is 
assiste d by a fan  
3.103  heater for mounting at high level  heater intended to be fixed at a height of at least 
1,8 m above the floor  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 6 months after notification  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined   
10. Final date for  comments:  60 days after  notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body: