bos iec 60335-2-40 2013 household and similar electrical appliances safety - part 2-40 particular requirements for fans scope 155 pages in english . this part of iec 60335 deals with the safety of electric heat pumps including sanitary hot water heat pumps air conditioners and dehumidifiers incorporating motor-compressors and hydronic room fan coils their maximum rated voltages being not more than 250 v for single phase appliances and 600 v for all other appliances.appliances not intended for normal household use note 101 a definition of motor compressor is given in iec 60335-2-34 which includes the statement that the term motor-compressor is used to designate either a hermetic motor-compressor or semi-hermetic motor-compressor. note 102 requirements for refrigeration safety are covered by iso 5149 and requirements for containers intended for storage of the heated water included in sanitary hot water heat pumps are in addition covered by iec 60335-2-21. this standard does not take into account chemicals other than grou a1 a2 or a3 as defined by ansi ashrae iso classification. this standard specifies particular requirements for the use of flammable refrigerants. unless specifications are covered by this standard including the annexes requirements for refrigerating safety are covered by iso 5149. the sections and clauses in iso 5149 of particular concern to this standard are as follows - section 3 design and construction equipment applies to all appliances and systems. - section 4 requirements for utilization applies to appliances and systems which are for similar electric appliances i.e. commercial and light industrial. - section 5 operating procedures applies to appliances and systems which are for similar electric appliances i.e. commercial and light industrial. supplementary heaters or a provision for their separate installation are within the scope of this standard but only heaters which are designed as a part of the appliance package the controls being incorporated in the appliance note 103 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 - for appliances subjected to pressure additional requirements may be necessary - in many countries additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities responsible for the protection of labour and national authorities responsible for storage transportation building constructions and installations. note 104 this standard does not apply to - humidifiers intended for use with heating and cooling equipment iec 60335-2-88 - appliances designed exclusively for industrial processing - 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 .