bos iec 60335-2-2 household and similar electrical appliances - safety - part 2-2 particular requirements for vacuum cleaners and water-suction cleaning appliances 28 pages in english this international standard deals with the safety of electric vacuum cleaners and water-suction cleaning appliances for household and similar purposes including vacuum cleaners for animal grooming their rated voltage being not more than 250 v. it also applies to centrally-sited vacuum cleaners and automatic battery-powered cleaners.this standard also applies to motorized cleaning heads and current-carrying hoses associated with a particular vacuum cleaner.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 laymen in shops and other premises for normal housekeeping purposes are within the scope of this standard.note 101- examples of such appliances are appliances intended to be used for normal housekeeping purposes in hotels offices schools hospitals and similar premises.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 account ullipersons including children whose liliphysical sensory or mental capabilities or lililack of experience and knowledge li ulprevents them from using the appliance safely without supervision or instruction ullichildren playing with the appliance li ulnote 102 attention is drawn to the fact that ullifor appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft additional requirements may be necessary liliin many countries additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour the natural water supply authorities and similar authorities. li ulnote 103 this standard does not apply to ulliappliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes liliappliances intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail such as presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere dust vapour or gas liliwet and dry vacuum cleaners including power brush for commercial use iec 60335-2-69 . li ul