EN 17348:2022

Requirements for design and testing of vacuum cleaners for use in potentially explosive atmospheres

EN 17348:2022

Name:EN 17348:2022   Standard name:Requirements for design and testing of vacuum cleaners for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
Standard number:EN 17348:2022   language:English language
Release Date:24-May-2022   technical committee:CEN/TC 305 - Potentially explosive atmospheres - Explosion prevention and protection
Drafting committee:CEN/TC 305/WG 2 - Equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (provisional title)   ICS number:97.080 - Cleaning appliances

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2022
Zahteve za načrtovanje in preskušanje sesalnikov za uporabo v potencialno
eksplozivnih atmosferah
Requirements for design and testing of vacuum cleaners for use in potentially explosive
atmospheres
Anforderungen an die Konstruktion und Prüfung von Staubsaugern zur Verwendung in
explosionsgefährdeten Bereichen
Exigences relatives à la conception et aux essais des aspirateurs destinés à être utilisés
en atmosphère explosible
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17348:2022
ICS:
97.080 Aparati za čiščenje Cleaning appliances
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17348
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.080
English Version
Requirements for design and testing of vacuum cleaners
for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
Exigences relatives à la conception et aux essais des Anforderungen an die Konstruktion und Prüfung von
aspirateurs destinés à être utilisés en atmosphère Staubsaugern zur Verwendung in
explosible explosionsgefährdeten Bereichen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 April 2022.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 Safety requirements and protective measures .14
4.1 General .14
4.2 Risk assessment .14
4.3 Assignment of categories .15
4.4 Assignment of types and applicable requirements .15
5 Safety requirements regarding ignition hazards .16
5.1 Requirements applicable to all types of vacuum cleaners .16
5.2 Additional requirements applicable to electrical parts of vacuum cleaners .24
5.3 Additional requirements applicable to dry type dust collectors .25
5.4 Additional requirements applicable to wet type dust collectors .26
5.5 Additional requirements applicable to liquid collectors .28
6 Safety requirements regarding further significant hazards .29
6.1 Requirements applicable to all types of vacuum cleaners .29
6.2 Additional requirements applicable to the main filter for dry type dust collectors .37
6.3 Additional requirements applicable to liquid collectors .38
6.4 Additional requirements applicable to non-electrical vacuum cleaners .38
6.5 Additional requirements applicable to portable hand-held vacuum cleaners .39
7 Information for use .39
7.1 General .39
7.2 Operation and maintenance manual.39
7.3 Marking .47
7.4 Warning labels .49
7.5 Signal and warning devices .49
7.6 Examples of marking and warning labels .50
Annex A (informative) Methodological approach .52
Annex B (informative) Location of the power system in vacuum cleaners .53
Annex C (informative) Examples of vacuum cleaner types .57
Annex D (informative) Example of an Ignition Hazards Assessment .61
Annex E (informative) List of significant hazards .77
Annex F (informative) Seal and filtration efficiency test .80
Annex G (normative) Localization of measured points for earthing and bonding tests .83
Annex H (informative) Noise test code .84
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/34/EU aimed to be covered .91
Annex ZB (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered . 94
Bibliography . 97

European foreword
This document (EN 17348:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 305 “Potentially
explosive atmospheres – Explosion prevention and protection”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2022, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by November 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade association and supports essential requirements of
EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are an
integral part of this document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
This document is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100:2010.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market
players with regard to machinery safety:
— machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance, etc.).
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the
above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
— machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
— consumers (in case of machinery intended for use by consumers).
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered,
are indicated in the scope of this document.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B
standards, the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other
standards, for machines that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C
standard.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for design, construction, testing and marking of hand-held,
portable and transportable vacuum cleaners, including their accessories, constructed to Group II,
categories 2G or 3G (of explosion groups IIA, IIB, IIB plus hydrogen), and to Group II, categories 2D or 3D
(of explosion groups IIIA, IIIB and IIIC), intended for the collection of combustible or non-combustible
dusts and flammable or non-flammable liquids in potentially explosive atmospheres. A potentially
explosive atmosphere could be generated by the equipment during its intended use.
NOTE 1 The accumulation of 1 mm or more of combustible dust on surfaces in a working area can create an
explosive atmosphere (see reference to 1/32 in. of Depth of Dust Accumulation for Guidance for Area Electrical
Classification in NFPA 654, 2017 Edition).
This document applies to equipment driven by electric power and by pneumatic power.
This document gives guidelines for dealing with significant hazards, hazardous situations and/or events
relevant to vacuum cleaners when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are
reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.
Typical applications for the concerned equipment are:
— collection of dust produced by machinery at the point of generation;
— general housekeeping around machinery and of working areas; and/or
— collection of spills;
— cleaning of equipment during maintenance operations; and/or
— collection of specific waste.
For the collection of dust in the presence of flammable liquids or vapours, a specific risk assessment is
performed if this is part of the vacuum cleaners intended conditions of use and additional precautions
beyond what is described in this document can be required.
NOTE 2 The passage of dust through a vacuum cleaner will generate high levels of electrostatic charge which, in
most situations, will be a potential source of ignition to a flammable gas or vapour atmosphere.
For the collection of low-conductivity flammable liquids, a specific risk assessment is performed if this is
part of the vacuum cleaners intended conditions of use and additional precautions beyond what is
described in this document can be required.
NOTE 3 The resulting liquid velocities are likely to be in excess of the limits required to maintain electrostatic
charge generation at a non-hazardous level according to CLC/TR 60079-32-1:2018.
This document does not apply to equipment used to collect toxic dusts where there is a health risk if dust
passes through the filter elements. This document does not apply to the collection of dusts which have
explosive and unstable properties (UN transport class 1, class 4.1 and class 5.2).
NOTE 4 Hazards related to the use of vacuum cleaners for the collection of hazardous dusts are the subject of
other standards.
This document applies to vacuum cleaners with an internal dirty air volume of maximum 250 l.
NOTE 5 250 l is the volume above which it is recognized a vacuum cleaner might not be considered as
transportable by an operator, and above which additional explosion protections can be required.
The present version of the document does not apply to battery operated equipment.
NOTE 6 Battery
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