BS EN 62784 specifies requirements for vacuum cleaners and dust extractors providing equipment protection level Dc for the collection of combustible dust.
Note1: BS EN 62784 covers electrical mobile motor-operated vacuum cleaners Equipment Protection Level (EPL) Dc.
Note2: BS EN 62784 includes dust extractors, for wet suction or dry suction, intended for commercial indoor use with or without attachments, to collect combustible dust in an explosive dust atmosphere.
Note3: The requirements for the construction and testing covered by BS EN 62784 are applied in addition to the requirements for commercial and industrial vacuum cleaners in IEC 60335-2-69.
Note4: BS EN 62784 does not cover specific hazards associated with extreme ambient temperatures (less than –20 °C or higher than 40 °C) unless otherwise marked by the manufacturer as given in IEC 60079-0.
Note5: BS EN 62784 does not cover motorized cleaning heads for which additional requirements are under consideration.
Note6: BS EN 62784 does not apply to:
BS EN 62784 on requirements for vacuum cleaners and dust extractors is useful for:
BS EN 62784 recognizes the internationally accepted level of protection against hazards such as electrical, mechanical, thermal, fire, and radiation of appliances when operated as in normal use taking into account the manufacturer's instructions.
Vacuum cleaners covered by BS EN 62784 minimize the risk of ignition during normal operation (intended use). By fulfilling the requirements specified in BS EN 62784, any misuse which can reasonably be anticipated is addressed.
IEC 62784:2017
EN 62784:2018