This clause of part 1 is replaced by:This standard deals with the safety of electric drives for garage doors for residential use which open and close in a vertical direction, the rated voltage of the drives being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances. It also covers the hazards associated with the movement of these electrically driven garage doors.NOTE 1 – Examples of garage doors which open and close in a vertical direction are shown in figure 101.NOTE 2 – The drive may be supplied with a garage door.NOTE 3 – This standard also applies to entrapment protection devices for use with drives.NOTE 4 – This standard does not cover hazards related to the mechanisms of the door itself.So far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by appliances which are encountered by all persons in and around the home.This standard does not in general take into account playing with the appliance by young children, but recognizes that children may be in the vicinity of the garage door.NOTE 5 – Attention is drawn to the fact that– for appliances intended to be used in tropical countries, special requirements may be necessary;– for the purpose of this Standard, Australia and New Zealand are not considered to be tropical;– in many countries additional requirements are specified by the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour and similar authorities.NOTE 6 – This standard does not apply to– drives for garage doors for use by more than one household;– drives for rolling shutters, awnings, blinds and similar equipment (IEC 60335-2-97); – drives for commercial and industrial purposes;– drives intended to be used in locations where special conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas).

Amendment 1 see DR 01933 CP First published as AS/NZS 3350.2.95:2000.