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Safety confirmation report

The electrical product and household goods safety confirmation program

  • "product that requires safety confirmation," shall mean electrical appliances or consumer products that fall into any of the following categories;
  • A. Electrical appliances subject to the safety confirmation requirements: the electrical appliances that involve risks of fires or electrification due to their structures or the way they are used and designated by the Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, as it is recognized that a test in an agency designated by the Minister of the said Ministry may prevent such risks;
  • B. Consumer products subject to safety confirmation requirements: the consumer products with risks of injuries, property damages, or environmental damage due to their materials, structures, or the way they are used, which are designated by the Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, as it is recognized that a test in an agency designated by the Minister of the said Ministry may prevent such risks.

The related laws and regulations

(Article 3 of the Guideline for the Operation of the Safety Management of Electrical Products and Household Products (The detailed items of the products that require safety certification.)
  • ③ The electrical appliances that require safety confirmation are designated as the products which use an AC/DC power source of 1,000 V or less, as shown in Item 1 of Table 4.
  • ④ The consumer products that require safety confirmation shall be the products shown in Item 2 under Table 4.
(Article 3 of the Guideline for the Operation of the Safety Management of Electrical Products and Household Products (The detailed items of the products that require safety certification.)
  • ① ) The details of the items that are designated as the electrical products that require safety certifications, electrical products of which the safety must be confirmed, and electrical products of which the conformity of the supplier must be confirmed (hereinafter referred to as the electrical products that require safety management), as per Item 8 under Article 3 of the rule, are as follows;
  • 2. The detailed items in the electrical appliances subject to the safety confirmation requirements are followed;
  • ② The details of the household products, as per Item 8, Article 3 of the rule, that require safety certification, safety confirmation, and confirmation of the conformity of the supplier, as well as the household products that require the packaging to protect the children (hereinafter referred to as the household products that require safety management) are as follows;
  • 2. The details of the consumer products subject to safety confirmation requirements are as shown in Table 5.
  • ③ The electrical products that use an AC power source of 30V or less or a DC source of 42V or less are not counted as electrical products that require safety management. However, even if the product has a power source of AC 30V or less or DC 42 or less, the electrical products that are separately designated in Table 1 through 3 are counted as electrical products that require safety management.
  • ④ The electrical products that combine more than two product functions into one are considered as a single model, to which the detailed criteria for model classification for their functions before the combination and safety have a direct impact.

Products subject to safety confirmation

Classifications Items Detailed items
Electrical instruments A. Fruit peeling machine
  • Fruit peeling machine
B. Electric melter
  • Wax melter
  • Chocolate melter
  • Pants wax melter
C. Hair shop/barbershop equipment
  • Hair grower
  • Shampooing machine
  • Hair humidifier
  • Nail trimmer
  • Electric shaver
  • Electric hair clipper
  • Face sauna
D. Electric chair and powered bed
  • Electric barber's chair
  • Powered bed
  • Electric heated chair
  • Angle-adjusting chair
E. Compressor
  • Compressor
F. Electric hot water mat
  • Electric hot water mat
  • Electric hot water bed
G. Mouth washer
  • Electric toothbrush
  • Mouth rinser
H. Pest control device
  • Pest control device
  • Electric bug zapper
I. Electric dust collector
  • Electric dust collector
J. Service equipment
  • Electric polisher
  • Baggage storage machine
  • Bill exchanger
  • Coin exchanger
K. Electric air curtain
  • Electric air curtain
L. Fan coil unit
  • Fan coil unit
M. Waste heat recovery machine
  • Waste heat recovery machine
N. Gaming machines
  • Laser shooting system
  • Driving simulation system
  • Claw machine
  • Dartboard
  • Basketball game machine
  • Other gaming machines
Note) The personal service equipment is defined in K or KC 60335 or other similar equipment, including those of commercial purposes only. For the video game machines defined in K or KC 60035 and 60950-1, see Paragraph T under item 9, Table 2 -2 (Video Game Equipment).
O. Dishwashing machine and dish drying machine
  • Electric dishwashing machine
  • Electric dish drying machine
Note) Only those of which the rated input is no more than 5kW.
P. Electric fumigation machines
  • Electric fumigation insect killer
  • Electric aroma defuser
Q. Anti-freezing machine for water pipe
  • Anti-freezing machine for water pipe
R. Oxygen ion generator
  • Oxygen ion generator
S. Electric water purifier
  • Electric water purifier
  • Water ionizer
T. Electric washing machine
  • Ultrasonic washing machine
  • Fruit-vegetable washer
  • Another electric washing machine
  • Ozone water maker
Note) Ozone watermakers that are used with an AC power source of 30V or lower or a DC power source of 42V or lower are included. In this case, the item will count as electrical appliances subject to supplier conformance confirmation.
U. Electric fitness machine
  • Electric fitness machine
V. Electric car charger
  • Electric car charger (of which the rated capacity is no more than 100VAh)
W. Energy storage device
  • The energy storage device (of which the rated capacity is no more than 100kVh)
X. Electric sawing machine for home
  • Electric sawing machine for home
Y. Sauna machine
  • Electric steam sauna machine
  • Electric sauna machine
  • Electric heater for sauna machines
  • Electric heater for steam sauna
Z. Electric appliances for fish tanks, plants, or pets
  • Heaters for fish tanks or plants
  • Heaters for egg hatchery or nursery
  • Fish tank bubbler
  • Electric fish tank for aquarium
AA. Bubbler
  • Bubbler
AB. AC-powered air purifier
  • Air purifier
  • Ionizer
AC. Electric spray
  • Electric spray
AD. Wet towel roller and packing machine
  • Wet towel packing machine
  • Wet towel rolling machine
AE. Electric kitchen appliances using DC power
  • Juicer
  • Juicer-mixer
  • Hood mixer
  • Electric green-juice maker
  • Creaming agitator
  • Egg batter maker
  • Mixer
  • Butter making machine
  • Juice presser
  • Slicing machine
  • Coffee grinder
  • Ice grinder
  • Other electric kitchen appliances
Note) Those that are used with a DC power source of 42V or lower are included. In this case, only the requirements for the supplier conformance confirmation will apply.
AF. Electric hot thermal treatment machine using a DC power source, a foot warmer using a DC power source
  • Electric thermal treatment machine
  • Foot warmer
  • Electric pocket warmer
  • Electric cushion
  • Heating seat
Note) Includes the ones used with a DC 42V power source or lower.
AG. Electric bug zapper using a DC power source
  • Electric-shock-based bug-killing machine
Note) Includes the ones used with a DC 42V power source or lower. However, the ones that run on batteries or secondary batteries (rechargeable batteries) shall be subject to supplier conformance confirmation.
AI. Vending machine
  • Vending machine
AJ. Electric sterilizer
  • Electric sterilizer
AK. Dehumidifier
  • Dehumidifier
AL. Food waste treatment machine
  • Food waste treatment machine (excluding the food waste dispenser that grinds the food waste)
  • Food waste dispenser (that grinds food waste and is allowed according to the Sewerage Act)
AM. Electric warmer and warming cabinet
  • Electric warmer
  • Electric warm brewer
  • Electric warming cabinet
Note) Those that are capable of keeping food or kitchenware warm.
AN. Fluid pump
  • Fluid pump
  • Electric hot water pump
Note) This includes the pumps with a filtering function. The temperature of the fluid in these pumps shall not exceed 90℃. The ones of special designs to be attached to a machine are not included. Vacuum pumps and sand pumps are also excluded.
AO. Electric heating devices
  • Soldering machine
  • Desoldering machine
  • Pistol-type soldering machine
  • Thermoplastic pipe welder
  • Film joiner
  • Plastic cutter
  • Paint remover
  • Heat gun
  • Electric carving machine
AP. Electric bathtub
  • Whirlpool bathtub (including bathtub bubblers that can be used independently)
  • Partial/full-body bathtub
  • Foot basin
AQ. the items that are similar to those named in Paragraphs A through AP
Note) Only those of which the rated input is no more than 10kW. Explosion-proof types are not included.

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