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IEC TS 62835

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Elect ric t oast ers for household and simi ar use – Met hods and measurement s

for improving accessibi ity

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IEC TS 62835

Edit io 1.0 2 15-0

Elect ric t oast ers for household and simi ar use – Met hods and measurement s

for improving accessibi ity

FOREWORD 4

INTRODUCTION 6

1 Sco e 7

2 Normative ref eren es 7

3 Terms an def i ition 8

4 Source of ac es ibi ty recommen ation 9

4.1 General 9

4.2 Users’ c aracteristic 9

4.3 Bod me s rements 10 5 As es ment of ac es ibi ty 10 5.1 General 10 5.2 Tas s the u er has to car y out 10 5.3 Proced re f or ac es ibi ty as es ment 12 5.3.1 General 12 5.3.2 Ambient con ition 1

2 5.3.3 As es ment proced re 12 6 Me s rement ac urac 13 6.1 General 13 6 2 Line r dimen ion 1

3

6.3 An le 13

6.4 F rce 13

6.5 Torq e 13

6.6 Reflection 13

7 Test proced re 13

7.1 General 13

7.2 General recommen ation for printin , markin s an display 13

7.2.1 General 13

7.2.2 Contrast 14

7.2.3 Colour contrast 14

7.2.4 Reflection an glos 14

7.2.5 Up er an lower case let ers 14

7.2.6 F nt style 15

7.2.7 F nt size 15

7.2.8 Symb ls 15

7.3 Inf ormation s p l ed with the to ster (e.g in tru tion for u e) 15

7.3.1 General 15

7.3.2 Avai a i ty of alternative formats 15

7.3.3 Clarity of in tru tion for u e 16

7.3.4 In ex 16

7.3.5 Con tru tion of printed doc ments 17

7.3.6 Pa er reflectan e 17

7.3.7 Line sp cin 17

7.4 Mec anical asp cts 17

7.4.1 L yout of interactive p rts 17

7.4.2 Lif tin an car yin 17

7.4.3 At ac ments 17

7.4.4 Removal of to sted items 18

7.4.5 Crumb removal 18

7.4.6 Power plu an cord 18

7.4.7 Op ration of the to ster 19

7.5 Controls 19

7.5.1 General 19

7.5.2 Pu h buton 19

7.5.3 Kno s 2

7.5.4 L ver 2

7.5.5 Mec anical selection whe ls an sl de-controls 2

7.5.6 Tou h controls 2

7.6 F edb c 2

7.7 Markin s on the to ster 2

7.7.1 General 2

7.7.2 L cation of information 2

7.7.3 L t er heig t of markin s 2

7.7.4 Symb ls 2

7.8 Pac agin 2

7.8.1 Ease of u p c in an re ac in 2

7.8.2 Information provided 2

An ex A (informative) Han me s rements 2

Biblogra h 3

Fig re 1 – Cyl n rical k o s an a b r grip k o 2

Fig re 2 – Mec anical selection whe l 2

Fig re 3 – Sl de control 2

Fig re A.1 – Han len th 2

Fig re A.2 – Dorsal len th of mid le f i ger 2

Fig re A.3 – Bac of the han ’s len th 2

Fig re A.4 – “Projective” han width 2

Fig re A.5 – Direct fist width 2

Fig re A.6 – Distal mid le han ’s (metacarpu ’) thic nes 3

Fig re A.7 – “Projective” distal th mb joint’s width 3

Fig re A.8 – “Projective” distal f orefin er joint’s width 31

Ta le 1 – Tas as es ment 1

Ta le 2 – Cyl n er k o s 21

Ta le 3 – Bar grip k o s 21

Ta le 4 – Mec anical selection whe ls (Se Fig re 2) 2

Ta le 5 – Slde control (Se Fig re 3) 2

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

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ex e tional circ mstan es, a tec nical commit e may pro ose the publ cation of a Tec nical

Sp cification when

• the req ired s p ort can ot b o tained for the publ cation of an International Stan ard,

despite re e ted ef forts, or

• the s bject is sti u der tec nical develo ment or where, for any other re son, there is the

f uture but no immediate p s ibi ty of an agre ment on an International Stan ard

Tec nical Sp cif i ation are s bject to review within thre ye rs of publ cation to decide

whether they can b tran formed into International Stan ard

IEC TS 6 8 5, whic is a Tec nical Sp cification, has b en pre ared by IEC tec nical

commit e 5 : Perf orman e of hou ehold an simiar electrical a pl an es

The text of this Tec nical Sp cification is b sed on the f ol owin doc ments:

Ful information on the votin for the a proval of this Tec nical Sp cification can b f ou d in

the re ort on votin in icated in the a ove ta le

This publ cation has b en draf ted in ac ordan e with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2

In this Tec nical Sp cification, the fol owin typ is u ed:

– c mp a c stat eme ts: in ita c type

The commit e has decided that the contents of this publ cation wi remain u c an ed u ti

the sta i ty date in icated on the IEC we site u der "htp:/we store.iec.c " in the data

related to the sp cif i publ cation At this date, the publ cation wi b

• tran f ormed into an International stan ard,

Ever gre ter deman s are now b in placed on the ac es ibi ty of prod cts, but despite this,

there has b en no e si y avai a le data f or as es in an evaluatin prod cts f rom an

ac es ibi ty p rsp ctive An ef fective way to con u t prod ct develo ment is to work on the

b sis of adeq ate testin method f or as es in variou pro erties, as ac es ibi ty

recommen ation can b formulated more cle rly an b given gre ter emphasis d rin the

develo ment of a plan es Ac es ibi ty pro erties mu t b prioritised alon side f un tional,

tec nical an prod ction- elated pro erties

For this purp se, an in entory of sources with a prod ct-ac es ibi ty foc s has b en drawn

up, whic has given u eful b sic inf ormation an data for setin recommen ation f or the

desig of prod cts This Tec nical Sp cification on to sters is a res lt of this work, an

provides inf ormation in the form of ac es ibi ty facts an an u derstan in of the interaction

of u er an a pl an e

This Tec nical Sp cification is b in is ued in the Tec nical Sp cification series of

publ cation (ac ordin to the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 3.1.1.1) as a “prosp ctive stan ard

f or provisional a plcation” in the field of ac es ibi ty of hou ehold a pl an es b cau e there

is an urgent ne d f or g idan e on how stan ard in this field s ould b u ed to me t an

identified ne d

This Tec nical Sp cification provides recommen ation an me s rements for prod ct

c aracteristic of hou ehold to sters, whic contribute to their ac es ibi ty an u derlyin

ergonomic prin iples These recommen ation originate f rom s ientific k owled e an the

the ry of ergonomic , ph siolog , prod ct desig an other relevant dis ipl nes This

Tec nical Sp cification a pl es ISO/IEC Guide 71 an ISO/TR 2 41 to to sters Data is

drawn f rom ISO/TR 2 41 an , if not sp cified there, f rom other sources

The purp se of desig in an evaluatin to sters with regard to ac es ibi ty is to maximize

the n mb r of p o le who can re di y u e the prod cts Ac es ible prod cts can b desig ed

by in orp ratin prod ct c aracteristic that are b neficial f or the u er This Tec nical

Sp cification explain the c aracteristic , whic me t the ne d an a i ties of an inten ed

u er

However, the c aracteristic that a prod ct ne d for ac es ibi ty are de en ent on the typ

of u er an tas This Tec nical Sp cif i ation therefore in lu es o jective criteria regardin

ac es ibi ty for prod ct c aracteristic of the to ster

ELECTRIC TOA STERS FOR HOUSEHOLD A ND SIMILA R USE –

This Tec nical Sp cification contain ac es ibi ty recommen ation to ena le the u e of

to sters by older p rson an p rson with disa i ties It provides g idan e to ac ieve more

ac es ible to sters

This Tec nical Sp cif i ation provides test method an data that s p ort ac es ible desig

This Tec nical Sp cification gives g idan e to a ply ISO/TR 2 41 an ISO/IEC Guide 71 to

the desig of to sters an to IEC 6 44 It do s not de l with saf ety is ues nor cover to sters

f or profes ional u e

The f ol owin doc ments, in whole or in p rt, are normatively ref eren ed in this doc ment an

are in isp n a le f or its a pl cation For dated ref eren es, only the edition cited a ples For

u dated referen es, the latest edition of the referen ed doc ment (in lu in an

amen ments) a pl es

IEC 6 3 5-1, Ho se old a d simil ar ele tric l a pl ian es – Safety – Part 1: Ge eral

re uireme ts

IEC 6 3 5-2-9, Ho se ol d a d similar el ectric l a p a c s – Safety – P art 2-9: P artic lar

re uireme ts for gril ls, toast ers a d similar p rtabl e c o ing a pl ian es

IEC 6 417, Gra hic l symb ls for use o e uipme t (avai a le at: htp:/ www.gra hical

-s mb ls.info/eq ipment

IEC 6 4 2:19 8, Electric t oast ers for h use ol d a d similar p rp ses – Methods for

IEC 6 4 2:19 8/AMD1:2 0

1

IEC TR 615 2, H ouse ol d ele tric l a plian es – Guid el i es for c nsumer p n l testin

IEC 8 0 9-1:2 12, P re arat io of instru tions for use – Stru t uring, c nte t a d prese t ation

– Part 1: Ge eral principl es a d d etailed re uireme ts

ISO/IEC Guide 3 , Instructions for use ofprodu ts b c nsumers

ISO/IEC Guide 71:2 14, Guide for ad res ing a c s ibil ity in st and ards

ISO 2 13, Paints a d varnish s – Determinat io ofglos valu at 2 d egre s, 6 d egre s a d

85 de re s

ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , Erg n mics dat a a d g id elines for t he a plc tion of ISO/IEC Guid e 7 1

to produ ts a d servic s to addres t he n eds of old er p rso s a d p rso s with d isa il it ies

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Th re e ists a c n old te e itio 2.1 in lu in IEC 6 4 2:19 8 a d its Ame dme t 1:2 0

ISO 7 0 , Gra hic l symb ls for use o e uipme t – Re ist ered symb ls (avai a le at:

htp:/ www.gra hical-s mb ls.info/eq ipment

EN 12 6 -1, Lig t a d lightin – Light ing of work pla es – Part 1: Indo r work pla es

EN 13 0 , Paints a d varnish s – Wat er-b rn c atin materials a d c atin syst ems for

int erior wal ls a d c il ings Cl as ific t ion

3 Terms and def initions

For the purp ses of this doc ment, the f ol owin terms an def i ition a ply:

3.1

a c s ibi ity

extent to whic prod cts, s stems, services, en ironments an faci ties can b u ed by

p o le f rom a p pulation with the widest ran e of c aracteristic an ca a i ties to ac ieve a

sp cified go l in a sp cified context of u e

Note 1 to e try: Co te t of u e in lu e dire t u e or u e s p orte b a sistiv te h olo ie

Note 2 to e try: Ad pte f rom ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , d f i itio 3.6

[SOURCE: ISO 2 8 0:2 1 , 2.1]

3.2

a c s ible d sign

desig foc sed on div erse u ers t o max imize t he n mb r of p t ent ial u ers w ho can re diy u e a

s stem in div erse contex t s

Note 1 to e try: This aim c n b a hie e b ( ) d sig in s stems th t are re diy u a le b mo t u ers with ut

a y mo if i atio , (2) ma in s stems a a ta le to dif fere t u ers (b pro idin a a ta le u er interf ac s) a d (3)

h vin sta d rdiz d intera e to b c mp tible with a sistiv pro u ts a d a sistiv te h olo y

Note 2 to e try: Terms s c a u iv rs l d sig , a c s ible d sig , d sig for al b rierf re d sig , in lu iv

d sig a d tra s e eratio al d sig are of te u e interc a g a ly with th s me me nin

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 71:2 14, 2.19]

3.3

a sistiv product

an prod ct (in lu in devices, eq ipment, in truments an software), esp cial y produ ed or

general y avaia le, u ed by or for p rson with disa i ty for p rticip tion, to protect, s p ort,

train, me s re or s bstitute f or b d fu ction /stru tures an activities, or to prevent

imp irments, activity l mitation or p rticip tion restriction

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 71:2 14, 2.15]

3.4

a sistiv te hnology

eq ipmen prod ct s stem, hardware, soft w are or serv ice t hat is u ed t o in re se, maint ain or

improv e ca a i ties of in ivid als

Note 1 to e try: As istiv te h olo y is a umbrela term th t is bro d r th n a sistiv pro u ts

Note 2 to e try: As istiv te h olo y c n in lu e a sistiv s rvic s, a d profe sio al s rvic s n e e f or

a s s me t, re omme d tio a d pro isio

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 71:2 14, 2.16]

pro lems in b d fu ction or stru ture related to a sig if i ant deviation or los

Note 1 to e try: Imp irme ts c n b temp rary or p rma e t; pro re siv , re re siv or static; intermite t or

p rtial y exp sed whe l that can b turned by movin the exp sed ed e an also u ed as a

buton by pres in on it to activate a fu ction or select a set in

3.10

touc control

control actuated by contact with or proximity of a fin er with l tle or no movement of the

contact s r ace

3.1

us r

p rson who ac es es or interacts with the to ster

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 71:2 14, 2.2, modif ied]

4 Source of accessibi ity re ommendations

Recommen ation an values u ed in this Tec nical Sp cification have b en taken f rom

doc ments lsted u der Clau e 2 an the Bibl ogra hy where p s ible

4.2 Us rs’ c ara teristic

Detai a out h man a i ties an the con eq en es of imp irment are des rib d in

ISO/IEC Guide 71:2 14, Clau e 7

Abi ties an c aracteristic of p o le c an e d rin their lf e an vary s bstantial y amon

in ivid als within the same age group

Imp irments can b temp rary or p rmanent an general y in re se with age Sen ory,

ph sical an cog itive l mitation vary f rom comp ratively minor (s c as mi d se in

imp irment to sig ificant l mitation (s c as de fnes )

Althou h some imp irments are minor in nature, combination of imp irments can imp se

sig if i ant l mitation , as is often the case in agein

For ergonomic data se ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , Clau e 9

For prin iples of ac es ible desig se ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , An ex A

It is inten ed that fol owin this Tec nical Sp cif i ation wi res lt in a more ac es ible to ster

that wi me t the ne d of most u ers

To as es the ac es ibi ty of a to ster, a wide ran e of a i ties ne d to b con idered

5.2 Ta k th us r ha to car y out

When a to ster is u ed by a disa led p rson it is u eful to analy e the tas s in olved in f i e

ste s:

1) Perc iv : to fin the prod ct or its p rts req ired to p rorm the tas

2) Re ognize: to identify an u derstan the p rts req ired to p rorm the tas

3) Re c : phy ical ac es to the p rts req ired to p rorm the tas

4) Operate: to p r orm the tas

5) Monitor: to receive f eedb c of the o eration

Ta le 1 l sts the tas s u ual y in olved in u in a to ster For e c tas an ste there are

impl cation f or p o le with diff erent imp irments an these are also sp cified

Detai s a out h man a i ties an the con eq en es of imp irment are des rib d in

ISO/IEC Guide 71:2 14, Clau e 7 an briefly s mmarized b low The folowin imp irments

are con idered:

Mov me t impairme t MO

Restricted ran e of movement of arms, leg an spine for c an in the b d p sition an

movin fom one are to another

L c of force that can b exerted f or example when pul n , l f tin , pres in , grip in ,

pin hin an twistin

L c of k owin , u derstan in , re sonin an con entration

Diff i ulty in comprehen in or expres in writ en or sp ken lan uage

Ta le 1 can b u ed f or diff erent purp ses, f or example:

• to evaluate the ac es ibi ty of a to ster or a ran e of to sters;

• as a c ec l st for desig ers of to sters sin e it a pl es relevant method fom

• o jective asp cts can b as es ed by en ine rs an other profes ionals;

• s bjective asp cts s ould b as es ed by at le st one of the f ol owin method :

– as es ors trained to con ider the ne d of a wide group of u ers, f or example an

ergonomist or p o le with ergonomic trainin s c as a desig er, oc up tional

thera ist, etc

– a u er trial that comprises u ers with a wide ran e of disa i ties

NOT Detais c n b fo n in IEC TR 615 2

5.3.2 Ambie t conditions

Ambient con ition con ernin temp rature an l g tin are defined as fol ows:

• Temp rature s al b in ac ordan e with IEC 6 4 2

• Ambient l g tin s al b 5 0 lx (in ac ordan e with EN 12 6 -1)

5.3.3 As e sme t proc dure

The as es ment proced re is as fol ows:

1) Start the as es ment with the to ster in ide the u o ened p c age

2) Evaluate u p c in the to ster

3) Move the to ster to a flat an horizontal s r ace an in tal it in ac ordan e with the

man f acturer’s in tru tion

4) Make al me s rements des rib d in Clau e 7

Bef ore testin the p rameters des rib d in 7.4, 7.5 an 7.6, car y out the to stin

proced re ac ordin to IEC 6 4 2:19 8, 12.1, first p ragra h in order to val date the

res lts

5) Al data have to b re orted

Al recommen ation are a pl ca le general y for al printin an markin s on the a pl an e

itself , on the p c agin an in the in tru tion for u e u les otherwise sp cified b low

7.2.2 Contra t

For me s rin the contrast of leters/s mb ls printed on p p r or control p nels or display , a

photometer s al b u ed The in trument s al b placed close to the o ject in order to

minimize s at er The luminan e of the leter/s mb l an the b c grou d s al b me s red

se arately The largest f ield of view of the in trument s al b u ed whic l es total y within an

are of b c grou d an an are of the printed p rt of the leter/s mb l

The luminan e of the leter/s mb l an of the b c grou d is me s red an the contrast

calc lated f rom the f olowin :

The contrast is a q otient L

1:L

To b legible, the contrast s ould b gre ter than 4:1 Values b twe n 6:1 an 10:1 are

recommen ed for self i uminated display (se DIN Tec nical Re ort 12 :2 0 , 6.1.2.2.2)

7.2.3 Colour contra t

Writen in tru tion s ould b in stron ly contrasted colours again t their b c grou d (se

Certain combination of colour s ould not b u ed, f or example gre n/red an yel ow/blue

whic cau e conf usion of the colours f or p o le with colour deficien ies

Complian e b insp ction (se ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , 9.2.1.3 Ta l e 12)

7.2.4 Refle tion a d glos

Reflectometer values f om 2 % to 6 % me s red at an an le of 6 ° in ac ordan e with

ISO 2 13 are recommen ed f or s races (s c as table to s or workto s), furnis in an

eq ipment hou in Ref lectometer values b twe n 10 % an 6 % are clas if ied as medium

glos ac ordin to EN 13 0

Reflectometer values gre ter than 7 % s ould b avoided

Vis al as es ment of the level of glos is p s ible by comp rison with ref eren e samples

NOT Ge eral g id n e is giv n in ISO/IEC Guid 3

7.2.5 Upper a d lower c s let ers

Printed text s ould b writ en in up er an lower case leters (se ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , 8.6)

In ivid al word , prompts an let ers may have al up er case let ers (e.g “CAUTION”

Compl ian e b insp ct ion

7.2.6 Font style

The font u ed in text in tru tion s ould in orp rate con istent stroke width , no serifs, o en

cou ter f orms an cle rly visible as en ers an des en ers (ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , 8.6.3

s ows examples of b st practice)

Complian e b insp ction

7.2.7 Font size

With the font u ed in text in tru tion the distan e f rom to to b tom of the f ont is me s red

on an up er case let er in the smal est text The me s rement s ould b at le st 12 DTP

p ints (4,2 mm) (se IEC 8 0 9-1:2 12, 6.2.1)

NOT 1 For th siz of th fo t u e o th to ster its lf s e 7.7.3

NOT 2 Furth r d tais a o t fo t siz a d me s reme t c n b f ou d in ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , 8.6.2

NOT 3 DTP me n “De kto -Pu ls in ” 1 DTP p int is 1/7 of th An lo-Sa o c mpromis in h (2 ,4 mm)

7.2.8 Symbols

When s mb ls are u ed they s ould b in ac ordan e with IEC 6 417 or ISO 7 0 wherever

p s ible

Con ernin the size of s mb ls se the recommen ation in 7.7.4

When s mb ls are u ed in the in tru tion , they s ould b f ol owed by their me nin

Complian e b c e king a ainst rel ev nt standard s a d b insp ction

7.3 Inf ormation s ppl e with the toa ter (e.g instructions f or us )

In ad ition to the printed in tru tion man al s p l ed with the to ster the information s p l ed

s ould b as es ed an comply with the folowin :

7.3.2 Av i abi ity of alternativ f ormats

Inf ormation s ould b made avai a le in alternative formats

Examples of alternative formats for printed or electronic doc ments are:

• large print for example font size 16 DTP p ints (5 mm) (se ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , Clau e

For es ential information, the u e of gra hic and gra hic elements s ould b s p lemented

by explanation in text (se DIN Tec nical Re ort 12 :2 0 , 7.2), whic also s pp rt the

pre aration of au io u er in tru tion

Inf ormation s ould b made avai a le in electronic text format, in ad ition to other f orms, to

f aci tate recog ition an tran lation into sp ec an other lan uages for those who have

trouble se in , recog izin or decipherin non-text information presentation (se

ISO/TR 22 1 :2 0 , 8.7.1)

Electronic u er in tru tion (s c as those on the Internet or on data media s p led with the

prod ct s ould b provided in ac es ible f ormat (e.g PDF, HTML.) by a plyin the

resp ctive ac es ibi ty recommen ation (se ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , 8.7.1) s c as:

• provision of alternative texts for gra hic or gra hic elements (se WCAG 2.0, 2 0 , 1.1.1)

• no provision images of texts (e.g s an ed text (se WCAG 2.0, 2 0 , 1.4.5)

• provision of a me nin ful re din seq en e an stru ture (se WCAG 2.0, 2 0 , 1.3.1

and 1.3.2)

NOT More informatio is a aia le at:

– WC G 2.0,

– ISO 14 8 -

Au io u er in tru tion s ould b provided in esta l s ed f ormats (au io CD, MP3, DAISY

Bo k, etc.) on commonly u ed media or as downlo d on the Internet

They are ac es ible f or p o le with diff erent a i ties in lu in bl n p rson not f ami ar with

Brai e Brai e u ers often pref er Brai e u er in tru tion as they can b u ed more

con eniently

Au io u er in tru tion s ould b u derstan a le without the ne d to se the s mb ls an

f i ures (se ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , 8.2.7)

Compl ian e b insp ct ion

NOT More informatio a o t Digital Ac e sible Inf ormatio Sy tem (D ISY) is a aia le fom

htp:/ww d is org

7.3.3 Clarity of instructions for us

ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , 8.7

The in tru tion s ould b relevant only to the a pl an e s p l ed If the in tru tion f or u e

cover variants of an a pl an e the req irements of IEC 8 0 9-1:2 12, 4.8.1.2 s ould b met

They s ould b ordered an laid out in a logical seq en e (se ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , 8.7.2)

The in tru tion for u e s ould have an in ex (se ISO/TR 2 41 :2 0 , 8.7.6.1)