ul-7002.1Sustainability Standard for Household Portable and Floor Care Appliances
UL 7002
1 Scope
1.1 This Standard covers portable and floor care home appliances intended for household use, including:
(a) air treatment appliances;
(b) food and beverage preparation appliances;
(c) counter top cooking appliances;
(d) personal care appliances;
(e) garment care appliances; and
(f) garment care appliances; and
See Annex B for a list of portable and floor care home appliances under these six headings.
1.2 This Standard does not cover air treatment appliances containing refrigerants or portable and floor careappliances intended for commercial use.
1.3 This Standard does not cover portable or floor care appliances that are powered by primary cell batteries.Note: As defined by Merriam-Webster (www.m-w.com), a primary cell is "a type of battery that converts chemical energyinto electrical energy by irreversible chemical reactions". A common example of a primary cell is the disposable battery.
1.4 For purposes of this Standard, the product evaluation includes those consumables used as part of thenormal function of the product as well as parts or accessories that are packaged with the product.
1.5 This document constitutes the First Edition of this Standard. Companies that will use this Standard in thebeginning for assessment of the environmental performance of their products will begin with the FirstEdition. If and when subsequent editions of this Standard are published, these subsequent editions mightcarry an "effective date" that provides manufacturers with time to meet the new requirements andenables them to identify their products that have been assessed to the new edition.