AS/NZS 60335.2.69:2017 deals with the safety of electrical motor-operated vacuum cleaners, including back-pack vacuum cleaners, and dust extractors, for wet suction, dry suction, or wet and dry suction, intended for commercial indoor or outdoor use with or without attachments. They may be provided with a blowing or inflating function. It also deals with the safety of centrally-sited vacuum cleaners, excluding the installation of the system. This Standard will supersede AS/NZS 60335.2.69:2012 three years from the date of publication (i.e. on 30 June 2020).