This standard provides temperature threshold values for the occurrence of burns when the human skin is in contact with a hot solid surface. This standard also describes methods for the assessment of the risks of burning, when humans can or may touch hot surfaces with the unprotected skin. This standard also gives guidance when it is necessary to specify temperature limit values for hot surfaces. This standard gives guidance but does not set surface temperature limit values. This standard applies to contact periods of 0,5 s and longer. This standard is not applicable if a large area of the skin (approximately 10 % or more of the skin of the whole body) can be in contact with the hot surface. This standard is also not applicable to skin contact of more than 10 % of the head or contact which could result in burns of vital areas of the face. This standard applies to hot surfaces of all kind of objects: equipment, products, buildings, natural objects, etc. In order to simplify the standard only products are mentioned herein, but it applies to all other objects, too. This standard applies to products used in any environment, e. g. workplaces, the home etc. This standard applies to hot surfaces of products which may be touched by healthy adults, children, elderly people and also by people with physical disabilities.