EN ISO 8437-2:2021/A1:2026

Schneefräsen - Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren - Teil 2: Handgeführte Schneefräsen - Änderung 1 (ISO 8437-1:2019/Amd 1:2026)

Chasse-neige - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie 2: Chasse-neige à conducteur à pied - Amendement 1 (ISO 8437-1:2019/Amd 1:2026)

Snežne freze - Varnostne zahteve in preskusni postopki - 2. del: Ročno upravljane snežne freze - Dopolnilo A1 (ISO 8437-1:2019/Amd 1:2026)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-May-2026
• ICS: 43.160 - Special purpose vehicles
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 144 - Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 144/WG 7 - Garden equipment
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 20-May-2026
• Completion Date: 20-May-2026
• Directive: Harmonized Standard2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 8437-2:2021/A1:2026 - Snow throwers - Safety requirements and test procedures - Part 2: Pedestrian-controlled snow throwers - Amendment 1 (ISO 8437-1:2019/Amd 1:2026)

Relations

• Consolidated By: ISO 8437-2:2019/Amd 1:2026 - Snow throwers — Safety requirements and test procedures — Part 2: Pedestrian-controlled snow throwers — Amendment 1
• Effective Date: 12-Feb-2026
• Amends: EN ISO 8437-2:2021 - Snow throwers - Safety requirements and test procedures - Part 2: Pedestrian-controlled snow throwers (ISO 8437-2:2019)
• Effective Date: 20-Oct-2021

Overview

EN ISO 8437-2:2021/A1:2026 is an international amendment standard developed by CEN, based on ISO 8437-2:2019/FDAM 1:2026. This document provides updated safety requirements and test procedures specifically for pedestrian-controlled snow throwers with combustion engines. The amendment enhances the core safety standard and ensures alignment with current industry best practices for safer operation and verification methods.

This amendment forms part of the broader ISO 8437 series, focusing on both the safety and performance of snow throwers for ensuring operator security and reliable machine function in winter conditions.

Key Topics

• Safety Requirements: Specifies the essential safety measures for combustion engine pedestrian-controlled snow throwers, aiming to minimize risks during operation and maintenance.
• Test Procedures: Outlines updated test methods for verifying compliance with the identified safety requirements, supporting manufacturers in their conformity assessments.
• Scope Clarification: Defines the application of requirements in conjunction with related standards (ISO 8437-1 and ISO 8437-4) to ensure comprehensive coverage for these machines.
• Operator Protection: Emphasizes the reduction of hazards associated with manual snow thrower use, addressing factors such as moving parts, emissions, and operational ergonomics.
• Verification Methods: Provides detailed guidance on means of verification to ensure safety measures are both practical and measurable.

Applications

EN ISO 8437-2:2021/A1:2026 is relevant for manufacturers, importers, and distributors of combustion engine pedestrian-controlled snow throwers, as well as conformity assessment bodies and regulatory authorities. Practical applications include:

• Product Design and Manufacturing: Manufacturers can utilize this standard to design safer snow throwers, ensuring compliance with the latest safety practices for the European market and beyond.
• Compliance and Certification: Testing laboratories and certification bodies use the standard’s requirements and prescribed test methods to assess products, verifying conformity and facilitating CE marking.
• Workplace Safety: Operators and employers can reference this standard to select equipment that meets recognized safety benchmarks, reducing the risk of injury during snow removal in residential, commercial, or municipal environments.
• Regulatory Reference: Authorities may cite the standard in national regulations or procurement specifications to guarantee minimum safety levels for equipment in public spaces.

Related Standards

For comprehensive safety and performance coverage, the following related standards from the ISO 8437 series and other relevant documents should be considered:

• ISO 8437-1: Snow throwers - Safety requirements and test procedures - Part 1: General requirements
• ISO 8437-4: Snow throwers - Safety requirements and test procedures - Part 4: Environmental and performance-related aspects
• EN ISO 12100: Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction
• EN 60204-1: Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines

By implementing EN ISO 8437-2:2021/A1:2026, stakeholders across the industry can boost operator protection, improve product reliability, and demonstrate adherence to up-to-date international safety standards for snow throwers.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2026
Snežne freze - Varnostne zahteve in preskusni postopki - 2. del: Ročno upravljane
snežne freze - Dopolnilo A1 (ISO 8437-1:2019/Amd 1:2026)
Snow throwers - Safety requirements and test procedures - Part 2: Pedestrian-controlled
snow throwers - Amendment 1 (ISO 8437-1:2019/Amd 1:2026)
Schneefräsen - Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren - Teil 2: Handgeführte
Schneefräsen - Änderung 1 (ISO 8437-1:2019/Amd 1:2026)
Chasse-neige - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie 2: Chasse-neige à conducteur à
pied - Amendement 1 (ISO 8437-1:2019/Amd 1:2026)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 8437-2:2021/A1:2026
ICS:
43.160 Vozila za posebne namene Special purpose vehicles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 8437-2:2021/A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2026
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 43.160
English Version
Snow throwers - Safety requirements and test procedures
- Part 2: Pedestrian-controlled snow throwers -
Amendment 1 (ISO 8437-2:2019/Amd 1:2026)
Chasse-neige - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie Schneefräsen - Sicherheitsanforderungen und
2: Chasse-neige à conducteur à pied - Amendement 1 Prüfverfahren - Teil 2: Handgeführte Schneefräsen -
(ISO 8437-1:2019/Amd 1:2026) Änderung 1 (ISO 8437-1:2019/Amd 1:2026)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN ISO 8437-2:2021; it was approved by CEN on 21 April 2026.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of
this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2026 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 8437-2:2021/A1:2026 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive2006/42/EC aimed to be covered . 4

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 8437-2:2021/A1:2026) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 23
"Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry" in collaboration with Technical Committee
CEN/TC 144 “Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry” the secretariat of which is held by
AFNOR.
This Amendment to the European Standard EN ISO 8437-2:2021 shall be given the status of a national
standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2026,
and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 8437-2:2019/Amd 1:2026 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 8437-2:2021/A1:2026
without any modification.
Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive2006/42/EC aimed to be covered
This European Standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardization request “M/396
Mandate to CEN and CENELEC for Standardisation in the field of machinery" to provide one voluntary
means of conforming to essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast).
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZA.1 confers, within the limits of
the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements
of that Directive, and associated EFTA regulations.
Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Annex I of Directive
2006/42/EC
The relevant Essential Clause(s)/sub-clause(s) of this Remarks/Notes
Requirements of Directive EN
2006/42/EC
1. ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
1.1.2. Principles of safety
integration
1.1.2(a) 4, 5
1.1.2(c) 4, 5, annex A
1.1.2(d) (if relevant) 5, A.2.3
1.1.2(e) (if relevant) 5, A.2.6
1.1.3. Materials and products 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5
1.1.5. Design of machinery to 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5
facilitate its handling
1.1.6. Ergonomics 4.2, 5
1.1.7. Operating positions 4.2, 4.3.3, 5
1.2. CONTROL SYSTEMS
1.2.1. Safety and reliability of 4.2, 5
control systems
1.2.2. Control devices 4.2, 5
1.2.3. Starting 4.2.2.1, 5
1.2.4.1. Normal stop 4.2.2.2, 5
1.2.6. Failure of the power 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.4, 4.2.3.1, 5
supply
The relevant Essential Clause(s)/sub-clause(s) of this Remarks/Notes
Requirements of Directive EN
2006/42/EC
1.3. PROTECTION AGAINST
MECHANICAL HAZARDS
1.3.2. Risk of break-up during 4.2, 4.3, 5
operation
1.3.3. Risks due to falling or 4.3.1
ejected objects
1.3.4. Risks due to surfaces, 4.1, 4.3.1, 4.3.2
edges or angles
1.3.6. Risks related to variations 4.2.2.3, 4.3.4, 5
in operating conditions
1.3.7. Risks related to moving 4.2.3, 4.3, 5
parts
1.3.8.1. Moving transmission 4.2.3, 4.3, 4.6
parts
1.3.8.2. Moving parts involved in 4.2.3, 4.3, 4.6
the process
1.3.9. Risks of uncontrolled 4.2.2.4, 4.2.3.2, 4.2.4.1, 5
movements
1.4. REQUIRED
CHARACTERISTICS OF GUARDS
AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES
1.4.1. General requirements 4.2, 4.3
1.4.2.1. Fixed guards 4.3, 4.6, A.2.4 h
1.4.2.3. Adjustable guards 4.3
restricting access
1.4.3. Special requirements for 4.3, 4.7.2
protective devices
1.5. RISKS DUE TO OTHER
HAZARDS
1.5.1. Electricity supply 4.5
1.5.3. Energy supply other than 4.4
electricity
1.5.5. Extreme temperatures 4.3
1.5.6. Fire 4.4, 4.5
1.5.7. Explosion 4.4, 4.5
1.5.8. Noise 4.9
1.5.9. Vibrations 4.10
1.5.10. Radiation 4.8
The relevant Essential Clause(s)/sub-clause(s) of this Remarks/Notes
Requirements of Directive EN
2006/42/EC
1.5.11. External r
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