EN 62841-3-4:2016/A12:2020

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-4: Particular requirements for transportable bench grinders

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Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 3-4: Besondere Anforderungen für transportable Tischschleifmaschinen

Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 3-4: Exigences particulières pour les tourets à meuler transportables

Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 3-4. del: Posebne zahteve za prenosne namizne brusilnike - Dopolnilo A12

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 12-Mar-2020
• ICS: 25.140.20 - Electric tools
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 116 - Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 116/WG 02 - To carry out comparison to identify any amendments required to ensure that the CLC/TC 61F standards are in agreement with the Machinery Directive
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 13-Mar-2020
• Due Date: 17-Apr-2021
• Completion Date: 13-Mar-2020
• Directive: 2006/42/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 62841-3-4:2016/A12:2020 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-4: Particular requirements for transportable bench grinders

Relations

• Amends: EN 62841-3-4:2016 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-4: Particular requirements for transportable bench grinders
• Effective Date: 31-Mar-2020
• Amends: EN 62841-3-4:2016/A1:2020 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-4: Particular requirements for transportable bench grinders
• Effective Date: 06-Nov-2018

Overview

EN 62841-3-4:2016/A12:2020 is a CENELEC amendment that updates the European safety requirements for electric motor‑operated transportable bench grinders. Part of the EN 62841 family covering motor‑operated hand‑held and transportable tools, this amendment (A12) was approved in January 2020 and clarifies the scope and the normative relationship with the EU Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC). It confirms that the standard addresses all significant hazards relevant to transportable bench grinders and replaces Annex ZZ to map the standard to essential Machinery Directive requirements.

Key Topics

This amendment and the underlying Part 3‑4 standard focus on safety aspects specific to transportable bench grinders, including:

• Hazard coverage and scope - explicit statement that all significant hazards for covered tools are addressed.
• Mechanical safety - protection against moving parts, guards and protective devices, risks of break‑up, ejected or falling objects, and loss of stability.
• Electrical safety and controls - safe design of control systems, starting and stopping, failure of power supply and reliable control devices.
• Ergonomics and handling - design considerations for handling, operating positions and user interface to reduce operator risk.
• Residual risks, marking and documentation - warnings, instructions and marking requirements to support safe use and maintenance.
• Maintenance and isolation - requirements for safe maintenance and isolation of energy sources.
• Ancillary risks - noise, emissions, fire/explosion considerations and risks from surfaces, edges or angles.

Note: A12 replaces the standard’s Annex ZZ to provide a detailed table mapping clauses to Annex I of Directive 2006/42/EC, helping manufacturers demonstrate conformity.

Applications

Who uses EN 62841-3-4:2016/A12:2020 and how:

• Manufacturers and designers - to design transportable bench grinders that meet European safety expectations and support CE marking.
• Safety engineers and R&D teams - for risk assessment, specifying guards, controls and electrical protection measures.
• Test laboratories and conformity assessors - as the reference for type testing and verification against normative clauses.
• Compliance officers and procurement - to validate supplier declarations and ensure products meet the Machinery Directive when the standard is cited in the Official Journal.
• Technical writers and trainers - to prepare user manuals, safety labels and maintenance procedures aligned with the standard.

Related Standards

• EN/IEC 62841 series (general requirements for motor‑operated hand‑held and transportable tools)
• IEC 62841‑3‑4:2016 and associated amendments (A1:2020), which A12 amends

Using EN 62841-3-4:2016/A12:2020 helps stakeholders implement harmonized, up‑to‑date safety practices for transportable bench grinders and supports conformity with EU machinery legislation.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2020
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 3-
4. del: Posebne zahteve za prenosne namizne brusilnike - Dopolnilo A12
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden
machinery - Safety - Part 3-4: Particular requirements for transportable bench grinders
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und
Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 3-4: Besondere Anforderungen für
transportable Tischschleifmaschinen
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses -
Sécurité - Partie 3-4: Exigences particulières pour les tourets à meuler transportables
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62841-3-4:2016/A12:2020
ICS:
25.080.50 Brusilni in polirni stroji Grinding and polishing
machines
25.140.20 Električna orodja Electric tools
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62841-3-4:2016/A12

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2020
ICS 25.140.20
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and
lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-4: Particular
requirements for transportable bench grinders
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge,
pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 3-4: Exigences transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und
particulières pour les tourets à meuler transportables Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 3-4: Besondere
Anforderungen für transportable Tischschleifmaschinen
This amendment A12 modifies the European Standard ; it was approved by CENELEC on 2020-01-27. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a 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 CENELEC 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 CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 62841-3-4:2016/A12:2020 E

European foreword
This document (EN 62841-3-4:2016/A12:2020) has been prepared by CLC/TC 116 "Safety of motor-
operated electric tools".
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to (dop) 2020-09-13
be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2023-03-13
standards conflicting with this document
have to be withdrawn
It amends IEC 62841-3-4:2016/A1:2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and
the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive(s) see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this
document.
1 Modification to Clause 1, “Scope”
Add the following to Clause 1:
"This standard covers all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events relevant for tools
covered by this standard.
NOTE Z101 Hazards not mentioned in Table ZZ.1 are deemed to be not applicable for tools covered by this standard."
2 Replacement of the Annex ZZ, "Relationship between this European Standard
and the essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC [2006 OJ L157] aimed to
be covered"
Replace the existing Annex ZZ with the following:
"
Annex ZZ
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of
Directive 2006/42/EC [2006 OJ L157] aimed to be covered
This European Standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardisation request M/396 to
provide one voluntary means of conforming to essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC of the
European Parliament and
...