EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025/A11:2025

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for hand-held cut-off machines

Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-22: Besondere Anforderungen für handgeführte Trennschleifmaschinen

Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 2-22: Exigences particulières pour les tronçonneuses portatives

Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 2-22. del: Posebne zahteve za ročne rezalne stroje - Dopolnilo A11

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 04-Dec-2025
• 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: 05-Dec-2025
• Due Date: 26-Jul-2026
• Completion Date: 05-Dec-2025
• 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 IEC 62841-2-22:2026/A11:2026 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for hand-held cut-off machines

Relations

• Amends: EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for hand-held cut-off machines
• Effective Date: 18-Mar-2024

Overview

EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025/A11:2025 is a key European amendment standard issued by CLC (CENELEC) that addresses the safety requirements for electric motor-operated hand-held cut-off machines. This amendment provides updates and clarifications to the existing European Standard EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025, ensuring enhanced safety for a wide range of portable tools, transportable tools, and lawn and garden machinery. The standard is an essential part of the EN IEC 62841 series, aligning with EU machinery safety directives and industry best practices for electric tools used in cutting and construction applications.

Key Topics

• Enhanced Marking and Instructions
  Updates to labeling and instruction requirements ensure that users have access to clear and accurate safety information, improving proper tool operation and maintenance.

• Moisture Resistance Improvements
  Revisions to moisture resistance clauses contribute to better durability and safety of hand-held cut-off machines in varying work environments.

• Construction Requirements
  Additions clarify construction standards, particularly concerning battery-operated tools, and introduce requirements for devices that prevent unintentional operation during servicing or maintenance.

• Supply Cord Modifications
  New specifications regarding flexible cords, particularly for tools with a rated capacity greater than 155 mm, require the use of robust cord types (such as heavy polychloroprene or PUR sheathed cords) to withstand demanding job site conditions.

• Noise and Vibration Emission Measurements
  Updates to noise and vibration test methods provide more precise measurement criteria, supporting workplace health and safety initiatives.

• Battery Tool Safety
  Expanded requirements for isolation and disabling devices in battery-powered tools help prevent accidental activation, aligning these products with the latest safety innovations.

• Legislative Alignment
  The standard strengthens conformity with the essential health and safety requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery Directive), ensuring tools certified under this amendment can be marketed across the EU with presumption of conformity.

Applications

EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025/A11:2025 is highly relevant across a variety of industries and professionals who use or specify hand-held cut-off machines, such as:

• Construction and Civil Engineering
  Ensures safe operation and higher reliability of electric cut-off machines for cutting concrete, metal, and masonry.

• Metal Fabrication and Workshop Environments
  Covers both corded and cordless equipment used for precise and efficient material cutting while minimizing vibration and noise exposure risks.

• Maintenance and Repair Operations
  Provides safety and durability guidelines for service professionals who rely on portable cut-off tools for routine tasks in challenging or damp environments.

• Manufacturers and Product Designers
  Guides the development and certification of compliant tools, including requirements for instructions, marking, supply connection, and battery safety, enabling products to achieve CE marking.

Related Standards

Manufacturers, safety managers, and compliance professionals should also consult the following related standards to ensure full regulatory and safety coverage:

• EN IEC 62841-1
  General requirements for the safety of electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools, and lawn and garden machinery.

• IEC 61008-1
  Safety rules for residual current operated circuit-breakers (RCCBs) without integral overcurrent protection.

• ISO 19432-1 / EN ISO 19432-1
  Safety requirements for portable, hand-held abrasive cutting machines driven by internal combustion engines.

• EN 1339
  Requirements and test methods for concrete paving flags, relevant for work environments where cut-off machines are commonly used.

By following the guidelines set out in EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025/A11:2025, stakeholders ensure a higher level of safety, regulatory compliance, and operational reliability for electric motor-operated hand-held cut-off machines in diverse professional settings. Use of this standard supports robust product design, workplace injury prevention, and market access within Europe.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2026
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 2-
22. del: Posebne zahteve za ročne rezalne stroje - Dopolnilo A11
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden
machinery - Safety - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for hand-held cut-off machines
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und
Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-22: Besondere Anforderungen für
handgeführte Trennschleifmaschinen
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses -
Sécurité - Partie 2-22: Exigences particulières pour les tronçonneuses portatives -
Amendement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025/A11:2025
ICS:
25.100.01 Rezalna orodja na splošno Cutting tools in general
25.140.20 Električna orodja Electric tools
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025/A11

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM December 2025
ICS 25.140.20
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and
lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-22: Particular
requirements for hand-held cut-off machines
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge,
pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 2-22: Exigences transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und
particulières pour les tronçonneuses portatives - Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-22: Besondere
Amendement Anforderungen für handgeführte Trennschleifmaschinen
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025; it was approved by CENELEC on 2025-11-10. 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,
Türkiye 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
© 2025 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025/A11:2025 E

Contents Page
1 Modification to Clause 8, “Marking and instructions” . 5
2 Modification to Clause 14, “Moisture resistance” . 5
3 Addition to Clause 21, “Construction” . 5
4 Modifications to Clause 24 “Supply connection and external flexible cords” . 5
5 Modification to Annex I, “Measurement of noise and vibration emissions” . 5
6 Modification to Annex K, “Battery tools and battery packs” . 7
7 Modification to Annex L, “Battery tools and battery packs provided with mains connection
or non-isolated sources“ . 8
8 Addition of the Annex ZA, “Normative references to international publications with their
corresponding European publications” . 9
9 Addition of the Annex ZZ, “Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered” .11
European foreword
This document (EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025/A11:2025) has been prepared by CLC/TC 116 “Safety and
environmental aspects of motor-operated electric tools”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2026-12-31
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2029-12-31
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn
This document modifies by common modifications EN IEC 62841-2-22:2025, which consists of the text of
116/870/FDIS (future IEC 62841-2-22, Ed. 1) prepared by IEC/TC 116 “Safety of motor-operated electric tools”.
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 series is divided into four parts.
Part 1: General requirements which are common to most hand-held electric motor operated tools (for the
purpose of this document referred to simply as tools) which could come within the scope of this document;
Part 2, 3 or 4: Requirements for particular types of tools which either supplement or modify the requirements
given in Part 1 to account for the particular hazards and characteristics of these specific tools.
Part 2-22 is used in conjunction with EN 62841-1:2015 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Part 2-22 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in EN 62841-1:2015 and its amendments, so as
to convert it into the European Standard: Particular requirements for hand-held cut-off machines.
Where a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in the Part 2-22, that subclause applies as far as
relevant. When this document states “addition”, “modification” or “replacement”, the relevant text in Part 1 is to
be adapted accordingly.
The following print types are used:
— requirements; in roman type;
— test specifications: in italic type;
— notes: in smaller roman type.
The terms defined in Clause 3 are printed in bold typeface.
Subclauses, notes, tables and figures which are additional to those in Part 1 are numbered starting from 101.
Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in IEC 62841-2-22:2025
are prefixed “Z”.
This document follows the overall requirements of EN ISO 12100.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this document.
Compliance with the clauses of Part 1 together with Part 2-22 provides one means of conforming with the
essential health and safety requirements of the Directive concerned.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A complete
listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
1 Modification to Clause 8, “Marking and instructions”
Delete NOTE 101 in subclause 8.2.
2 Modification to Clause 14, “Moisture resistance”
Delete NOTE 2 and NOTE 3 in subclause 14.5.
3 Addition to Clause 21, “Construction”
Delete NOTE 101 in subclause 21.18.1.
4 Modifications to Clause 24 “Supply connection and external flexible cords”
Replace the existing subclause 24.4 with the following:
“For tools with a rated capacity greater than 155 mm, the supply cord shall be not lighter than heavy
polychloroprene or PUR sheathed flexible cord (code designation 60245 IEC 66, H07RN-F or H07BQ-F) or
equivalent.
Compliance is checked by inspection and by measurement.”
5 Modification to Annex I, “Measurement of noise and vibration emissions”
Replace the title of Annex I with the following:
“Annex I
(normative)
Measurement of noise and vibration emissions”
and delete the NOTE.
Replace Figure I.103 with the following:
“
Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 wall chaser
2 workpiece (concrete block)
3 hose for dust extraction
4 ground support
5 depth setting of the tool
Figure I.103 — Noise set up for wall chasers (side view)
”
Replace Figure I.104 with the following:
“
Key
1 cut-off machine only intended for cutting metal
2 handles
3 workpiece (steel bar)
4 support (concrete block)
X distance from the upper plane of the workpiece to the reflecting plane
NOTE 101 The resilient mate
...