EN 62841-2-8:2016

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for hand-held shears and nibblers

IEC 62841-2-8:2016 applies to hand-held shears and nibblers the rated voltage is not more than 250 V for single-phase a.c. or d.c. tools, and 480 V for three-phase a.c. tools. The rated input is not more than 3 700 W. The limits for the applicability of this standard for battery tools are given in K.1 and L.1. This standard deals with the hazards presented by tools which are encountered by all persons in the normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of the tools. Hand-held electric tools, which can be mounted on a support or working stand for use as fixed tools without any alteration of the tool itself, are within the scope of this standard and such combination of a hand-held tool and a support is considered to be a transportable tool and thus covered by the relevant Part 3. The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing organizations may need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or revised tests. It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation nationally not earlier than 36 months from the date of publication. Keywords: Shear, Nibbler, Hand-held tool, Transportable tool This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 62841-1:2014.

Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen für handgeführte Blechscheren und Nibbler

Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 2-8: Exigences particulières pour les cisailles et les grignoteuses portatives

IEC 62841-2-8:2016 s'applique aux cisailles et les grignoteuses portatives la tension assignée est inférieure à 250 V pour les outils à courant monophasé alternatif ou continu, et inférieure à 480 V pour les outils à courant alternatif triphasé. La tension assignée est inférieure à 3 700 W. Les limites d'application de la présente Norme aux outils fonctionnant sur batterie sont indiquées en K.1 et L.1. La présente Norme traite des dangers présentés par les outils, encourus par tous les individus dans l'utilisation normale et dans l'utilisation impropre raisonnablement prévisible de ces outils. Les outils électroportatifs, qui peuvent être montés sur un support de travail pour être utilisés comme outils installés à poste fixe sans aucune modification de l'outil lui-même, sont compris dans le domaine d'application de la présente Norme et la combinaison d'un outil portatif et d'un support est considérée comme un outil portable, donc couvert par la Partie 3 applicable. L'attention des Comités Nationaux est attirée sur le fait que les fabricants d'appareils et les organismes d'essai peuvent avoir besoin d'une période transitoire après la publication d'une nouvelle publication IEC, ou d'une publication amendée ou révisée, pour fabriquer des produits conformes aux nouvelles exigences et pour adapter leurs équipements aux nouveaux essais ou aux essais révisés. Le comité recommande que le contenu de cette publication soit entériné au niveau national au plus tôt 36 mois après la date de publication. Mots-clés: cisailles, grignoteuses, outils portatifs, outils portables Cette publication doit être lue conjointement avec la IEC 62841-1:2014.

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Ta del standarda IEC 62841 se uporablja za ročne škarje in sekalnike.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 06-Oct-2016
• Withdrawal Date: 01-May-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: 07-Oct-2016
• Completion Date: 07-Oct-2016
• 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 62841-2-8:2016 - Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for hand-held shears and nibblers (IEC 62841-2-8:2016)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60745-2-8:2009 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shears and nibblers
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022
• Amended By: EN 62841-2-8:2016/prAB:2024 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for hand-held shears and nibblers
• Effective Date: 16-Jan-2024
• Amended By: EN 62841-2-8:2016/FprA1:2024 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for hand-held shears and nibblers
• Effective Date: 12-Dec-2023
• Revised: EN 60745-2-8:2009 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for shears and nibblers
• Effective Date: 23-Feb-2016

Overview

EN 62841-2-8:2016 (CLC adoption of IEC 62841-2-8:2016) is the European particular‑requirements standard for the safety of electric motor‑operated hand‑held shears and nibblers. It applies to tools with rated voltage up to 250 V (single‑phase AC or DC) or 480 V (three‑phase AC) and rated input not exceeding 3 700 W. Battery‑tool applicability and limits are referenced in annexes K.1 and L.1. This part is intended to be used together with EN/IEC 62841‑1 (general requirements) and supersedes EN 60745‑2‑8:2009.

Key topics and technical requirements

The standard supplements Part 1 and focuses on hazards and performance specific to shears and nibblers. Major topics include:

• Scope and definitions for shear and nibbler tools (intended use: shearing or punching metal sheets, plates and strips).
• Mechanical hazards and construction requirements to reduce cut, crush and ejection risks.
• Electrical safety: protection against access to live parts, starting controls and input/current limits as per the scope.
• Marking and instructions: required user information, warnings and maintenance guidance.
• Testing and performance: endurance, abnormal operation and mechanical strength tests tailored for shears and nibblers.
• Noise and vibration measurement (Annex I): guidance on measuring emissions relevant to operator exposure.
• Battery tool considerations: normative guidance in Annex K and L on battery packs and battery‑operated variants.
• Regulatory alignment: follows EN ISO 12100 principles and provides a path to demonstrate conformity with Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery Directive) when cited in the OJ.

Practical applications - who uses this standard

EN 62841-2-8 is primarily used by:

• Manufacturers and product designers of hand‑held shears and nibblers for safe product design and compliance.
• Test laboratories and conformity assessors performing type-testing, endurance and safety verification.
• Certification bodies and notified bodies assessing conformity with EU machinery and electrical safety requirements.
• Safety engineers and procurement specialists who need assurance of safe operation and appropriate user information.
• Regulators and market surveillance authorities checking compliance with harmonized safety requirements.

Related standards

• EN/IEC 62841‑1 - General requirements for electric motor‑operated hand‑held tools (mandatory companion).
• EN 60745‑2‑8:2009 - Previous standard superseded by EN 62841‑2‑8:2016.
• EN ISO 12100 - General principles for risk assessment and risk reduction (referenced).

EN 62841‑2‑8 helps ensure safe design, testing and market access for hand‑held shears and nibblers while addressing electrical, mechanical, noise and battery‑related hazards specific to these tools.

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for hand-held shears and nibblers (IEC 62841-2-8:2016)25.140.20Electric tools25.120.10Kovaški stroji. Stiskalnice. ŠkarjeForging equipment. Presses. ShearsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 62841-2-8:2016SIST EN 62841-2-8:2016en01-december-2016SIST EN 62841-2-8:2016SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 62841-2-8
October 2016 ICS 25.140.20 Supersedes EN 60745-2-8:2009
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools
and lawn and garden machinery - Safety -
Part 2-8: Particular requirements for hand-held shears
and nibblers (IEC 62841-2-8:2016 , modified)
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité -
Partie 2-8: Exigences particulières pour les cisailles et les grignoteuses portatives (IEC 62841-2-8:2016 , modifiée)
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit -
Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen für handgeführte Blechscheren und Nibbler (IEC 62841-2-8:2016 , modifiziert) This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2016-05-02. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard 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 European Standard 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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
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Ref. No. EN 62841-2-8:2016 E SIST EN 62841-2-8:2016

A draft amendment, which covers common modifications to IEC 62841-2-8 (116/277/FDIS), was prepared by CLC/TC 116 "Safety of motor-operated electric tools" and approved by CENELEC.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2017-04-07 • latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the document have to be withdrawn (dow) 2020-05-02 This document supersedes EN 60745-2-8:2009.
This European Standard 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 standard referred to simply as tools) which could come within the scope of this standard; 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. This Part 2-8 is to be used in conjunction with EN 62841-1:2015. This Part 2-8 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in EN 62841-1:2015, so as to convert it into the European Standard: Particular requirements for hand-held shears and nibblers. Where a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in this Part 2-8, that subclause applies as far as relevant. When this standard states "addition", "modification" or "replacement", the relevant text in Part 1 is to be adapted accordingly. Compliance with the clauses of Part 1 together with this Part 2-8 provides one means of conforming with the essential health and safety requirements of the Directive concerned. Warning:
Other requirements and other EU Directives can be applicable to the products falling within the scope of this standard. This European Standard follows the overall requirements of EN ISO 12100. 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. SIST EN 62841-2-8:2016

Measurement of noise and vibration emissions
Add the following annex: 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 of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC. 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 ZZ.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 ZZ.1 – Correspondence between this European Standard and Annex I of Directive 2006/42/EC Essential Requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC Clause(s) / sub-clause(s) of this EN Remarks / Notes Annex I All clauses All corresponding requirements are covered by complying with all clauses. WARNING 1: Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. WARNING 2: Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of this standard. SIST EN 62841-2-8:2016

IEC 62841-2-8 Edition 1.0 2016-04 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD NORME INTERNATIONALE Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery – Safety –
Part 2-8: Particular requirements for hand-held shears and nibblers
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses – Sécurité –
Partie 2-8: Exigences particulières pour les cisailles et les grignoteuses portatives
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION COMMISSION ELECTROTECHNIQUE INTERNATIONALE
ICS 25.140.20
ISBN 978-2-8322-3319-1
– 2 – IEC 62841-2-8:2016 © IEC 2016 CONTENTS FOREWORD . 3 1 Scope . 5 2 Normative references. 5 3 Terms and definitions . 5 4 General requirements . 5 5 General conditions for the tests . 5 6 Radiation, toxicity and similar hazards . 5 7 Classification . 6 8 Marking and instructions . 6 9 Protection against access to live parts . 6 10 Starting . 6 11 Input and current . 6 12 Heating . 6 13 Resistance to heat and fire . 6 14 Moisture resistance . 6 15 Resistance to rusting . 6 16 Overload protection of transformers and associated circuits . 6 17 Endurance . 7 18 Abnormal operation . 7 19 Mechanical hazards . 7 20 Mechanical strength . 7 21 Construction . 7 22 Internal wiring . 8 23 Components . 8 24 Supply connection and external flexible cords . 8 25 Terminals for external conductors . 8 26 Provision for earthing . 8 27 Screws and connections . 8 28 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through insulation . 8 Annex I (informative)
Measurement of noise and vibration emissions . 9 Annex K (normative)
Battery tools and battery packs . 13 Bibliography . 13
Figure I.101 – Position of transducers for shears and nibblers . 11 Figure I.102 – Test bench with workpiece . 12
Table 4 – Required performance levels . 7 Table I.101 – Operating conditions for shears and nibblers .
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