prEN IEC 62841-4-9:2023/prAA:2023

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-9: Particular requirements for battery-powered chain saws for tree service

Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 4-9: Exigences particulières pour les scies à chaîne alimentées par batterie pour l’élagage des arbres

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Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 4-9. del: Posebne zahteve za verižne žage za nego dreves - Dopolnilo AA

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 24-Nov-2025
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 116 - Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 116/WG 05 - Gardening appliances
• Current Stage: 4060 - Enquiry results established and sent to TC, SR, BTTF - Enquiry
• Start Date: 24-Nov-2023
• Due Date: 21-Aug-2024
• Completion Date: 24-Nov-2023
• 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)
• Directive:

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  Not Harmonized2023/1230 - Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2023 on machinery and repealing Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 73/361/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Mandate: M/605 - COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 20.1.2025 on a standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardization and to the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization as regards machinery and related products in support of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN IEC 62841-4-9:2023/oprAA:2023 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-9: Particular requirements for chain saws for tree service

Relations

• Amends: FprEN IEC 62841-4-9:2025 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-9: Particular requirements for battery-powered chain saws for tree service
• Effective Date: 25-Jul-2023

Overview

prEN IEC 62841-4-9:2023/prAA:2023 is a draft amendment developed by CLC Technical Committee 116, focusing on safety and environmental aspects for electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools, and lawn and garden machinery. Specifically, Part 4-9 specifies the particular safety requirements for battery-powered chain saws intended for tree service. This standard amendment introduces essential updates to meet evolving safety needs, compliance requirements, and to ensure alignment with EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.

By enhancing safety labeling, instructions, and conformity assessment, this standard addresses the unique operational and risk characteristics associated with battery-powered chain saws used in professional arboriculture and tree maintenance services.

Key Topics

The core subjects addressed in prEN IEC 62841-4-9:2023/prAA:2023 include:

• Safety Requirements: Supplementary and modified clauses for safe design and use of battery-powered chain saws in tree service operations.
• Marking and Instructions: Enhanced requirements for product labels and operator instructions, specifically emphasizing noise emissions, vibration, and critical warnings.
• Noise and Vibration Emission: Specific procedures and markings related to measuring and declaring sound pressure and guaranteed sound power levels according to established test methods.
• Operator Warnings: Clear, multilingual warnings and safety labels, including the mandatory use of international safety symbols (EN ISO 7010) and detailed formatting for visibility and compliance.
• Compliance with EU Legislation: Establishes presumption of conformity with essential health and safety requirements as outlined in Directive 2006/42/EC when used together with EN 62841-1.

Applications

This standard is highly relevant to manufacturers, importers, and professional users of battery-powered chain saws for tree service. Key application areas include:

• Arboriculture and Tree Maintenance: Ensures that equipment used for pruning, tree removal, and canopy work meets strict safety guidelines, particularly when operated by trained professionals in challenging environments.
• Product Development and Certification: Offers manufacturers a clear path to compliance for design, production, and labeling, supporting CE marking and marketplace acceptance within the EU.
• Procurement and Supply Chain: Helps buyers and distributors identify compliant products, reducing liability and ensuring that only adequately marked and documented chain saws are supplied to professional tree service providers.
• Occupational Safety and Training: Directs attention to operator training, noise exposure awareness, and the use of protective equipment, significantly decreasing the risk of injury.

Related Standards

Several international publications and related standards are referenced and aligned within this document, including:

• EN 62841-1:2015 - General requirements for electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools, and lawn and garden machinery.
• EN ISO 7010:2020 - Graphical symbols and safety signs for improved communication of dangers.
• ISO 11681-2:2022 - Portable chain-saw safety requirements and testing for tree service applications.
• EN ISO 22868:2021 / EN ISO 3744:2010 - Standards for measuring and reporting noise emissions from machinery.
• ISO 13772, ISO 7914, ISO 10726 - Additional requirements on chain saw safety, handle strength, and safety devices.

By utilizing these harmonized standards, prEN IEC 62841-4-9:2023/prAA:2023 supports industry-wide best practices and provides a robust foundation for safety, regulatory compliance, and product reliability in professional tree care operations.

Keywords: battery-powered chain saws, tree service, safety requirements, EU Machinery Directive, marking and instructions, noise emission, professional arboriculture standards, EN 62841-4-9, CLC, conformity assessment, occupational safety.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2023
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 4-
9. del: Posebne zahteve za verižne žage za nego dreves - Dopolnilo AA
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden
machinery - Safety - Part 4-9: Particular requirements for chain saws for tree service
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 62841-4-9:2023/prAA:2023
ICS:
25.140.20 Električna orodja Electric tools
65.060.70 Vrtnarska oprema Horticultural equipment
oSIST prEN IEC 62841-4- en
9:2023/oprAA:2023
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 62841-4-9
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAA
September 2023
ICS  -
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and
lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-9: Particular
requirements for chain saws for tree service
To be completed To be completed
This draft amendment prAA, if approved, will modify the European Standard prEN IEC 62841-4-9; it is submitted to CENELEC members for
enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2023-11-24.

It has been drawn up by CLC/TC 116.

If this draft becomes an amendment, 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.

This draft amendment was established by CENELEC 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.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
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Project: 78418 Ref. No. prEN IEC 62841-4-9:2023/prAA:2023 E

1 Contents Page
2 European foreword . 3
3 1 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references” . 5
4 2 Modifications to Clause 8, “Marking and instructions” . 5
5 3 Modification to Annex I, “Measurement of noise and vibration emissions” . 5
6 4 Modifications to Annex K, “Battery tools and battery packs” . 5
7 5 Addition of Annex ZA, “Normative references to international publications with their
8 corresponding European publications” . 6
9 6 Addition of Annex ZZ, “Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
10 requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered” . 8
11 European foreword
12 This document (prEN IEC 62841-4-9:2023/prAA:2023) has been prepared by CLC/TC 116 “Safety and
13 environmental aspects of motor-operated electric tools”.
14 This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
15 The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dor + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dor + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dor + 48 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn modified when voting)
16 This document modifies by common modifications prEN IEC 62841-4-9:2023, which consists of the text of
17 116/xxx/CDV (future IEC 62841-4-9, Ed. 1) prepared by IEC/TC 116 “Safety of motor-operated electric tools”.
18 If approved, this draft amendment will be published as EN IEC 62841-4-9:202x/A11:202x.
19 This series is divided into four parts.
20 Part 1: General requirements which are common to most hand-held electric motor operated tools (for the
21 purpose of this document referred to simply as tools) which could come within the scope of this document;
22 Part 2, 3 or 4: Requirements for particular types of tools which either supplement or modify the requirements
23 given in Part 1 to account for the particular hazards and characteristics of these specific tools.
24 Part 4-9 is used in conjunction with EN 62841-1:2015 and its amendments.
25 Part 4-9 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in EN 62841-1:2015 and its amendments, so as to
26 convert it into the European Standard: Particular requirements for battery-powered chain saws for tree service.
27 Where a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in the Part 4-9, that subclause applies. When this
28 document states “addition”, “modification” or “replacement”, the relevant text in Part 1 is to be adapted
29 accordingly.
30 The following print types are used:
31 — requirements; in roman type;
32 — test specifications: in italic type;
33 — notes: in smaller roman type.
34 The terms defined in Clause 3 are printed in bold typeface.
35 Subclauses, notes, tables and figures which are additional to those in Part 1 are numbered starting from 101.
36 Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in IEC 62841-4-9:202x
37 are prefixed “Z”.
38 This document follows the overall requirements of EN ISO 12100.
39 This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
40 Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
41 Member States.
42 For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this document.
43 Compliance with the clauses of Part 1 together with Part 4-9 provides one means of conforming with the
44 essential health and safety requirements of the Directive concerned.
45 1 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references”
46 Add the following normative reference:
47 EN ISO 7010:2020, Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safety signs - Registered safety signs (ISO
48 7010:2019, Corrected version 2020-06)
49 2 Modifications to Clause 8, “Marking and instructions”
50 Replace the text of Clause 8 with the following:
51 “EN 62841-1:2015, Clause 8 is applicable, except as follows.
52 8.14.2 Za)  Replacement:
53 Emissions:
54 1) The noise emission, measured in accordance with Clause I.2, as follows:
55 — A-weighted emission sound pressure level L and its uncertainty K , where L exceeds 70 dB(A).
pA pA pA
56 Where L does not exceed 70 dB(A), this fact shall be indicated;
pA
57 — A-weighted guaranteed sound power level L .
WA
58 2) Recommendation for the operator to wear hearing protection.
59 3) The following information:
60 — that the declared noise emission value(s) have been measured in accordance with a standard test
61 method and may be used for comparing one machine with another;
62 — that the declared noise emission value(s) may also be used in a preliminary assessment of exposure.
63 4) A warning:
64 — that the noise emissions during actual use of the machine can differ from the declared value depending
65 on the ways in which the machine is used especially what kind of workpiece is processed; and
66 — of the need to identify safety measures to protect the operator that are based on an estimation of
67 exposure in the actual conditions of use (taking account of all parts of the operating cycle such as the
68 times when the machine is switched off and when it is running idle in addition to the operating time).”
69 3 Modification to Annex I, “Measurement of noise and vibration emissions”
70 Replace the title of Annex I with the following:
71 “Annex I
72 (normative)
74 Measurement of noise and vibration emissions”
75 and delete the NOTE.
76 4 Modifications to Annex K, “Battery tools and battery packs”
77 In K.8.2, replace NOTE 301 with the following normative text:
78 “In addition, chain saws shall be marked, using text or a product safety label, with the
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