EN 62841-2-11:2016/A1:2020

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for hand-held reciprocating saws

2020-01-06 JF: the Annex ZZ which had been approved by  the BT is not the most recent one -> need to submit the correct Annex ZZ to the BT. The BT document under preparation.
2019-11-05 JF: Through the BT decision D163/C100, the BT approved the revised Annex ZZ of the standard. Standard under publlication.
NEXT ACTION: CCMC ACTION BY 2019-08-30: submission of the revised Annex ZZ for the BT approval.
Compliant assessment of the Annex ZA received.
2019-05-08 JF: HAS Consultants confirmed that the request for assessment will be accepted but asked to  issue a new request by CCMC. CCMC made a new request. The indicative deadline to receive it: 2019-06-12
2019-04-19 JF: EC clarified that HAS Consutlants will carry out the assessment of the corrected Annex ZZ. NEXT ACTION: HAS CONSULTANT ASSESSMENT EXPECTED BY 2019-05-23.
2019-01-30 Assessment request rejected by HAS Consultants on the grounds that it is a second requset at this stage. CCMC asked the EC to clarify.
2019-

Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-11: Besondere Anforderungen für handgeführte hin- und hergehende Sägen (Stichsägen und Säbelsägen)

Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 2-11: Exigences particulières pour les scies alternatives portatives

Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 2-11. del: Posebne zahteve za ročne povratne žage (vbodne in sabljaste žage) - Dopolnilo A1 (IEC 62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-May-2020
• ICS: 25.140.20 - Electric tools
• ICS: 25.140.30 - Hand-operated 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: 29-May-2020
• Completion Date: 29-May-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 62841-2-11:2016/A1:2020 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for hand-held reciprocating saws (IEC 62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018)

Relations

• Amends: EN 62841-2-11:2016 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for hand-held reciprocating saws
• Effective Date: 29-Nov-2016

Overview

EN 62841-2-11:2016/A1:2020 is the CLC-adopted amendment to the European safety standard for electric motor-operated hand-held tools, specifically the particular requirements for hand-held reciprocating saws (including jigsaws and sabre saws where applicable). This amendment (A1) aligns the EN text with IEC 62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018, updates instructions and construction requirements, and includes the informative Annex ZZ that maps the standard to the essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery Directive).

Key administrative dates published in the foreword set national implementation (dop) and withdrawal (dow) timelines and note that the amendment was approved by CENELEC in 2018 and published as EN 62841-2-11:2016/A1:2020.

Key Topics

• Instructions & marking: Amendment A1 revises clause 8.14.1.101 to require that users be warned to hold the tool by insulated gripping surfaces when cutting where hidden wiring may be present. This reduces the risk of electric shock if a cutting accessory contacts live conductors.

• Barrier requirements: For reciprocating saws with a grip zone adjacent and behind the blade, the amendment requires a physical barrier between the grip surface and teeth. The minimum dimensions specified include a height of at least 6 mm above the grip surface and an extension of at least 6 mm on either side of the blade's central plane (see Figure 104). A barrier is not required when an auxiliary front handle is provided.

• Risk of cutting concealed wiring or cord: The standard explicitly treats reciprocating saws as tools likely to cut into concealed wiring or their own cord and adds corresponding construction and mechanical strength considerations (new subclauses in 20.5 and 21.30).

• Battery tool instructions: Annex K updates safety instruction text for battery tools to reflect the insulated gripping requirement when cutting near hidden wiring.

• Annex ZZ & regulatory linkage: The informative Annex ZZ provides the correspondence between this standard and Annex I of Directive 2006/42/EC, supporting the presumption of conformity when the standard is cited in the Official Journal.

Applications

This amendment is essential for:

• Manufacturers of hand-held reciprocating saws and portable sawing tools updating design, guarding and instruction documentation.
• Technical writers and compliance teams preparing user manuals and CE technical files.
• Test laboratories and certification bodies verifying conformity with the Machinery Directive via harmonized standards.

Benefits include improved operator safety (reduced electrical/mechanical risk), clearer instruction content, and stronger evidence for regulatory compliance.

Related Standards

• IEC 62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018 (international text on which the EN amendment is based).
• EN 62841-2-11:2016 (base European standard prior to amendment A1).
• Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery Directive) - references for Annex ZZ mapping.

For practical implementation, manufacturers should review the amended clauses (marking, guarding, mechanical strength and instructions), update technical documentation and user instructions, and consult Annex ZZ for the relationship to EU essential requirements.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2020
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 2-
11. del: Posebne zahteve za ročne povratne žage (vbodne in sabljaste žage) -
Dopolnilo A1 (IEC 62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018)
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden
machinery - Safety - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for hand-held reciprocating saws
(IEC 62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018)
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und
Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-11: Besondere Anforderungen für
handgeführte hin- und hergehende Sägen (IEC 62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018)
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses -
Sécurité - Partie 2-11: Exigences particulières pour les scies alternatives portatives (IEC
62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62841-2-11:2016/A1:2020
ICS:
25.080.60 Strojne žage Sawing 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 62841-2-11:2016/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2020
ICS 25.140.20; 25.140.30
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and
lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-11: Particular
requirements for hand-held reciprocating saws
(IEC 62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018)
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge,
pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 2-11: Exigences transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und
particulières pour les scies alternatives portatives Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-11: Besondere
(IEC 62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018) Anforderungen für handgeführte hin- und hergehende
Sägen (Stichsägen und Säbelsägen)
(IEC 62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 62841-2-11:2016; it was approved by CENELEC on 2018-02-23. 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 62841-2-11:2016/A1:2020 E

European foreword
The text of document 116/353/FDIS, future IEC 62841-2-11/A1, prepared by IEC/TC 116 "Safety of
motor-operated electric tools" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN 62841-2-11:2016/A1:2020.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2020-11-29
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-05-29
document have to be withdrawn
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, included in this document.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62841-2-11:2015/A1:2018 was approved by CENELEC as
a European Standard without any modification.

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 Clause(s) / sub-clause(s) Remarks / Notes:
Directive 2006/42/EC of this EN
Clause numbers of Annex I
1.1.2 4
(Principles of safety integration)
1.1.3 5, 6.1, 21.6, K/L.5, L.21
(Materials and products)
1.1.5 19.4
(Design of machinery to facilitate its
handling)
1.1.6 5, 19.5, 21.18.1, K/L.5, L.21
(Ergonomics)
1.2.1 5, 18.6, 18.8, 23.1.6, 23.1.10,
(Safety and reliability of control 23.1.11, 23.3, K/L.5, K.18.6,
systems) K/L.18.8, K/L.23.1.10, K.23.1.201,
L.18
1.2.2 5, 8.5, 8.9, 8.10, 8.11, 21.1, 21.2,
(Control devices) 21.4, 21.17, 21.18, K/L.5,
K.21.17.1.2, L.21
1.2.3 5, 21.17, K/L.5, K.21.17.1.2, L.21
(Starting)
1.2.4.1 5, 21.17, K/L.5, K.21.17.1.2, L.21
(Normal stop)
1.2.6 5, 21.18.1.Z1, 23.3, K/L.5, L.21
(Failure of the power supply)
1.3.2 5, 8.14.2 c), 13.1, 14.4, 17., 20,
(Risk of break-up during operation) 21.23, 24.11, 24.12, 24.13, 27,
K/L.5, K/L.13.1, K/L.17, K/L.20,
K/L.24.201, K.27.1, L.21
1.3.3 5, 18.3, K/L.5, L.18
(Risk due to falling or ejected objects)
Essential Requirements of Clause(s) / sub-clause(s) Remarks / Notes:
Directive 2006/42/EC of this EN
Clause numbers of Annex I
1.3.4 19.2, 19.101, 21.24, L.21
(Risks due to surfaces, edges or
angles)
1.3.7 5, 19.1, 19.3, K/L.5
(Risks related to moving parts)
1.3.8.1 5, 19.1, 19.3, K/L.5
(Moving transmission parts)
1.3.8.2 5, 19.1, K/L.5
(Moving parts involved in the process)
1.4.1 5, 19.1, 19.101, 20.1, 20.2, 20.3,
(General requirements (for guards 20.4, 21.22, K/L.5, K.20.1, K.20.3,
and protective devices)) L.20, L.21
1.4.2.1 5, 19.1, 19.9, K/L.5
(Special requirements for fixed
guards)
1.4.2.3 5, 19.1, K/L.5
(Special requi
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