EN 62841-4-2:2019/prA2:2025
(Amendment)Amendment 2 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-2: Particular requirements for hedge trimmers
Amendment 2 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-2: Particular requirements for hedge trimmers
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 4-2: Besondere Anforderungen für Heckenscheren
Amendement 2 - Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 4-2: Exigences particulières pour les taille-haies
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 4-2. del: Posebne zahteve za škarje za živo mejo - Dopolnilo A2
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2026
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 4-
2. del: Posebne zahteve za škarje za živo mejo - Dopolnilo A2
Amendment 2 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn
and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-2: Particular requirements for hedge trimmers
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und
Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 4-2: Besondere Anforderungen für
Heckenscheren
Amendement 2 - Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour
jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 4-2: Exigences particulières pour les taille-haies
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62841-4-2:2019/prA2:2025
ICS:
25.140.20 Električna orodja Electric tools
65.060.70 Vrtnarska oprema Horticultural equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
116/924/CDV
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PROJECT NUMBER:
IEC 62841-4-2/AMD2 ED1
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2025-11-21 2026-02-13
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:
116/911/RR
IEC TC 116 : SAFETY OF MOTOR-OPERATED ELECTRIC TOOLS
SECRETARIAT: SECRETARY:
United States of America Ms Heather Darrah
OF INTEREST TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: HORIZONTAL FUNCTION(S):
ASPECTS CONCERNED:
Safety
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TITLE:
Amendment 2 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and
garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-2: Particular requirements for hedge trimmers
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1 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
2 ____________
4 ELECTRIC MOTOR-OPERATED HAND-HELD TOOLS,
5 TRANSPORTABLE TOOLS AND LAWN AND GARDEN MACHINERY –
6 SAFETY –
9 Part 4-2: Particular requirements for hedge trimmers
11 AMENDMENT 2
13 FOREWORD
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48 Amendment 2 to IEC 62841-4-2:2017 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 116:
49 Safety of motor-operated electric tools.
50 The text of this Amendment is based on the following documents:
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116/XX/FDIS 116/XX/RVD
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53 the above table.
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64 • replaced by a revised edition, or
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70 It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation
71 nationally not earlier than 36 months from the date of publication.
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75 2 Normative references
76 Add the following new normative references:
77 IEC 60112:2020, Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking
78 indices of solid insulating materials
79 ISO 9773:2024, Plastics – Determination of burning behaviour of thin flexible vertical
80 specimens in contact with a small flame ignition source
81 Replacement:
82 ISO 11684:2023, Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden
83 equipment – Safety signs and hazard pictorials – General principles
85 8 Marking and instructions
86 Replace the existing text of 8.2 with the following new text:
87 8.2 Addition:
88 Hedge trimmers shall be marked with the following safety information which shall be written
89 in one of the official languages of the country in which the machine is to be sold or marked
90 with the appropriate symbol.
91 For all hedge trimmers:
92 – "Wear ear protection", a relevant safety sign of ISO 7010 or the safety sign
93 specified in Figure AA.7. This marking may be omitted if the measured emission
94 sound pressure level at the operator’s ear in accordance with Annex I does not
95 exceed 85 dB(A); and
96 – " DANGER – Keep hands away from blade" or the safety sign specified in Figure
97 AA.1 or the safety sign specified in Figure AA.2.
98 – “Wear eye protection” or a relevant safety sign of ISO 7010 or one of the
99 safety signs shown in Figure AA.5.
100 The DANGER marking or symbol shall be readily visible to the user and shall not be located
101 on the underside of the machine.
102 For all hedge trimmers with a degree of protection of less than IPX4:
103 – " WARNING – Do not expose to rain" or the safety sign specified in Figure AA.3.
104 For mains supplied machines:
105 – " WARNING – Remove plug from the mains immediately if the cable is damaged
106 or cut" or the safety sign specified in Figure AA.4.
107 Additionally, for extended-reach hedge trimmers:
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108 – " DANGER – Keep away from electrical power lines" or Figure AA.8 or a product
109 safety label using one or more pictograms, such as Figure E.4 of ISO 11684:2023
110 or Figure D.5 of ISO 11684:2023.
111 – "Wear head protection" or a relevant safety sign of ISO 7010.
112 – Safety sign W017 of ISO 7010 in accordance with Table 2, if applicable.
113 A combination of safety signs, such as eye, ear and head protection, is allowed. These signs
114 may be front facing or a side profile. Examples of combination product safety labels are
115 shown in Figure AA.6 and Figure AA.9.
116 8.14.1.101 Safety instructions for hedge trimmers
117 Replace the first paragraph of 8.14.1.101 with the following new text:
118 For hedge trimmers that can be converted to a grass shear, the term "hedge trimmer" may
119 be replaced by alternate wording (e.g. "grass shear/hedge trimmer" or "grass shear/shrub
120 shear"). For this case, the verbatim warnings below need not be repeated for the two
121 configurations.
122 Replace the existing text of 8.14.2 b) 108) with the following new text:
123 108) Instructions for configuring the machine, including any handle for cutting device
124 adjustment;
126 12 Heating
127 Add, after 12.2.1, the following new text:
128 Replacement of Table 2 by the following:
129 Table 2 – Maximum outside surface temperature rises
a
Parts Temperature rise
K
External enclosure, except handles held in normal use 60
Handles, knobs, grips, and the like which, in normal use, are continuously held:
− of metal 30
− of porcelain or vitreous material
− of moulded material, rubber or wood
Handles, knobs, grips, and the like which, in normal use, are held for short periods
only (e.g. switches):
− of metal
− of porcelain or vitreous material
− of moulded material, rubber or wood
a
Temperature rise limits are not applicable to the cutting device drive enclosure of extended-reach hedge
trimmers, if it is marked with the safety sign W017 of ISO 7010.
131 18 Abnormal operation
132 Replace, in 18.8, the existing Table 4 with the following new Table 4:
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133 Table 4 – Required performance levels
Type and purpose of SCF Minimum
performance
level (PL)
Blade control(s) – prevent unwanted switch-on c
Blade control(s) – provide desired switch-off b
Blade control(s) – blade stopping time not exceeding 1 s more than the required time as in a
19.104.1
Prevent exceeding thermal limits as in 18.4 and 18.5.4 a
Any device to prevent operation in a configuration not permitted by this document as required in a
19.101.1.1
Operator presence sensor as in 21.18.102 a
Lock-off function as required in 21.18.102 a
Visible or audible indicator as referenced in 21.18.102 Not an SCF
Prevent self-resetting as required in 23.3 Not an SCF
13519 Mechanical hazards
136 Replace the existing text of the first paragraph of 19.101.1.1 with the following new text:
137 Hedge trimmers, except for extended-reach hedge trimmers, having a cutting length
138 exceeding 250 mm shall be provided with at least two handles.
139 Replace the existing text of the third paragraph of 19.101.1.1 with the following new text:
140 The handles shall be designed in such a way that each one can be grasped with one hand.
141 Handles shall be suitably shaped to be grasped securely and have a perimeter P between
142 63 mm and 170 mm as illustrated in Figure 105 a), 105 b) or 105 c). The perimeter is
143 determined by a chain measurement with the blade control, if any, fully depressed. The
144 gripping length of the handle(s) shall be at least 100 mm.
145 Replace the existing text of the first paragraph of 19.101.2.1 with the following new text:
146 Extended-reach hedge trimmers shall be provided with two handles.
147 Replace the existing text of the first paragraph of 19.101.3.1 with the following new text:
148 19.101.3.1 Hedge trimmers, except for extended-reach hedge trimmers, with handles that
149 are adjustable by side-to-side axial rotation about an axis between them without the use of a
150 tool while the cutting device is operating shall comply with the requirements of 19.101.3.2 to
151 19.101.3.6.
153 Replace the existing text of the third paragraph of 19.101.3.1 with the following new text:
154 Handles that are intended to be adjusted in accordance with 8.14.2 while the cutting device
155 is operating shall not be incorporated into
156 – hedge trimmers, except for extended-reach hedge trimmers, having a cutting
157 length not exceeding 250 mm; and
158 – extended-reach hedge trimmers.
159 Replace the existing text of 19.102.1 with the following new text:
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160 19.102.1 An operator’s hand shall be protected from inadvertent contact with the moving
161 cutter blade with fingers extended from any handle identified in 8.14.2 b) 103) when held as
162 intended for normal use. Requirements are specified in 19.102.2.
163 Replace the existing text of 19.102.2 with the following new text:
164 19.102.2 The front handle shall be located so that the shortest chain distance measured
165 from the nearest cutting edge of the cutter blade to the furthest side of any handle is not less
166 than 120 mm as shown in Figure 108 a), Figure 108 b) and Figure 108 c).
167 If a handle is an integral part of the shaft of an extended-reach hedge trimmer, the shortest
168 chain distance from the end of the handle closest to the cutting device to the nearest cutting
169 edge shall be at least 120 mm measured from
170 – the end of the insulated handle nearest the cutter blade; or
171 – if the shaft handle is provided with a barrier or flange, from the rear of the barrier or
172 flange closest to the cutter blade.
173 A front hand barrier may be used to achieve the required 120 mm distance. The barrier shall
174 not have any openings with a minor dimension larger than 10 mm. The barrier specified for
175 extended-reach hedge trimmers referenced in 21.30.101 may be used to comply with this
176 requirement.
177 For machines where the cutting device or handle(s) can be rotated or articulated, the
178 distances are measured with the cutting device and handle adjusted in the most
179 unfavourable operating position(s) identified in 8.14.2 b) 108) and 8.14.2 b) 110).
180 Compliance is determined by measurement.
181 Delete Subclauses 19.102.2.1, 19.102.2.2 and 19.102.2.3.
182 Replace the existing text of 19.102.3 with the following new text:
183 19.102.3 Lower barrier for front hand protection
184 Hedge trimmers, other than extended-reach hedge trimmers,
185 – having a cutting length exceeding 250 mm; and
186 – are not equipped with one blade control in the rear handle and one blade control in the
187 front handle
188 shall be provided with a lower barrier as shown in Figure 118 between the cutting device and
189 the underside of the machine where it is likely to be held by the user. The lower barrier shall
190 extend
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