EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026

• Abstract:

  2022-07-14: This prAA represents common mods to EN IEC 62841-3-15 (PR=75586); D164/C043: DOW = DOR + 48 months

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Jul-2026
• 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: 31-Jul-2026
• Due Date: 25-Nov-2024
• Completion Date: 31-Jul-2026
• 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)
• Directive:

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  2023/1230 - 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: SIST EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-15: Particular requirements for transportable magnetic drills

• Amends: EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-15: Particular requirements for transportable magnetic drills
• Effective Date: 26-Jul-2022

EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026 is a CENELEC amendment to the European standard for transportable magnetic drills. It updates the safety requirements in EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026, which is used with EN 62841-1, and it adds European references and a relationship to Directive 2006/42/EC. In practice, it is for manufacturers, test laboratories, and conformity teams working on transportable magnetic drills and their battery-related safety features.

What does EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026 specify?

EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026 specifies common European modifications to EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026 for transportable magnetic drills. The amendment updates the scope, abnormal operation, construction, supply cords, noise and vibration measurements, battery-tool provisions, and the links to European and EU references.

The document is organized as a short amendment with:

• Clause 1, Scope
• Clause 18, Abnormal operation
• Clause 21, Construction
• Clause 24, Supply connection and external flexible cables and cords
• Annex I, Measurement of noise and vibration emissions
• Annex K, Battery tools and battery packs
• Annex L, Battery tools and battery packs provided with mains connection or non-isolated sources
• Annex ZA, Normative references to international publications with their corresponding European publications
• Annex ZZ, Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered

Annex	What it covers
I	Noise and vibration emission measurement
K	Battery tools and battery packs
L	Battery tools and battery packs with mains connection or non-isolated sources
ZA	Normative references and their European publications
ZZ	Relationship to Directive 2006/42/EC

What are the key requirements of EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026?

EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026 focuses on restart prevention, supply-cord robustness, battery safety, and repeatable noise testing. It also tightens the way the standard is linked to EU machinery legislation, which matters when the standard is used for product conformity work.

Restart behavior and abnormal operation

Clause 21 replaces the restart requirement so the drill unit shall not restart after a mains interruption unless the operator releases and re-actuates the power switch. Reactivation of an electromagnet after a mains interruption is still permitted. In practice, this means the tool must not come back on unexpectedly when power returns.

Clause 18 links abnormal-operation testing to that same restart-prevention requirement. For a manufacturer, this means the restart function must be checked both as a construction feature and as part of the abnormal-operation assessment.

Supply cords and external flexible cables

Clause 24.4 replaces the supply-cord requirement with a minimum cord type equivalent to heavy polychloroprene- or PUR-sheathed flexible cord, such as 60245 IEC 66, H07RN-F, or H07BQ-F. Compliance is checked by inspection and measurement. This matters because the cord must withstand the handling and environmental demands of transportable tools.

Noise and vibration measurement

Annex I is made normative and gives the measurement setup for noise and vibration emissions. It fixes the microphone position, tool orientation, steel-plate mounting, and the condition that no tool bit is fitted during the test. For users of the standard, this means emission data are measured in a controlled and comparable way.

Battery-tool safety

Annex K and Annex L add requirements for tools with integral batteries and for tools with mains connection or non-isolated sources. The document requires either an isolation device or a disabling device to prevent injury or unintentional starting, and the isolation device must disconnect at least one pole, show its state clearly, and prevent accidental reconnection. The battery shall not be relied upon to energize the magnetic means.

For tools in Annex L, restart prevention also applies after installing a separable or detachable battery pack. In practice, this addresses both servicing safety and unintended start-up after power or battery changes.

EU machinery relationship

Annex ZZ maps clauses of the standard to the essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC. This helps conformity teams see which clauses support machinery-safety claims for transportable magnetic drills.

What does EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026 change from the previous edition?

EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026 modifies EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026 by adding or replacing text in Clause 1, Clause 18, Clause 21, Clause 24, Annex I, Annex K, Annex L, Annex ZA, and Annex ZZ. The amendment adds the scope sentence on significant hazards, strengthens restart prevention, updates the supply-cord requirement, makes Annex I normative, adds battery isolation and disabling provisions, and adds the European reference and EU-relationship annexes.

Which standards are used with EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026?

EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026 is used with EN 62841-1:2015 and its amendments and corrigenda. Part 3-15 supplements or modifies the general requirements in Part 1, so the two parts are read together.

Annex ZA also names:

• IEC 62841-1:2014, with EN 62841-1:2015 + AC 2015 + A11 2022 + A1 2025
• ISO 630-2:2021, Structural steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for structural steels for general purposes

EN ISO 12100 is also referenced as the overall framework followed by the document, which matters because it places the tool-specific requirements within a general risk-reduction approach.

What does the EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026 document contain?

EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026 contains replacement text for several clauses and annexes rather than a full reissue of the base standard. It includes a revised scope statement, restart-prevention text, a supply-cord requirement, and test details for noise and vibration measurement.

The document also contains a normative annex on battery-tool isolation and disabling devices, a normative annex of European references, and an informative annex that maps the standard to Directive 2006/42/EC. For engineering and compliance teams, the most useful parts are the replacement clauses, Table I.101 for test conditions, and Table ZZ.1 for directive correspondence.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2026
Električna motorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter vrtni in vrtnarski stroji -
Varnost - 3-15. del: Posebne zahteve za prenosne magnetne vrtalnike
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden
machinery - Safety - Part 3-15: Particular requirements for transportable magnetic drills
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und
Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 3-15: Besondere Anforderungen für
transportable Magnetbohrmaschinen
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses -
Sécurité - Partie 3-15: Exigences particulières pour les perceuses magnétiques portables
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026
ICS:
25.080.40 Vrtalniki Drilling 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 IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM July 2026
ICS 25.140.20
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and
lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-15: Particular
requirements for transportable magnetic drills
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge,
pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 3-15: Exigences transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und
particulières pour les perceuses magnétiques portables Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 3-15: Besondere
Anforderungen für transportable Magnetbohrmaschinen
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026; it was approved by CENELEC on 2026-06-22. 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
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Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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© 2026 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026 E

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modification to Clause 1, “Scope” . 5
2 Modification to Clause 18, “Abnormal operation” . 5
3 Modification to Clause 21, “Construction” . 5
4 Modification to Clause 24, “Supply connection and external flexible cables and cords” . 5
5 Modification to Annex I, “Measurement of noise and vibration emissions” . 5
6 Modification to Annex K, “Battery tools and battery packs” . 6
7 Modification to Annex L, “Battery tools and battery packs provided with mains connection
or non-isolated sources” . 7
8 Addition of the Annex ZA, “Normative references to international publications with their
corresponding European publications” . 8
9 Addition of Annex ZZ, “Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered” . 8
European foreword
This document (EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026/A11:2026) 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) 2027-07-31
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2030-07-31
conflicting with this 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 modifies by common modifications EN IEC 62841-3-15:2026, which consists of the text of
IEC 62841-3-15:2024 prepared by IEC/TC 116 “Safety of motor-operated electric tools”.
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.
The Part 3-15 is used in conjunction with EN 62841-1:2015 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
The Part 3-15 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in EN 62841-1:2015 and all of its
amendments and corrigenda (if any), so as to convert it into the European Standard: Particular requirements
for transportable magnetic drills.
Where a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in the Part 3-15, 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 62841-3-15:2024
are prefixed “Z”.
This document follows the overall requirements of EN ISO 12100.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request given to CENELEC by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
members.
For the 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 3-15 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 1, “Scope”
Add the following to the existing Clause 1:
“This document covers all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events relevant for tools
covered by this document.
2 Modification to Clause 18, “Abnormal operation”
In subclause 18.8, replace the last row of Table 4 with the following:
“
Restart prevention as required by 21.18.2.1 b
”
3 Modification to Clause 21, “Construction”
Replace the existing subclause 21.18.2.1 with the following:
“21.18.2.1 The drill unit shall not restart after an interruption of the mains supply without releasing and re-
actuating the power switch. Reactivation of an electromagnet, if any, after an interruption of the mains supply is
permitted.
Compliance is checked by inspection.”
4 Modification to Clause 24, “Supply connection and external flexible cables and
cords”
Replace the existing subclause 24.4 with the following:
“24.4 Replacement:
Supply cords 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.
I.2.3.2 Modification
nd rd
Replace the 2 and 3 paragraphs with the following:
“The microphone shall be positioned on the side of the feeding wheel at a height of (1,55 ± 0,075) m above the
reflect
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