EN 50632-2-17:2016

Electric motor-operated tools - Dust measurement procedure - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for routers and trimmers

This European Standard applies to hand-held motor-operated electric tools and deals with the measurement procedure for routers and trimmers for measurements of dust emission.

Motorbetriebene Elektrowerkzeuge - Staubmessverfahren - Teil 2-17: Besondere Anforderungen für Oberfräsen und Kantenfräsen

Outils électriques à moteur - Procédure de mesure de la poussière - Partie 2-17: Exigences particulières pour les affleureuses

L'article de la Partie 1 est applicable avec l'exception suivante: Addition: La présente partie de l'EN 50632 s'applique aux défonceuses et aux affleureuses.

Elektromotorna orodja - Postopek merjenja prahu - 2-17. del: Posebne zahteve za rezkalnike in obrezovalnike

Ta evropski standard se uporablja za ročna elektromotorna orodja ter obravnava postopek merjenja za rezkalnike in obrezovalnike za izvajanje meritev emisije prahu.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-Jul-2016
• ICS: 13.040.40 - Stationary source emissions
• ICS: 25.140.20 - Electric tools
• ICS: 65.060.80 - Forestry equipment
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 116 - Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 116 - Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools
• Current Stage: 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
• Start Date: 19-Nov-2025
• Completion Date: 20-Feb-2026
• Ref Project: SIST EN 50632-2-17:2016 - Electric motor-operated tools - Dust measurement procedure - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for routers and trimmers

Relations

• Amended By: EN 50632-2-17:2016/A1:2021 - Electric motor-operated tools - Dust measurement procedure - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for routers and trimmers
• Effective Date: 08-Sep-2020

Overview

EN 50632-2-17:2016 is a European Standard developed by CLC/CENELEC that specifies the dust measurement procedure for electric motor-operated tools, with a focus on routers and trimmers. This standard provides particular requirements for determining the dust emission of these hand-held, motor-operated devices when processing materials such as wood and laminates. The standard forms part of the broader EN 50632 series, which sets guidelines for measuring dust produced by various electric tools, aiming to improve workplace safety and help manufacturers provide accurate dust emission data.

Key Topics

• Scope: The standard applies specifically to hand-held, electric motor-operated routers and trimmers used in woodworking and similar processes.
• Test Procedures: Detailed guidelines are provided on how to measure dust emissions under controlled conditions, including specific requirements for material type, tool setup, and operating parameters.
• Definitions: Clarifies the terms ‘router’ and ‘trimmer’ for consistency across manufacturers and testing laboratories.
• Instrumentation: References the required equipment and setup, adhering to procedures also recognized by EN 50632-1.
• Reporting: Outlines the necessary information to be recorded and reported after testing, contributing to transparency and comparability between products.

Applications

EN 50632-2-17:2016 is critical for:

• Manufacturers of routers and trimmers seeking CE marking or compliance with European regulations concerning machine emissions.
• Certification bodies performing conformity assessments for electric woodworking tools.
• Health and safety professionals aiming to minimize airborne dust and ensure safer workshop environments.
• Product developers wishing to benchmark their tools’ dust emissions or implement dust control enhancements.
• Quality assurance teams verifying product performance and regulatory adherence prior to market release.

The standard comprehensively details operational conditions for testing to reflect typical usage scenarios:

• Routers: Tested on chipboard per EN 312:2010, with parameters controlling material size, cutter type, and number of operations to ensure consistency.
• Trimmers: Evaluated using beech wood, focusing on trimming chamfers along all workpiece edges, with control over wood humidity, cutter type, and operation count.

These rigorously defined procedures help ensure that dust emission measurements are consistent, reproducible, and relevant to real-world applications.

Related Standards

• EN 50632-1:2015: General requirements for dust measurement procedures, providing the foundation for Part 2-17.
• EN 312:2010: Specification for particleboards, referenced for chipboard materials used in router testing.
• Other parts of EN 50632: Covering dust measurement procedures for different categories of electric tools, allowing for holistic dust emission assessment across tool types.

EN 50632-2-17:2016 supports manufacturers, regulators, and users by ensuring that dust emission data for routers and trimmers are determined in a standardized, reliable manner. This contributes to improved health and safety standards in the woodworking sector and supports informed decision-making for tool selection and workplace design. By following these guidelines, organizations can better address occupational exposure risks and comply with European regulatory requirements for electric motor-operated hand tools.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2016
Elektromotorna orodja - Postopek merjenja prahu - 2-17. del: Posebne zahteve za
rezkalnike in obrezovalnike
Electric motor-operated tools - Dust measurement procedure - Part 2-17: Particular
requirements for routers and trimmers
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50632-2-17:2016
ICS:
25.100.01 Rezalna orodja na splošno Cutting tools in general
25.140.20 (OHNWULþQDRURGMD Electric tools
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50632-2-17

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2016
ICS 13.040.40; 25.140.20; 65.060.80
English Version
Electric motor-operated tools - Dust measurement procedure -
Part 2-17: Particular requirements for routers and trimmers
Outils électriques à moteur - Procédure de mesure de la Motorbetriebene Elektrowerkzeuge - Staubmessverfahren -
poussière - Partie 2-17: Exigences particulières pour les Teil 2-17: Besondere Anforderungen für Oberfräsen und
défonceuses Kantenfräsen
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2016-05-03. 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.
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
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Ref. No. EN 50632-2-17:2016 E
Contents
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references. 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Test procedure . 4
5 Instrumentation . 5
6 Information to be reported . 6
Tables
Table 101 – Operating conditions for routers intended for cutting wood . 5
Table 102 — Operating conditions for trimmers intended for cutting wood . 5
European foreword
This document (EN 50632-2-17:2016) has been prepared by CLC/TC 116 "Safety of motor-operated
electric tools".
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2017-05-03
• latest date by which this document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2018-05-03
• latest date by which the national
standards 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 [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying
any or all such patent rights.
This European Standard is divided into three parts:
Part 1: General requirements for the dust measurement which are common to electric motor-operated
tools (for the purpose of this standard referred to simply as tools);
Part 2 or 3: Requirements for the dust measurement for particular types of tools, which either
supplement or modify the requirements given in Part 1 to account for the particular
characteristics of these spec
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