SIST EN ISO 10517:2019
(Main)Powered hand-held hedge trimmers - Safety (ISO 10517:2019)
Powered hand-held hedge trimmers - Safety (ISO 10517:2019)
This document specifies safety requirements and measures for the verification of the design and construction of hand-held, integrally-driven combustion engine hedge trimmers (hereafter referred to as "hedge trimmers") designed to be used by a single operator for trimming hedges and bushes while utilizing one or more linear reciprocating cutter blades.
This document is also applicable to "split-boom" type hedge trimmers and to multi-purpose machines when configured as a hedge trimmer.
It establishes methods for the elimination or reduction of hazards arising from the use of the hedge trimmers. In addition, it specifies the type of information to be provided by the manufacturer on safe working practices.
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to powered hand-held hedge trimmers when they are used as intended and under the conditions of misuse that are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).
This document is not applicable to hedge trimmers with an engine displacement over 80 cm3, nor is it applicable to hedge trimmers manufactured before the date of its publication.
Tragbare motorgetriebene Heckenscheren - Sicherheit (ISO 10517:2019)
Dieses Dokument legt sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Maßnahmen für die Überprüfung der Gestaltung und Konstruktion von tragbaren Heckenscheren mit Antrieb durch Verbrennungsmotor fest (nachfolgend „Hecken¬scheren“ genannt), die für die Anwendung durch einen einzelnen Benutzer zum Schneiden von Hecken und Büschen bestimmt und mit einem oder mehreren sich linear bewegenden Schneidmessern ausgestattet sind.
Dieses Dokument gilt auch für Heckenscheren mit teilbarem Schaft und Mehrzweckgeräte, wenn sie als Heckenschere konfiguriert sind.
Es legt Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung oder Verminderung der sich aus dem Gebrauch von Heckenscheren ergebenden Gefährdungen fest. Außerdem spezifiziert es die Art der Informationen über sicheres Arbeiten, die vom Hersteller zur Verfügung zu stellen sind.
Dieses Dokument behandelt alle signifikanten Gefährdungen, Gefährdungssituationen und ereignisse, die bei bestimmungsgemäßer Verwendung und bei durch den Hersteller vernünftigerweise vorhersehbarer Fehlanwendung für tragbare motorbetriebene Heckenscheren relevant sind (siehe Abschnitt 4).
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Heckenscheren mit einem Hubraum über 80 cm3 und auch nicht für Heckenscheren, die vor dem Datum dieser Veröffentlichung hergestellt worden sind.
Taille-haies portatifs à moteur - Sécurité (ISO 10517:2019)
Le présent document spécifie les exigences de sécurité et les mesures relatives à leur vérification pour la conception et la construction des taille-haies portatifs à moteur thermique intégré, désignés ci-après par «taille-haies», conçus pour être utilisés par un seul opérateur pour tailler les haies et les buissons, et comportant une ou plusieurs lames de coupe à mouvement linéaire alternatif.
Le présent document s'applique également aux taille-haies de type à «perche fractionnée» et aux machines à usage universel lorsqu'elles sont configurées en taille-haies.
Il définit des méthodes permettant d'éliminer ou de réduire les phénomènes dangereux résultant de l'utilisation des taille-haies. En outre, il spécifie le type d'informations à fournir par le fabricant à propos des méthodes de travail sûres.
Le présent document traite tous les phénomènes dangereux importants, les situations dangereuses et les événements associés aux taille-haies portatifs à moteur lorsqu'ils sont utilisés pour l'usage prévu et dans les conditions de mauvaise utilisation raisonnablement prévisibles par le fabricant (voir l'Article 4).
Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux taille-haies équipés d'un moteur de cylindrée supérieure à 80 cm3, ni aux taille-haies fabriqués avant la date de sa publication.
Prenosni motorni obrezovalniki žive meje - Varnost (ISO 10517:2019)
Ta dokument določa varnostne zahteve in ukrepe za preverjanje zasnove in izdelave prenosnih motornih obrezovalnikov žive meje (v nadaljevanju »obrezovalniki žive meje«), ki so namenjeni za enega samega upravljavca za obrezovanje žive meje in grmovja z uporabo enega ali več linearnih povratnih rezil.
Ta dokument se uporablja tudi za obrezovalnike žive meje z ločljivim drogom in za večnamenske stroje, če so konfigurirani kot obrezovalniki žive meje.
Določa metode za odpravo ali zmanjšanje nevarnosti, ki izhajajo iz uporabe obrezovalnikov
žive meje. Poleg tega določa vrsto informacij, ki jih mora predložiti proizvajalec v zvezi z varnimi
delovnimi postopki.
Ta dokument obravnava vsa večja tveganja, nevarne okoliščine in nevarne dogodke v zvezi s prenosnimi motornimi obrezovalniki žive meje, kadar se uporabljajo v skladu s predvidenim namenom in pod pogoji pričakovane nepravilne uporabe, ki jih določa proizvajalec (glej točko 4).
Ne uporablja se za obrezovalnike žive meje s prostornino motorja, večjo od 80 cm3, in obrezovalnike žive meje, izdelane pred objavo tega standarda.
General Information
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2019
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN ISO 10517:2009
SIST EN ISO 10517:2009/A1:2014
Prenosni motorni obrezovalniki žive meje - Varnost (ISO 10517:2019)
Powered hand-held hedge trimmers - Safety (ISO 10517:2019)
Tragbare motorgetriebene Heckenscheren - Sicherheit (ISO 10517:2019)
Taille-haies portatifs à moteur - Sécurité (ISO 10517:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 10517:2019
ICS:
65.060.70 Vrtnarska oprema Horticultural equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN ISO 10517
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
February 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 65.060.70 Supersedes EN ISO 10517:2009, EN ISO
10517:2009/A1:2003
English Version
Powered hand-held hedge trimmers - Safety (ISO
10517:2019)
Taille-haies portatifs à moteur - Sécurité (ISO Tragbare motorgetriebene Heckenscheren - Sicherheit
10517:2019) (ISO 10517:2019)
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European foreword . 3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC . 4
European foreword
This document (EN ISO 10517:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 23 "Tractors
and machinery for agriculture and forestry" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 144
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Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC
This European Standard has been prepared under Commission’s standardization request "M/396
mandate to CEN and CENELEC for standardization in the field of machinery" 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 (recast).
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 ZA.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 ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and EU Directive 2006/42/EC
Essential requirements of EU Clause(s)/subclause(s) Remarks/Notes
Directive 2006/42/EC of this EN
Within the limits of the scope all relevant All normative clauses For relation of normative clauses of
essential requirements are covered this standard to significant
hazards/relevant essential
requirements of 2006/42/EC see clause
4 "List of significant hazards“ of this
standard in combination with annex D
“Examples of significant hazards,
hazardous situations, hazardous events
and their relation to the Essential
Requirements of the Machinery
Directive 2006/42/EC” of CEN Guide
(https:// boss.cen.eu/ref/CEN_414.pdf).
WARNING 1 - Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 10517
Third edition
2019-02
Powered hand-held hedge
trimmers — Safety
Taille-haies portatifs à moteur — Sécurité
Reference number
ISO 10517:2019(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 List of significant hazards . 5
5 Safety requirements and/or verification of safety measures . 7
5.1 General . 7
5.2 Handles and cutting device . 7
5.2.1 Handles . 7
5.2.2 Hand protection . 8
5.2.3 Handle strength .10
5.2.4 Cutting device and blunt extensions .11
5.2.5 Shoulder harness requirements .15
5.2.6 Holding moment .15
5.2.7 Blade stopping time .18
5.2.8 Cutting device cover .20
5.2.9 Cutting device accessories .20
5.3 Starting and idling .20
5.4 Controls .20
5.4.1 Marking .20
5.4.2 Throttle control .20
5.4.3 Engine stop .21
5.5 Power driven parts protection .21
5.6 Heat protection .21
5.6.1 General.21
5.6.2 Test equipment, test conditions and test method .21
5.6.3 Test acceptance .22
5.7 Fuel tank .22
5.8 Engine exhaust .22
5.9 Electrical requirements of ignition system .23
5.9.1 General.23
5.9.2 Ignition circuit .23
5.9.3 Test method .23
5.9.4 Test acceptance .23
5.10 Vibration .23
5.10.1 Reduction by design and protective measures .23
5.10.2 Reduction by information .24
5.10.3 Vibration measurement .24
5.11 Noise .24
5.11.1 Reduction by design and by information .24
5.11.2 Noise emission measurement .24
6 Information for use .24
6.1 Instructions for use .24
6.2 Marking .25
6.3 Warnings .26
6.4 Test of labels .26
6.4.1 Preparation of test specimens and control specimens .26
6.4.2 Wipe resistance test .27
6.4.3 Adhesion test . . .27
Annex A (informative) Safety instructions .28
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Annex B (informative) Examples of safety signs, symbols and pictorials .31
Bibliography .33
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 23, Tractors and machinery for agriculture
and forestry, Subcommittee SC 13, Powered lawn and garden equipment.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www .iso .org/members .html.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 10517:2009), which has been technically
revised. It also incorporates the Amendment ISO 10517:2009/Amd 1:2013. The main changes compared
to the previous edition are as follows:
— the noise measurement procedure has been removed from the body of the document and has been
replaced with the reference to ISO 22868;
— the vibration measurement procedure has been removed from the body of the document and has
been replaced with the reference to ISO 22867;
— handle strength requirement has been added;
— extended-reach hedge trimmers have been better implemented in the body of the document;
— a test for the labels has been added;
— several text changes have been made for better understanding.
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Introduction
This document is a type-C standard as stated in ISO 12100.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the
market players with regard to machinery safety:
— machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organisations, market surveillance, etc.).
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the
above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
— machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
— consumers (in case of machinery intended for use by consumers).
The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate in the drafting
process of this document.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events
are covered are indicated in the scope of this document.
When requirements of this type-C standard are different from those which are stated in the type-A or
type-B standards, the requirements of this type-C standard take precedence over the requirements of
the other standards for machines that have been designed and built according to the requirements of
this type-C standard.
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Powered hand-held hedge trimmers — Safety
1 Scope
This document specifies safety requirements and measures for the verification of the design and
construction of hand-held, integrally-driven combustion engine hedge trimmers (hereafter referred to
as “hedge trimmers”) designed to be used by a single operator for trimming hedges and bushes while
utilizing one or more linear reciprocating cutter blades.
This document is also applicable to ”split-boom” type hedge trimmers and to multi-purpose machines
when configured as a hedge trimmer.
It establishes methods for the elimination or reduction of hazards arising from the use of the hedge
trimmers. In addition, it specifies the type of information to be provided by the manufacturer on safe
working practices.
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to powered
hand-held hedge trimmers when they are used as intended and under the conditions of misuse that are
reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).
This document is not applicable to hedge trimmers with an engine displacement over 80 cm , nor is it
applicable to hedge trimmers manufactured before the date of its publication.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3767-1, Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment —
Symbols for operator controls and other displays — Part 1: Common symbols
ISO 3767-3, Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment —
Symbols for operator controls and other displays — Part 3: Symbols for powered lawn and garden equipment
ISO 3767-4, Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment —
Symbols for operator controls and other displays — Part 4: Symbols for forestry machinery
ISO 3864-2, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Part 2: Design principles for product
safety labels
ISO 7010, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs
ISO 11684, Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Safety
signs and hazard pictorials — General principles
ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk reduction
ISO 13857:2008, Safety of machinery — Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper
and lower limbs
ISO 22867, Forestry and gardening machinery — Vibration test code for portable hand-held machines with
internal combustion engine — Vibration at the handles
ISO 22868, Forestry and gardening machinery — Noise test code for portable hand-held machines with
internal combustion engine — Engineering method (Grade 2 accuracy)
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IEC 61032:1997, Protection of person and equipment by enclosures — Probes for verification
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https: //www .iso .org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http: //www .electropedia .org/
3.1
hedge trimmer
machine fitted with reciprocating blades made of metal, intended to cut and form hedges, bushes and
similar vegetation
3.2
cutting device
part of the assembly consisting of cutter blade and shear plate, or of the cutter blades together with any
supporting part, which performs the cutting action and that can be single- or double-sided
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.
3.3
cutter blade
part of the cutting device having blade teeth which cut by a shearing action either against other blade
teeth or against a shear plate
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.
3.4
blade tooth
part of the cutter blade which is sharpened to perform the shearing action
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.
3.5
cutting length
effective cutting length of the cutting device measured from the inside edge of the first blade tooth or
shear plate tooth to the inside edge of the last blade tooth or shear plate tooth
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3.
Note 2 to entry: Where both blades move, the measurements are taken when the first and last teeth are
furthest apart.
3.6
front handle
handle located at or towards the cutting device
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
3.7
rear handle
handle located furthest from the cutting device
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
3.8
throttle lock
device for temporarily setting the throttle in a partially open position to aid starting
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3.9
throttle control lock-out
device which prevents the unintentional activation of the throttle trigger unless the operator releases it
3.10
throttle control
blade control
device activated by the operator's hand or finger for controlling the cutter blade movement
Note 1 to entry: This can require a single or a two-stage operation depending on the application.
3.11
blunt extension
extending blunt part of the cutting device or an extending part of an unsharpened plate fitted to the
cutting device to prevent contact with the moving cutter blade
3.12
adjustable handle
handle whose position can be modified either by movement or by rotation
3.13
drive shaft
shaft used to transmit power from the engine to the cutting device
3.14
drive shaft tube
tube which contains the drive shaft and connects the engine to the cutting device
Note 1 to entry: It can be fixed, extendable or telescoping in length. For ease of storage and transportation, the
drive shaft tube can be detachable.
3.15
split-boom
design feature which permits the separation of the drive shaft tube for ease of storage and transportation
3.16
dry weight
weight of the unit with empty fuel/oil tank(s) and without cutting device cover
Dimensions in millimetres
a) Single-sided hedge trimmer
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b) Double-sided hedge trimmer
c) Extended-reach hedge trimmer
Key
1 rear handle
2 throttle control
3 front hand barrier
4 front handle
5 cutter blade
6 cutting device
Figure 1 — Examples of types of hedge trimmers
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Key
1 cutting device
2 cutter blade
3 blade tooth
4 blunt extension
5 unsharpened plate
Figure 2 — Cutting device
Key
1 cutting length
Figure 3 — Cutting length
4 List of significant hazards
For defined danger zones, this clause contains all the significant hazards, hazardous situations
and events, as far as they are dealt with in this document. They are identified by risk assessment
as significant for these types of hedge trimmer and which require specific action by the designer or
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manufacturer to eliminate or to reduce the risk (see Table 1). It is the responsibility of the manufacturer
to check whether or not the safety requirements given by this document apply to each significant
hazard presented by the specific hedge trimmer and to confirm that the risk assessment is complete
with particular attention to
— the intended use of the hedge trimmer including maintenance, setting and cleaning and its
foreseeable misuse, and
— identification of all significant hazards associated with the hedge trimmer.
Table 1 — Significant hazards associated with powered hand-held hedge trimmers
Clause/subclause of this
Hazard Location or event
document
1 Mechanical hazards due to:
a) shape Holding and operating the 5.2.1
hedge trimmer
b) relative locations Safe positioning in use 6.1; Annex A
1.2 Shearing hazard Clearing processed mate- 5.2.2, 5.2.4, 5.2.7, 6.1;
rial from cutting device Annex A
1.3 Cutting or severing hazard Inadvertent contact with 5.2.2, 5.2.4, 5.2.6, 5.2.7,,
cutting device 6.1; Annex A
1.4 Entanglement hazard Loose clothing entering 6.1; Annex A
cutting device
1.10 Ejection of parts (of machinery and processed Processed material eject- 6.1; Annex A
materials/workpieces) ed from cutting device
2 Electrical hazards due to:
2.1 Contact of persons with live parts High voltage and ignition 5.9.1, 5.9.2, 5.9.3
(direct or indirect) parts
Damage to cables due to
oil, fuel and abrasion
3 Thermal hazards, resulting in
3.1 Burns, scalds and other injuries, by possible Contact with hot parts 5.6
contact of persons with objects or materials
with an extremely high or low temperature, by
flames or explosions and also by the radiation
of heat sources
4 Hazards generated by noise, resulting in
4.1 Hearing loss (deafness), other physiological dis- Hearing damage due to 5.11, 6.1, 6.2; Annex A
orders (e.g. loss of balance, loss of awareness) hedge trimmer and/or
processing of material
5 Hazards generated by vibration (result- Hand/arm damage due 5.10, 6.1, 6.2; Annex A
ing in a variety of neurological and vascular to hedge trimmer and/or
disorders) processing of material
7 Hazards generated by materials and substances processed, used or exhausted by machinery, in-
cluding:
7.1 Hazards resulting from contact with or inha- Breathing in of engine 5.8, 6.1; Annex A
lation of harmful fluids, gases, mists, fumes exhaust fumes
and dusts
7.2 Fire or explosion hazard Refuelling 5.7, 6.1; Annex A
8 Hazards generated by neglecting ergonomic principles in hedge trimmer design (mismatch of
machinery with human characteristics and abilities) caused, for example, by:
8.1 Unhealthy postures or excessive efforts Handling during use 6.1; Annex A
8.3 Neglected use of personal protection equipment Protect against noise and 5.10, 5.11, 6.1, 6.2; Annex A
vibration, vision
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Table 1 (continued)
Clause/subclause of this
Hazard Location or event
document
8.6 Human error Incorrect use, etc. 6.1; Annex A
Danger to bystanders
8.7 Inadequate design, location of manual controls Location of stop/start 5.4.2, 5.4.3
control
Identification of control(s) 5.4.1, 5.4.3
10 Hazards caused by failure of energy supply, breaking down of machinery parts and other func-
tional disorders, including:
10.3 Failure, malfunction of control system (unex- Unexpected movement of 5.2.4, 5.2.6, 5.2.7, 5.3
pected start-up, unexpected overrun) cutting device
Run-down of cutting device
10.4 Errors of fitting Fitting an incorrect blade 5.2.7; 6.1; Annex A
or fitting blade incorrectly
11 Hazards caused by (temporary) missing and/or incorrectly positioned safety-related measures/
means, for example:
11.1 All kinds of guards Protection against access 5.2.2, 5.2.6, 5.5, 5.6, 5.9
to hazardous parts
11.3 Starting and stopping devices Control of hedge trimmer 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
11.4 Safety signs and signals User awareness of hazards 6.2, Annex B
11.5 All kinds of information or warning devices User awareness and safe Clause 6; Annexes A and B
use
11.6 Energy supply disconnecting devices Engine stop 5.4.3
5 Safety requirements and/or verification of safety measures
5.1 General
The hedge trimmer shall comply with the safety requirements and/or protective measures of this
clause. In addition, the hedge trimmer shall be designed according to the principles of ISO 12100 for
relevant but not significant hazards which are not dealt with by this document.
5.2 Handles and cutting device
5.2.1 Handles
The hedge trimmer shall at least have a handle for each hand. A handle can be an integral part of the
drive shaft tube or part of the engine housing.
The handles shall be designed and constructed in such a way as to have control of the hedge trimmer
and so that each one can be grasped (held) with one hand. The gripping surface of handles shall be at
least 100 mm long. On bail or closed handles (U-shaped handles), this dimension is related to the inner
width of the gripping surface. The gripping length of a bail or closed handle shall comprise any length
that is straight or curved at a radius of greater than 100 mm, together with any blend radius, but not
more than 10 mm at either or both ends of the gripping surface.
There shall be a minimum radial clearance of 25 mm around the gripping length.
If a straight handle is supported centrally (i.e. “T” type), the gripping length shall be calculated as
follows:
a) for handles with a periphery (not including the support) of less than 80 mm, the gripping length is
the sum of the two parts either side of the support;
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b) for handles with a periphery (not including the support) of 80 mm or more, the gripping length is
the complete length from end to end.
Where appropriate, the part of the handle containing the throttle control actuator shall be counted
as part of the handle gripping length. Finger grip or similar superimposed profiles shall not affect the
method of calculating handle gripping length.
If handles are adjustable to different positions, it shall not be possible to fix them in a position which
contravenes other provisions of this document.
For handles with throttle control which are adjustable without the use of a tool, it shall not be possible
to alter the handle position when the cutting device is powered. When altering the position of a handle
with throttle control, the throttle control shall be disabled such that the cutting device cannot be
powered until the handle is locked into one of its designated operating positions (e.g. the control is
automatically disengaged from the throttle of the engine if the handle is not locked into one of the
positions of use).
Compliance is checked by inspection and by measurement.
5.2.2 Hand protection
5.2.2.1 General
It shall not be possible to touch the moving cutter blade with fingers spread out from any handle.
All handles shall be located such that the reach distance from the cutter blade to the side furthest
from the cutter blade of any handle is not less than 120 mm. The distance shall be measured along the
shortest path from the side of the handle furthest from the cutter blade to the nearest cutting edge of
the cutter blade [see Figure 4 a)]. If there is a barrier, the distance shall be measured from the furthest
side of the handle to the barrier and from there to the nearest cutting edge of the cutter blade measured
as a chain measurement as shown in Figure 4 b).
A front hand barrier shall not have any openings with a dimension larger than 10 mm or the distance
from the handle through the opening in the front hand barrier to the closest cutter blade shall be
greater than 120 mm.
In addition, the openings in the front hand barrier shall not allow accessibility to the cutting device
using the procedure outlined in 5.2.2.2.
If a handle is an integral part of the drive shaft tube, the minimum distance from the end of the handle
closest to the cutting device to the nearest cutting edge shall be greater than 120 mm, measured as a
chain measurement as indicated in Figure 4 c).
If the cutting device can be adjusted or altered for length, distance from handles or angle with respect
to the handles, then this measurement shall be taken in the position in which any part of the cutter
blade is nearest to the front handle. Positions where the cutting device will not operate are not included.
Compliance is checked by inspection and by measurement.
5.2.2.2 Accessibility through front hand barrier
The probe specified in IEC 61032:1997, Probe 11, is applied to any opening and if it can be inserted,
a force of (10 ± 2) N shall be applied. The probe is inserted on the side away from the cutter blade.
The probe at the inserted force shall not contact the cutting device when rotated or angled around the
perimeter of the opening. The ambient test temperature shall be (20 ± 5) °C.
Compliance is checked by inspection and by measurement.
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Dimensions in millimetres
a) Example of the reach distance of 120 mm
b) Examples of the reach distance of 120 mm as a chain measurement
c) Example of the reach distance of 120 mm of a handle as an integral part of the drive shaft tube
Figure 4 — Examples of measurement method for reach distance
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5.2.3 Handle strength
5.2.3.1 Acceptance criteria
Handles shall have adequate strength. The following test procedure applies to all handles except for
handles being an integral part of the drive shaft tube.
The hedge trimmer handles shall not break and shall not show any crack when tested in accordance
with 5.2.3.2.
Before and after the test, the dimensions of the handles shall comply with 5.2.1.
The latching mechanism of handles that are adjustable shall not be damaged and shall still be functional
after the test.
If while attempting to apply the required test load, in any of the orthogonal directions, the cutter blade
becomes permanently deformed such that it no longer reciprocates as intended, the load applied to the
handle shall be limited to that which caused this deformation. The handle integrity for that orthogonal
direction shall be assessed following this level of loading.
Compliance is checked by inspection and by test of 5.2.3.2
NOTE In practical use, it would be impossible for a user to apply any load greater than this to the handle
following the trapping of the blade by a branch.
5.2.3.2 Test procedure
The ambient test temperature shall be (20 ± 5) °C. The test loads specified below are applied for a
duration of 15 s.
The hedge trimmer handles shall be subject to static loads as specified in Table 2, separately applied
at the handle grip midpoint, in each of the six directions illustrated in Figure 5. In each case, the hedge
trimmer shall be fixed rigidly by the cutting device so that the cutting device does not deflect at a point
any further away from the body of the hedge trimmer than 15 mm, and the clamping device shall not
contact the engine during the test.
For single-sided hedge trimmers, when testing the blade mounted handle the clamping means securing
the cutting device shall not contact the blade mounted handle during the test.
For extended-reach hedge trimmers with handles not integral to the shaft, clamp the unit on the drive
shaft tube within 15 mm in either direction of the handle.
The load is applied over an area of not more than 75 mm in width, centred on the normal handgrip area
for both the front and the rear handles. Where necessary, a bracket can be clamped to the handles to
facilitate side loading or loading in the Z direction.
The load direction shall remain constant relative to the mounting, despite any deflections of the handle
or blade.
If the hedge trimmer has an adjustable handle the test shall be performed with the handle in the most
unfavourable position regarding handle strength.
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5.2.3.3 Test requirements
Table 2 — Test loads
Test loads
Forwards and backwards Up and down Right and left
X and X Y and Y Z and Z
1 2 1 2 1 2
(150 ± 2) N (150 ± 2) N (150 ± 2) N
a) Double-sided hedge trimmer
b) Single-sided hedge trimmer
Figure 5 — Directions of load application
5.2.4 Cutting device and blunt extensions
5.2.4.1 The requirement for blunt extensions shall be determined in accordance with the following.
a) Single-sided hedge trimmers
Blunt extensions are not required for single-sided hedge trimmers that can only be operated from
the side opposite from the cutter blade [see Figure 1 a)]. Single-sided hedge trimmers that can be
operated from either side shall meet the requirements for double-sided [Figure 1 b)] or extended-
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reach hedge trimmers [Figure 1 c)] whichever is applicable. Positions where the cutting device will
not operate are excluded.
b) Double-sided hedge trimmers
Double-sided hedge trimmers [see Figure 1 b)], other than extended-reach hedge trimmers, shall
have a blunt extension according to Figure 7 a). Blunt extensions shall reach a distance of at least
400 mm from any point of the rear face of the front handle [see Figure 7 a)]. If the front handle is
located part way along the cutting device, the blunt extensions shall start at the first blade tooth
and continue until the 400 mm minimum distance beyond the rear of the front handle is reached
[see Figure 7 b)]. Positions where the cutting device will not operate are excluded.
c) Ex
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