SIST EN 62841-2-17:2018/oprAB:2024

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for hand-held routers

Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-17: Besondere Anforderungen für handgeführte Oberfräsen

Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 2-17: Exigences particulières pour les défonceuses portatives

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Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 2-17. del: Posebne zahteve za ročne skobeljnike - Dopolnilo AB

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 29-Apr-2024
• ICS: 25.080.20 - Boring and milling machines
• ICS: 25.140.20 - Electric tools
• Technical Committee: VGA - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 14-Feb-2024
• Due Date: 03-Jul-2024
• Completion Date: 07-May-2024
• 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: EN 62841-2-17:2017/prAB:2024 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for hand-held routers

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN 62841-2-17:2018/kFprA1:2024 - Amendment 1 - Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for hand-held routers
• Effective Date: 16-Jan-2024
• Amends: SIST EN 62841-2-17:2018 - Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for hand-held routers (IEC 62841-2-17:2017)
• Effective Date: 16-Jan-2024

Overview

SIST EN 62841-2-17:2018/oprAB:2024 is a draft amendment developed by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CLC/TC 116). This amendment focuses on the safety requirements for electric motor-operated hand-held routers, transportable tools, and lawn and garden machinery. It revises and updates the existing EN 62841-2-17:2017 standard to enhance safety features and compliance with EU machinery directives, specifically Directive 2006/42/EC.

The standard addresses particular safety requirements tailored to hand-held routers, emphasizing construction, power supply control, and protection against unintentional starting. Proposed modifications improve the design and operation of these tools, ultimately reducing risks associated with mechanical hazards and electrical failures.

Key Topics

• Power Switch Safety:
  The power switch on hand-held routers must be a momentary switch without a locking feature in the “on” position. Alternatively, routers should not automatically restart after power interruptions without manual switch reactivation. This prevents accidental restarts, enhancing user safety.

• Isolation and Disabling Devices:
  For battery-operated routers, the standard requires an isolation or disabling device to prevent inadvertent starting during servicing or maintenance.

  • Isolation devices must disconnect at least one battery pole from electrically live parts, show clear status indications, and guard against accidental reconnection.
  • Disabling devices may include lock-off switches requiring two distinct user actions before powering on, preventing single-motion activation.

• Battery Tool Modifications:
  The standard updates provisions for tools with integrated batteries and those with mains connections or non-isolated power sources, ensuring consistent isolation and disabling device requirements across tool types.

• Risk Reduction Measures:
  Requirements address risks related to moving parts, emissions, and mechanical hazards, aligning hand-held router design with the latest safety and reliability standards.

Applications

This standardized safety guidance is crucial for manufacturers, designers, and regulatory bodies involved with:

• Hand-held routers used in woodworking, carpentry, and various milling applications.
• Portable electric tools operating with integrated or external batteries.
• Transportable gardening and lawn machinery incorporating motor-driven hand tools.
• Ensuring user protection during normal operation, power supply interruptions, and maintenance.
• Facilitating market compliance and harmonization within the European Union and EFTA countries by meeting Directive 2006/42/EC essential health and safety requirements.

Adopting SIST EN 62841-2-17:2018/oprAB:2024 helps improve product safety, reduce workplace accidents, and ensure conformity for electric hand-held router products across international markets.

Related Standards

• EN 62841-1:2015 – General requirements for electric motor-operated hand-held tools and transportable machinery.
• Directive 2006/42/EC – Machinery Directive outlining essential health and safety requirements for machinery within the EU.
• IEC 62841 series – International electrotechnical standards for electric motor-operated hand-held tools focusing on safety and performance.
• CLC/TC 116 – Technical committee responsible for standardizing safety and environmental aspects of motor-operated electric tools.

Compliance with SIST EN 62841-2-17:2018/oprAB:2024 in combination with these standards ensures comprehensive safety and regulatory adherence for manufacturers and users of hand-held routers, enabling safer, more reliable electric power tools in professional and consumer environments.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2024
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 2-
17. del: Posebne zahteve za ročne skobeljnike - Dopolnilo AB
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden
machinery - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for hand-held routers
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und
Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-17: Besondere Anforderungen für
handgeführte Oberfräsen
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses -
Sécurité - Partie 2-17: Exigences particulières pour les défonceuses portatives
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62841-2-17:2017/prAB:2024
ICS:
25.080.20 Frezalniki Boring and milling machines
25.140.20 Električna orodja Electric tools
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
EN 62841-2-17:2017
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAB
February 2024
ICS 25.140.20 -
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and
lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-17: Particular
requirements for hand-held routers
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge,
pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 2-17: Exigences transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und
particulières pour les défonceuses portatives Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-17: Besondere
Anforderungen für handgeführte Oberfräsen
This draft amendment prAB, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 62841-2-17:2017; it is submitted to CENELEC members for
enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2024-05-03.

It has been drawn up by CLC/TC 116.

If this draft becomes an amendment, 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.

This draft amendment was established by CENELEC 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,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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
© 2024 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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1 European foreword
2 This document (EN 62841-2-17:2017/prAB:2024) has been prepared by CLC/TC 116 “Safety and
3 environmental aspects of motor-operated electric tools”.
4 This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
5 The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dor + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dor + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dor + 48 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn
modified when voting)
6 This document modifies by common modifications EN 62841-2-17:2017/prA1:2024, which consists of the
7 text of 116/xxx/CDV (future IEC 62841-2-17:2017/A1:202x) prepared by IEC/TC 116 “Safety of motor-
8 operated electric tools”.
9 EN 62841-2-17:2017/prA1:2024 together with prAB:2024 includes a revision to Table 4, clarifies that
10 subclause 19.6 of EN 62841-1:2015 is applicable for these tools and revises the requirements of
11 subclause 23.3 of EN 62841-1:2015 for these tools.
12 This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the
13 European Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these
14 requests for its Member States.
15 For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of
16 this document.
17 1 Modifications to Clause 21, “Construction”
18 Delete the addition to 21.18.1.
19 Replace the existing subclause 21.18.1.1 with the following:
20 “21.18.1.1  Addition:
21 For routers, either
22 — the power switch shall be a momentary power switch without having a locking arrangement in the
23 “on” position;
24 or
25 — the tool shall not restart after an interruption of the mains supply without releasing and re-actuating the
26 power switch.”
27 2 Modification to Annex K, “Battery tools and battery packs”
28 Replace the existing subclause K.21.18.Z101 with the following:
29 “K.21.18.Z301  Isolation and disabling device
30 Tools with an integral battery shall be equipped
31 — with an isolation device to prevent the risk of injury from mechanical hazards during servicing or user
32 maintenance; or
33 — with a disabling device that prevents unintentional starting of the tool.
34 An isolation device shall
35 — provide disconnection of at least one pole of the battery from the serviceable region of the tool;
36 — be equ
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