CLC/TC 116/WG 05 - Gardening appliances

2021-05-14: This prAA includes CMs to EN IEC (PR=72116), both PRs to be circulated simultaneously
D164/C043: DOW=DOR+48 months

This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows: Addition: This document applies to hand-held and backpack - garden blowers; - garden vacuums; and - garden blower/vacuums. This document does not apply to - walk-behind garden blowers, walk-behind garden vacuums and walk-behind garden blower/vacuums; - robotic garden blowers, robotic garden vacuums and robotic garden blower/vacuums; and - vacuum cleaners intended primarily for use indoors, for water suction cleaning or animal grooming. NOTE 101 Vacuum cleaners and water-suction cleaning appliances, including vacuum cleaners for animal grooming are covered by IEC 60335-2-2. NOTE 102 Vacuum cleaners for commercial use are covered by IEC 60335-2-69.

IEC 62841-4-7:2022 clause 1 of IEC 62841-1:2014, is applicable, except as follows: Addition: This document applies to pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators which are designed for regenerating lawns by combing out materials such as grass, thatch and moss or cutting vertically into the lawn face using  
metallic tines; and/or
rigid non-metallic tines  which rotate about a horizontal axis. This document does not apply to  
pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawnmowers;
towed/semi-mounted lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators;
ride-on machines;
non-powered lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators;
combustion engine powered lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators;
plug aerators (corers);
hybrid and fuel cell powered machines and associated charging systems; and
garden tractors or their attachments.

No scope available

IEC 62841-4-7:2022 clause 1 of IEC 62841-1:2014, is applicable, except as follows: Addition: This document applies to pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators which are designed for regenerating lawns by combing out materials such as grass, thatch and moss or cutting vertically into the lawn face using  
metallic tines; and/or
rigid non-metallic tines  which rotate about a horizontal axis. This document does not apply to  
pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawnmowers;
towed/semi-mounted lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators;
ride-on machines;
non-powered lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators;
combustion engine powered lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators;
plug aerators (corers);
hybrid and fuel cell powered machines and associated charging systems; and
garden tractors or their attachments.

This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of robotic battery powered electrical rotary lawnmowers and their peripherals with the rated voltage of the battery being not more than 75 V d.c. charged by mains electrical and/or alternative energies, e.g. solar power.

2021-04-12: This prAB includes common mods to EN 62841-4-2:2019/A1 (PR=73662)
DOW=DOR+48 months

No scope available

IEC 62841-4-5:2021 This document applies to grass shears with a maximum cutting width of 200 mm designed primarily for cutting grass. This document does not apply to hedge trimmers. Hedge trimmers are covered by IEC 62841-4-2.

2019-12-18: Common modifications to be launched to the enquiry together with pr = 70964 (SV)
2019-12-13: this prAA represents common mods to  prEN IEC 62841-4-5 (PR=70964)
D164/C043:
DOW= DOR+48 months

DOW=DOR+48 months is applied to all parts in EN IEC 62841 series
2020-07-15: common mod, no xml

IEC 62841-4-3:2020 This document applies to the design of pedestrian controlled walk-behind - cylinder lawnmowers; and - rotary lawnmowers equipped with - metallic cutting means; and/or - rigid non-metallic cutting means; and/or - non-metallic cutting means with one or more cutting elements pivotally mounted on a generally circular drive unit, where these cutting elements rely on centrifugal force to achieve cutting, and have a kinetic energy for each single cutting element of greater than 10 J. This document does not apply to - robotic lawnmowers; - remote-controlled lawnmowers; - flail mowers or flail-type attachments; - scissors type lawnmowers; - grassland mowers; - sickle bar mowers; - towed/semi-mounted grass-cutting machines; - scrub-clearing machines; - lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers; - lawn edgers; - grass trimmers; - brush cutters; - brush saws; - agricultural mowers; - trailing seat/sulky units; - ride-on machines; - non-powered lawnmowers; - combustion engine powered lawnmowers; - hybrid and fuel cell powered machines and associated charging systems; and - garden tractors or their attachments. Robotic lawnmowers are covered by IEC 60335-2-107, and will be covered by a future part of IEC 62841.

This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of robotic battery powered electrical rotary lawnmowers and their peripherals with the rated voltage of the battery being not more than 75 V d.c. charged by mains electrical and/or alternative energies, e.g. solar power.

IEC 62841-4-1:2017 applies to chain saws for cutting wood and designed for use by one person. This standard does not cover chain saws designed for use in conjunction with a guide-plate and riving knife or in any other way such as with a support or as a stationary or transportable machine. This standard does not apply to chain saws for tree service as defined in ISO 11681-2; or pole-mounted pruners. Pole-mounted pruners will be covered by a future part of IEC 62841. The chain saws covered by this standard are designed only to be operated with the right hand on the rear handle and the left hand on the front handle. This Part 4-1 is to be used in conjunction with the first edition of IEC 62841-1:2014. The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing organizations may need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or revised tests. It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation nationally not earlier than 36 months from the date of publication.

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following: This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of robotic battery powered electrical rotary lawnmowers and their peripherals with the rated voltage of the battery being not more than 75 V d.c. charged by mains electrical and/or alternative energies, e.g. solar power. This European Standard does not apply to non-robotic machines such as lawn trimmers, lawn edge trimmers, lawn edgers, ride-on lawnmowers or pedestrian controlled lawnmowers. This European Standard is not applicable to EMC and environmental hazards (except noise). This European Standard does not apply to internal combustion engine(s), hybrid and fuel cell powered machines and associated charging systems. This European Standard deals with all the significant hazards presented by battery powered robotic lawnmowers and their peripherals when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable. This European Standard is not applicable to machines, which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CENELEC. NOTE This European Standard does not apply to battery chargers (EN 60335-2-29:2004).

IEC 62841-4-2:2017 applies to hand-held hedge trimmers which are designed for use by one operator for trimming hedges and bushes, including extended-reach hedge trimmers with a maximum length of 3,5 m. The rated voltage is not more than 250 V for single-phase a.c. or d.c. tools, and 480 V for three-phase a.c. tools. The rated input is not more than 3 700 W. The limits for the applicability of this standard for battery tools are given in K.1 and L.1. This standard deals with the hazards presented by tools which are encountered by all persons in the normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of the tools. Hand-held electric tools, which can be mounted on a support or working stand for use as fixed tools without any alteration of the tool itself, are within the scope of this standard and such combination of a hand-held tool and a support is considered to be a transportable tool and thus covered by the relevant Part 3. This standard is not applicable to hedge trimmers with a rotating blade. This standard is not applicable to scissors type grass shears. This Part 4-2 is to be used in conjunction with the first edition of IEC 62841-1:2014. The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing organizations may need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or revised tests. It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation nationally not earlier than 36 months from the date of publication Key words: Hedge trimmer, Hand-held tool, Safety

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following: This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of robotic battery powered electrical rotary lawnmowers and their peripherals with the rated voltage of the battery being not more than 75 V d.c. charged by mains electrical and/or alternative energies, e.g. solar power. This European Standard does not apply to non-robotic machines such as lawn trimmers, lawn edge trimmers, lawn edgers, ride-on lawnmowers or pedestrian controlled lawnmowers. This European Standard is not applicable to EMC and environmental hazards (except noise). This European Standard does not apply to internal combustion engine(s), hybrid and fuel cell powered machines and associated charging systems. This European Standard deals with all the significant hazards presented by battery powered robotic lawnmowers and their peripherals when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable. This European Standard is not applicable to machines, which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CENELEC. NOTE This European Standard does not apply to battery chargers (EN 60335-2-29:2004).

This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of hand fed, shredders/chippers with integral electric motor, not exceeding 250 V single phase, with or without vacuum assisted collection which are designed to reduce organic material to smaller pieces and are used in a stationary position by an operator standing on the ground. This standard applies to shredders/chippers with feed intake openings or segments, in this standard referred to as feed safety openings that in total will fit into a square of 250 mm x 250 mm. NOTE For the requirements for the measurement of the square of 250 mm x 250 mm are given in clause 20.101.1 of this standard. In this European Standard shredders and chippers are referred to collectively as machine(s). This European Standard does not cover requirements for – machines powered by combustion engines; NOTE 1 Combustion engine driven machines are covered by EN 13683. – machines driven by an external power source or by battery power; – machines with powered discharge intended to broadcast material or load vehicles; – machines with mechanically powered feed intake or attachments; – wood chippers for agricultural, lawn and park and forestry use; NOTE 2 Wood chippers are covered by EN 13525. – machines powered from a 3 phase supply. This European Standard deals with all significant hazards presented by shredders/chippers when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable. EMC and environmental aspects, except noise, have not been considered in this European Standard. This European Standard is not applicable to machines which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CENELEC.

Replacement: This European Standard specifies the safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of hand-held mains-operated electrical garden vacuums, and garden blower/vacuums with or without shredding means and garden blowers, hereinafter referred to as machine(s), for use at and around the home or for similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V single phase. This European Standard does not apply to: - machines powered by combustion engines; NOTE 1 Combustion engine driven machines are covered by EN 15503. - machines driven by an external power source; - machines powered from a 3 phase supply; - vacuum cleaners intended primarily for use indoors, for water suction cleaning or animal grooming; NOTE 2 EN 60335-2-2 deals with this type of machine. - walk-behind, hand-guided (support-wheeled) and ride-on machines; - combination of a mains driven and/or battery powered blowers and vacuums with internal combustion engines (hybrid); - back-pack powered blowers and back-pack powered vacuums. EMC and environmental aspects, except noise, have not been considered in this standard. This European Standard deals with all the significant hazards presented by hand-held mains-operated electrical garden vacuums, garden blower/vacuums with or without shredding means and garden blowers when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable. This European Standard is not applicable to machines, which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CENELEC.

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following. This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of electric powered hand-held scissors type grass shears with a maximum cutting width of 200 mm designed primarily for cutting grass, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for a.c. or 75 V d.c. In this European Standard the term “machine” means “electric powered scissors type grass shear”. This European Standard does not apply to hedge trimmers as covered by EN 60745–2–15. Requirements for chargers are covered by EN 60335-2-29:2004. Requirements for batteries are covered by EN 62133:2003. EMC and environmental aspects except for noise have not been considered in this European Standard. This European Standard deals with all the significant hazards presented by hand-held scissors type grass shears when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable.

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following. This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of electric powered walk-behind and hand-held lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers, with cutting element(s) of non metallic filament line or freely pivoting non-metallic cutter(s), with a kinetic energy of not more than 10 J each, used by a standing operator for cutting grass, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for a.c. or 75 V d.c.. NOTE 101 The method of calculating the kinetic energy for the purposes of this standard is given in 22.103. In this European Standard, hand-held and walk-behind lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers are referred to collectively as machine(s). This European Standard does not apply to - scissor type or lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers with cutting means other than those described above; - lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers with collecting devices; - self-propelled lawn trimmers or lawn edge trimmers; EMC and environmental aspects, except noise, have not been considered in this European Standard. This European Standard does not apply to chargers as covered by EN 60335-2-29. This European Standard does not apply to batteries as covered by EN 62133. This European Standard deals with all the significant hazards presented by hand-held and walk-behind lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable.

Deals with the safety of pedestrian-controlled mains-operated electric lawn scarifiers and aerators. These scarifiers have rotating cutters for regenerating lawns by, for instance, combing out grass thatch and moss, or by cutting vertically into the lawn face. These scarifiers are designed primarily for home use, with a rated voltage not more than 250 V single phase. For lawnmowers, see IEC 60335-2-77; for lawn trimmers, see IEC 60335-2-91. The contents of the corrigendum of May 2003 have been included in this copy.

2022-11-29: This prAB includes common mods to EN 62841-4-1:2020/A1 (PR=76982)
D164/C043: DOW = DOR + 48 months

D164/C043: DOW = DOR + 48 months

D164/C043: DOW = DOR + 48 months

2022-11-29: Common mods to this A1 are included in EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB (PR=77082)
D164/C043: DOW = DOR + 48 months

This document applies to hand-held and walk-behind lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers, used by a standing operator for cutting grass, weeds or similar soft vegetation, and grass trimmers, brush cutters and brush saws used by a standing operator for cutting grass, weeds, brush, bushes, saplings and similar vegetation.