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CPL/116 - Safety of motor-operated electric tools

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Cutting tools. General | Machines. Planing | Components. Magnetic | Electroacoustics | Coaxial cables. Waveguides | Semiconductor devices. Other | Switchgear and controlgear. High voltage | Networking | Cables | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices | Woodworking. Machines | Woodworking. Tools | Electrochemical machines | Cells and batteries. Acid secondary | Taps and threading dies | Measurement. Electrical and magnetic | IT applications. Other | Application layer | Noise. Machines and equipment | Emission | Fibre optic systems. General | Thermistors | Laundry appliances | Piezoelectric devices | Electric road vehicles | Lamps. Other | Hand-held tools. General | Machine tools. Other | Hand-held tools | Machines. Boring and milling | Lighting installation systems | Machines. Grinding and polishing | Pneumatic tools | Electric tools | Hand-operated tools | Saws | Measurement. Electrical and magnetic quantities | Hand-held tools. Other | Forging equipment. Presses. Shears | Nuclear power plants. Safety | Audio systems | Stationary source emissions | Paint coating equipment | Electricity supply | Equipment. Horticulture | Power transmission and distribution networks | Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens and similar appliances | Water supply | Industrial automation systems. General | Rectifiers. Converters. Stabilized power supply | Telecontrol. Telemetering | Kitchen equipment. General | Semiconductor devices. General | Hydraulic energy engineering | Graphical symbols for use on electrical and electronics engineering drawings, diagrams, charts and in relevant technical product documentation | IT applications. Industry | Lamps. Fluorescent and discharge | Safety. Domestic | Solar energy engineering | Machine tools. General | Cleaning appliances | Rotating machinery. General | Machines. Sawing | Industrial process measurement and control | Food industry. Plants and equipment | Heating appliances | Domestic electrical appliances | Immunity | Safety. Machinery | Equipment. Forestry | Railway rolling stock. General | Ships and marine structures. Electrical equipment | Sanitary installations | Machines. Drilling | Electrical engineering. General

Overview: Under the direction of the British Electrotechnical Commitee and the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input into IEC/TC 116 and CLC/TC 116 and standards related to the safety of motor-operated electric tools.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (141)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

prEN 50XXX WI 80285 CLC NWIP

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-07-10
Proposal
PNW 116-894 ED1: Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-13: Particular requirements for pruning shears

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-04-11
Proposal
PNW 116-856 ED1: Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-17: Particular requirements for transportable table masonry saws

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-12-10
Proposal
PNW 116-742 ED1: Electric motor-operated tools - Dust measurement procedure - Part 3-1: Particular requirements for transportable table saws

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-02-28
Proposal
PNW 116-741 ED1: Electric motor-operated tools - Dust measurement procedure - Part 2-19: Particular requirements for hand-held jointers

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-02-28
Proposal
PNW 116-707 ED1: Electric motor-operated tools - Dust measurement procedure - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for hand-held cut-off machines and wall chasers

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Manufacturing engineering | Hand-held tools | Electric tools | Hand-operated tools

Proposal begins : 2023-12-15
Proposal
PNW 116-706 ED1: Electric motor-operated tools - Dust measurement procedure - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for hand-held routers and trimmers

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Manufacturing engineering | Hand-held tools | Electric tools | Hand-operated tools

Proposal begins : 2023-12-15
Proposal
PNW 116-705 ED1: Electric motor-operated tools - Dust measurement procedure - Part 2-14: Particular requirements for hand-held planers

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Manufacturing engineering | Hand-held tools | Electric tools | Hand-operated tools

Proposal begins : 2023-12-15
Proposal
PNW 116-704 ED1: Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-12: Particular requirements for robotic lawnmowers

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Manufacturing engineering | Hand-held tools | Electric tools | Hand-operated tools

Proposal begins : 2023-12-15
Proposal
PNW 116-703 ED1: Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-11: Particular requirements for edgers

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Manufacturing engineering | Hand-held tools | Electric tools | Hand-operated tools

Proposal begins : 2023-12-15
Proposal
Published (78)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS IEC 63370:2022 Lithium-ion batteries and charging systems. Safety

Categories: Electric tools

Published standard begins : 2024-10-02
Published standard
BS IEC 63241-3-9:2025 Electric motor-operated tools. Dust measurement procedure. Particular requirements for transportable mitre saws

Categories: Electric tools

Published standard begins : 2025-07-18
Published standard
BS IEC 63241-3-1:2025 Electric motor-operated tools. Dust measurement procedure. Particular requirements for transportable table saws

Categories: Electric tools | Hand-operated tools

Published standard begins : 2025-02-26
Published standard
BS IEC 63241-2-6:2023 Electric motor-operated tools. Dust measurement procedure. Particular requirements for hand-held hammers

Categories: Electric tools | Hand-operated tools

Published standard begins : 2023-07-27
Published standard
BS IEC 63241-2-5:2024 Electric motor-operated tools. Dust measurement procedure. Particular requirements for hand-held circular saws

Categories: Electric tools

Published standard begins : 2024-10-29
Published standard
BS IEC 63241-2-4:2024 Electric motor-operated tools. Dust measurement procedure. Particular requirements for hand-held sanders

Categories: Hand-operated tools

Published standard begins : 2024-08-22
Published standard
BS IEC 63241-2-3:2024 Electric motor-operated tools. Dust measurement procedure. Particular requirements for hand-held concrete grinders and disc-type sanders

Categories: Hand-operated tools

Published standard begins : 2024-08-16
Published standard
BS IEC 63241-2-22:2025 Electric motor-operated tools. Dust measurement procedure. Particular requirements for hand-held cut-off machines and wall chasers

Categories: Hand-operated tools

Published standard begins : 2025-03-06
Published standard
BS IEC 63241-2-19:2025 Electric motor-operated tools. Dust measurement procedure. Particular requirements for hand-held jointers

Categories: Hand-operated tools

Published standard begins : 2025-07-07
Published standard
BS IEC 63241-2-17:2025 Electric motor-operated tools. Dust measurement procedure. Particular requirements for hand-held routers and trimmers

Categories: Electric tools | Hand-operated tools

Published standard begins : 2025-02-26
Published standard
Withdrawn (161)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS EN IEC 62841-4-7:2022+A11:2022 Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery. Safety. Particular requirements for pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawn scarifiers and aerators

Categories: Electric tools | Hand-operated tools | Equipment. Forestry

Withdrawn begins : 2024-09-16
Withdrawn
BS EN IEC 62841-4-7:2022 Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery. Safety. Particular requirements for pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawn scarifiers and aerators

Categories: Electric tools | Hand-operated tools | Equipment. Forestry

Withdrawn begins : 2023-12-06
Withdrawn
BS EN IEC 62841-4-5:2021+A11:2021 Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery. Safety. Particular requirements for grass shears

Categories: Electric tools

Withdrawn begins : 2024-02-12
Withdrawn
BS EN IEC 62841-3-5:2022 Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery. Safety. Particular requirements for transportable band saws

Categories: Electric tools

Withdrawn begins : 2023-01-18
Withdrawn
BS EN IEC 62841-2-7:2024+A11:2024 Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery. Safety. Particular requirements for hand-held spray guns

Categories: Electric tools

Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-09
Withdrawn
BS EN IEC 62841-2-6:2020+A12:2024 Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery. Safety. Particular requirements for hand-held hammers

Categories: Electric tools | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2024-11-13
Withdrawn
BS EN IEC 62841-2-6:2020+A11:2020 Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery. Safety. Particular requirements for hand-held hammers

Categories: Electric tools | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2024-05-10
Withdrawn
BS EN 62841-4-2:2019 Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery. Safety. Particular requirements for hedge trimmers

Categories: Electric tools | Equipment. Forestry

Withdrawn begins : 2023-02-02
Withdrawn
BS EN 62841-3-9:2015+A11:2017 Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery. Safety. Particular requirements for transportable mitre saws

Categories: Electric tools

Withdrawn begins : 2023-12-06
Withdrawn
BS EN 62841-3-9:2015 Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery. Safety. Particular requirements for transportable mitre saws

Categories: Electric tools

Withdrawn begins : 2016-10-06
Withdrawn