Standards Development

Scope

This International Standard deals with the safety of electric motor-operated and magnetically driven:

         hand-held tools (IEC 62841-2);

         transportable tools (IEC 62841-3);

         lawn and garden machinery (IEC 62841-4).

The above listed categories are hereinafter referred to as “tools” or “machines”.

This document deals with the hazards presented by tools which are encountered in the normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of the tools.

Tools with supplemental electric heating elements are within the scope of this standard.Requirements for motor-operated and magnetically driven tools in the main body of this document are supplemented, dependent on the power source as applicable, by the requirements of

         Annex A for mains-operated tools;

         Annex B for rechargeable battery-operated tools and the battery packs for such tools;

         Annex C for tools that are also operated and/or charged directly from the mains or a non-isolated source, including tools provided with integral battery chargers.

Annex D gives guidance regarding the assembly of the applicable requirements of the main body and those dependent on the power source.

Annex E provides requirements for tools or battery charging systems powered by a Universal Serial Bus (USB) power source.

Annex F provides requirements for hand-held tools intended to be used at height and provided with an attachment point for a tool lanyard which is either integral to the tool or specially designed by the original tool manufacturer for mounting to the tool.

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 document does not apply to:

         tools intended to be used in the presence of explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas);

         tools used for preparing and processing food;

         tools for medical purposes;

NOTE 1 IEC 60601 series covers a variety of tools for medical purposes.

         tools intended to be used with cosmetics or pharmaceutical products;

         heating tools;

NOTE 2 IEC 60335-2-45 covers a variety of heating tools.

         electric motor-operated household and similar electrical appliances;

NOTE 3 The IEC 60335 series covers a variety of electric motor-operated household and similar electrical appliances.

         electrical equipment for industrial machine-tools;

NOTE 4 IEC 60204 series deals with electrical safety of machinery.

         small low voltage transformer operated bench tools intended for model making, e.g. the making of radio-controlled model aircraft or cars, etc.

NOTE 5 In the United States of America, the following conditions apply:

This document deals with tools used in non-hazardous locations in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.

NOTE 6 In Canada, the following conditions apply:

This document deals with tools used in non-hazardous locations in accordance with the Canadian Electric Code, Part 1, CSA C22.1, and General Requirements – Canadian Electrical Code, Part II, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 0.