Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-11: Particular requirements for edgers

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-11: Particular requirements for edgers

Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 4-11: Besondere Anforderungen für Kantenschneider

Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 4-11: Exigences particulieres pour les coupe-bordures

Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter vrtni in travni stroji - Varnost - 4-11. del: Posebne zahteve za obrezovalnike - Dopolnilo AA

Električna motorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter vrtni in kmetijski stroji - Varnost - 4-11. del: Posebne zahteve za obrezovalnike

General Information

Status
Not Published
Publication Date
13-Jun-2027
Current Stage
4020 - Enquiry circulated - Enquiry
Start Date
10-Apr-2026
Due Date
30-Mar-2026
Completion Date
10-Apr-2026

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Effective Date
03-Jun-2025

Overview

FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026/prAA:2026 is a draft European Standard prepared by CLC/TC 116, focusing on the safety requirements for electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools, and lawn and garden machinery. Specifically, this amendment addresses the particular safety requirements for edgers-machines designed to trim the edges of lawns or similar surfaces. The standard outlines modifications and additions to the general requirements stated in EN 62841-1:2015, ensuring that edgers intended for the European market meet stringent safety and performance criteria.

This draft standard plays a crucial role in supporting compliance with EU Directives and Regulations on machinery safety, such as Directive 2006/42/EC and Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, providing clarity and harmonization for manufacturers, importers, and regulatory bodies.

Key Topics

  • Scope Exclusions: The standard does not apply to edgers equipped with integral batteries, narrowing its focus to tools powered through other means (e.g., corded electric or separate battery packs).
  • Noise and Vibration Emissions: Guidance on the measurement of noise and vibration, referencing standardized methods to ensure user safety and environmental compliance.
  • Battery Tools and Packs: Specific modifications for tools operated with separate battery packs, with clear exclusions for edgers with built-in batteries.
  • Normative References: The document cites key international and European standards related to acoustics, insulation coordination, material flammability, and machinery safety.
  • Legislative Alignment: Annexes establish correspondence with essential requirements of EU machinery safety directives and regulations, supporting presumption of conformity.

Applications

FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026/prAA:2026 is essential for organizations involved in the design, manufacturing, testing, and certification of electric edgers for professional or consumer use. Key applications include:

  • Manufacturers of electric lawn and garden machinery seeking market access in the European Union are required to demonstrate compliance with this safety standard.
  • Test laboratories and certification bodies use the outlined measurement methods and safety clauses as a basis for product assessment and CE marking.
  • Importers and distributors rely on conformity to ensure product safety, reduce liability, and meet legal market requirements.
  • Product designers reference the standard to integrate safety considerations regarding ergonomics, noise, vibration, and electrical risks from the earliest development stages.

By adhering to this standard, stakeholders can ensure their products meet harmonized safety benchmarks, facilitating smoother EU market entry and improved user safety.

Related Standards

Several standards are referenced throughout FprEN IEC 62841-4-11 and are integral to achieving full compliance. Notable related standards include:

  • EN 62841-1:2015: General safety requirements for electric motor-operated tools.
  • EN ISO 3744 & EN ISO 11201: Methods for determining noise and sound pressure levels of machinery.
  • EN IEC 60664-1: Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage supply systems.
  • EN ISO 12100:2010: General principles for risk assessment and risk reduction.
  • EN ISO 354: Measurement of sound absorption for machinery in reverberation rooms.
  • EN ISO 9773: Burning behaviour of plastics.
  • Directive 2006/42/EC and Regulation (EU) 2023/1230: EU regulations for machinery safety underpinning product compliance.

Practical Value

Implementation of FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026/prAA:2026 helps ensure product safety, regulatory compliance, and market acceptance for electric edgers. By aligning with this standard, manufacturers and stakeholders protect users, minimize risk, and streamline the path to CE marking within the European Economic Area.

Keywords: electric edgers, safety standard, EN IEC 62841-4-11, lawn and garden machinery, European compliance, machinery directive, vibration measurement, noise measurement, battery tools, CLC/TC 116, regulatory conformity, CE marking

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FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026/prAA:2026 is a draft published by CLC. Its full title is "Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-11: Particular requirements for edgers". This standard covers: Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-11: Particular requirements for edgers

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-11: Particular requirements for edgers

FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026/prAA:2026 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026/prAA:2026 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC, 2023/1230; Standardization Mandates: M/396, M/605. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
kSIST FprEN IEC 62841-4-
11:2026/oprAA:2026
01-junij-2026
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter vrtni in travni stroji - Varnost - 4
-11. del: Posebne zahteve za obrezovalnike - Dopolnilo AA
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden
machinery - Safety - Part 4-11: Particular requirements for edgers
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und
Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 4-11: Besondere Anforderungen für
Kantenschneider
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses -
Sécurité - Partie 4-11: Exigences particulieres pour les coupe-bordures
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026/prAA:2026
ICS:
25.140.20 Električna orodja Electric tools
65.060.70 Vrtnarska oprema Horticultural equipment
kSIST FprEN IEC 62841-4- en
11:2026/oprAA:2026
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAA
April 2026
ICS -
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and
lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-11: Particular
requirements for edgers
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge,
pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 4-11: Exigences transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und
particulieres pour les coupe-bordures Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 4-11: Besondere
Anforderungen für Kantenschneider
This draft amendment prAA, if approved, will modify the European Standard FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026; it is submitted to CENELEC
members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2026-07-03.
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
© 2026 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Project: 82034 Ref. No. FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026/prAA:2026 E

1 Content      Page
2 European foreword . 3
3 1 Modification to Clause 1, “Scope” . 4
4 2 Modification to Annex I, “Measurement of noise and vibration emissions” . 4
5 3 Modification to Annex K “Battery tools and battery packs” . 4
6 4 Modification to Annex L “ Battery tools and battery packs provided with mains connection
7 or non-isolated sources” . 4
8 5 Addition of the Annex ZA, “Normative references to international publications with their
9 corresponding European publications” . 4
10 6 Addition of Annex ZZA, “Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
11 requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC [2006 OJ L157] aimed to be covered” and Annex ZZB
12 “Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of
13 Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 aimed to be covered” . 6
14 European foreword
15 This document (FprEN IEC 62841-4-11:2026/prAA:2026) has been prepared by CLC/TC 116 “Safety and
16 environmental aspects of motor-operated electric tools”.
17 This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
18 The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dav + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dav + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dav + 48 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn modified when voting)
19 This document is read in conjunction with EN 62841-1:2015 (Part 1) and all its amendments and corrigenda (if
20 any).
21 This document supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in EN 62841-1:2015 and all of its
22 amendments and corrigenda (if any), so as to convert it into the European Standard: Particular requirements
23 for edgers.
24 Where a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in this document, that subclause applies as far as
25 relevant. When this document states “addition”, “modification” or “replacement”, the relevant text in Part 1 is to
26 be adapted accordingly.
27 Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in IEC 62841-4-11:2026
28 are prefixed “Z”.
29 This document follows the overall requirements of EN ISO 12100:2010.
30 This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
31 Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
32 Member States.
33 For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this document.
34 1 Modification to Clause 1, “Scope”
35 Replace NOTE 104 with the following:
36 “This document does not apply to edgers equipped with integral batteries.”
37 2 Modification to Annex I, “Measurement of noise and vibration emissions”
38 Replace the title of Annex I with the following:
39 “Annex I
40 (normative)
42 Measurement of noise and vibration emissions”
43 and delete the NOTE.
44 3 Modification to Annex K “Battery tools and battery packs”
45 Add the following new list item to the third list in Clause K.1:
46 “—  edgers equipped with integral batteries”
47 Delete Note 304.
48 4 Modification to Annex L “ Battery tools and battery packs provided with mains
49 connection or non-isolated sources”
50 Replace the content of Annex L with the following:
51 “This annex is not applicable.”
52 5 Addition of the Annex ZA, “Normative references to international publications
53 with their corresponding European publications”
54 Add the following Annex ZA:
55 “
56 Annex ZA
57 (normative)
59 Normative references to international publications with their
60 corresponding European publications
61 The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
62 requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the
63 latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
64 NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
65 EN/HD applies.
66 NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
67 www.cencenelec.eu.
68 Annex ZA of EN 62841-1:2015, as impacted by EN 62841-1:2015/A11:2022 and EN 62841-1:2015/A1:2025,
69 is applicable, except as follows:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
Replacement:
ISO 3744 2010 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels EN ISO 3744 2010
and sound energy levels of noise sources using
sound pressure. Engineering method
...

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