Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-1: Particular requirements for chain saws

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

Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen – Sicherheit - Teil 4-1: Besondere Anforderungen für Kettensägen

Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 4-1: Exigences particulières pour les scies à chaîne

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Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 4-1. del: Posebne zahteve za verižne žage - Dopolnilo AB

General Information

Status
Not Published
Public Enquiry End Date
28-Feb-2023
Current Stage
4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
Start Date
10-Jan-2023
Due Date
30-May-2023
Completion Date
11-May-2023

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Effective Date
13-Dec-2022

Overview

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/oprAB:2023 is a draft amendment developed by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), specifically under committee CLC/TC 116. This standard outlines particular safety requirements for electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools, and lawn and garden machinery, with a specific focus on chain saws. As part of the EN 62841 series, it aims to harmonize safety provisions for the design, testing, and operation of electric chain saws and ensure conformity with essential health and safety requirements outlined in EU directives, notably Directive 2006/42/EC for machinery.

This amendment introduces important updates to ensure a high level of safety, reduce risks associated with mechanical and electrical hazards, and provide clear guidelines for manufacturers and users within the European market.

Key Topics

  • Safety Requirements: The standard details requirements for minimizing mechanical, electrical, and ergonomic hazards related to chain saw operation.
  • Handle and Guard Design: Specifications for the placement and measurements of front handles and hand barriers, ensuring safe distances from cutting edges.
  • Normative References: Includes a comprehensive list of related international and European standards referring to sound measurement, ergonomic design, and forestry equipment.
  • Compliance and Conformity: Stipulates compliance methods, including inspection and measurement, and outlines how adherence to the standard ensures presumptive conformity with EU machinery directive requirements.
  • Updates and Modifications: Replaces specific subclauses and annexes from prior versions to incorporate the latest technical and safety information.
  • Relationship to Legislation: Provides a mapped correlation between standard requirements and essential health and safety principles mandated by EU regulations.

Applications

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/oprAB:2023 is applicable across several industries and user groups:

  • Electric Chain Saw Manufacturers: This standard offers guidance for design and testing, ensuring products meet European safety norms and facilitating access to the EU market.
  • Supply Chain and Distributors: Ensures that distributed products comply with the latest safety requirements, reducing liability and market rejection risks.
  • Forest and Garden Equipment Users: Assures end-users that chain saws meet stringent safety standards, thus reducing the risk of injury during operation.
  • Market Regulators and Conformity Assessment Bodies: Provides a consistent framework for assessing compliance with essential safety requirements under the Machinery Directive.

Implementing these requirements elevates safety, fosters consumer trust, and helps manufacturers remain competitive globally by adhering to recognized benchmarks.

Related Standards

To ensure comprehensive conformity and best industry practices, SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/oprAB:2023 references several related standards, including:

  • EN 62841-1: General requirements for electric motor-operated tools.
  • IEC 60664-3 / EN 60664-3: Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems.
  • ISO 11681-2 / EN ISO 11681-2: Safety requirements and testing for portable chain saws for tree service.
  • ISO 6518, ISO 6533, ISO 6534 (Forestry machinery): Handle strength, hand-guard dimensions, and clearance specifications.
  • EN ISO 22868, EN ISO 3744: Noise measurement and sound power determination methods.
  • Directive 2006/42/EC: EU Machinery Directive governing essential health and safety requirements.

By aligning with these standards, stakeholders can ensure seamless regulatory compliance, robust product design, and comprehensive risk management across the chain saw industry.

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Frequently Asked Questions

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/oprAB:2023 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-1: Particular requirements for chain saws". This standard covers: 2022-11-29: This prAB includes common mods to EN 62841-4-1:2020/A1 (PR=76982) D164/C043: DOW = DOR + 48 months

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

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/oprAB:2023 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 25.080.60 - Sawing machines; 25.140.20 - Electric tools; 65.060.80 - Forestry equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/oprAB:2023 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/kFprA1:2024. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/oprAB:2023 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
SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023
01-februar-2023
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 4-
1. del: Posebne zahteve za verižne žage - Dopolnilo AB
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden
machinery - Safety - Part 4-1: Particular requirements for chain saws
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB
ICS:
25.080.60 Strojne žage Sawing machines
25.140.20 Električna orodja Electric tools
65.060.80 Gozdarska oprema Forestry equipment
SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
EN 62841-4-1:2020
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAB
December 2022
ICS 25.140.20 -
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and
lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-1: Particular
requirements for chain saws
To be completed To be completed
This draft amendment prAB, if approved, will modify the European Standard ; it is submitted to CENELEC members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2023-03-17.

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
© 2022 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Project: 77082 Ref. No. EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB E

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023
EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2022 (E)
1 European foreword
2 This document (EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2022) 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 will amend EN 62841-4-1:2020/prA1:2022.
7 EN 62841-4-1:2020/A1:2022 introduces various clarifications and corrections to different clauses, in
8 particular for the moisture resistance of chain saws.
9 This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC by the European
10 Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
11 Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
12 For the relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s) see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part
13 of this document.
SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023
EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2022 (E)
14 1 Modification to Clause 19, “Mechanical hazards”
15 Replace the existing subclause 19.102.2.1 with the following:
16 “19.102.2.1  The front handle shall be located so that the distance from the nearest cutting edge of the
17 cutter blade to the rear side of any handle, except for Category 1, is not less than 120 mm as shown in
18 Figure 108.
19 For Category 1, the shortest distance between the front of the handle grip and the nearest blade tooth
20 shall be at least 120 mm (see Figure 111). The distances shall be measured along the shortest path from
21 the front of the handle grip to the nearest cutting edge of the cutter blade.
22 For all categories in Table 101, if there is a front hand barrier, then the x and x distances in Figure 108
1 2
23 shall be measured along the shortest path from the backside of the handle, via the edge of the front hand
24 barrier, to the nearest cutting edge of the cutter blade. The front hand barrier shall not have any openings
25 with a minor dimension larger than 10 mm.
26 Compliance is checked by inspection and by measurement.”
27 2 Replacement of Annex ZA, “Normative references to international
28 publications with their corresponding European publications”
29 Replace the existing Annex ZA with the following:
30 “
31 Annex ZA
32 (normative)
34 Normative references to international publications with their
35 corresponding European publications
36 The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
37 requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
38 the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
39 NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the
40 relevant EN/HD applies.
41 NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
42 here: www.cenelec.eu.
43 Annex ZA of EN 62841-1:2015 is applicable, except as follows:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
Addition:
IEC 60664-
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