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.
Directives related to this standards.
Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
Harmonized
Replaces
SSH EN 60335-2-91:2003
PUBLISHED
SSH EN 50636-2-91:2014
60.60
Standard published
Jul 7, 2014
Only informative sections of projects are publicly available. To view the full content, you will need to members of the committee. If you are a member, please log in to your account by clicking on the "Log in" button.
Shqip