IEC 62841-4-8:2024 specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of hand fed, shredders/chippers with an integral electric motor, with or without vacuum assisted collection, which are designed to reduce organic material to smaller pieces and are used in a stationary position by an operator standing on the ground. This document applies to shredders/chippers with feed intake openings or feed safety openings that in total will fit into a square of 250 mm x 250 mm.
NOTE 101 The requirements for the measurement of the square of 250 mm x 250 mm are specified in 19.101.1.
In this document, shredders/chippers are referred to collectively as machine(s).
This document does not cover requirements for
- machines powered by combustion engines; or
- machines driven by an external power source; or
- machines with powered discharge intended to broadcast material or load vehicles; or
- machines with mechanically powered feed intake or attachments; or
- wood chippers for forestry, agriculture, horticulture and landscaping.
This document is to be used in conjunction with IEC 62841‑1:2014.
This document supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 62841-1, so as to convert it into the IEC Standard: Particular requirements for shredders/chippers.
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IEC 62841-4-8 ED1
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