IEC 62841-4-10 ED1

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-10: Particular requirements for pole-mounted pruners

Scope

IEC 62841-4-10: 2026 applies to hand-held pole-mounted pruners which are designed for use by one operator for cutting tree branches with a cutting device and a fixed or detachable elongated construction such that the cutting device is distanced from the handles or grasping surfaces during use.
This document does not cover the risk of electric shock associated with the intended use of pole-mounted pruners in the vicinity of overhead power lines.
The cutting device of pole-mounted pruners can be
- a saw chain; or
- a reciprocating saw blade.
This document does not apply to
- saws mounted on a pole where the distance measured between the point of the power switch closest to the cutting device and the nearest unguarded cutting edge of the cutting device is < 1 000 mm,
- pruning saws,
- chain saws as covered by IEC 62841-4-1,
- chain saws for tree service as covered by IEC 62841-4-9,
- hedge trimmers, including extended-reach hedge trimmers, as covered by IEC 62841‑4-2,
- brush saws and brush saws as covered in IEC 62841-4-4,
- scissors-type pruners, or
- machines designed for use with a circular saw blade.
NOTE 101 Pruning saws will be covered by a future part of IEC 62841-4.
NOTE 102 Scissors-type pruners will be covered by a future part of IEC 62841-4.
NOTE 103 In Europe (EN IEC 62841-4-10), this document does not apply to pole-mounted pruners equipped with integral batteries.
This document is to be used in conjunction with the first edition of IEC 62841-1:2014 and IEC 62841-1:2014/AMD1:2025.
NOTE The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing organizations can need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or revised tests.
It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation nationally not earlier than 36 months from the date of publication.