BS EN 62841-1:2015 deals with the safety of electric motor-operated or magnetically driven:

• hand-held tools (IEC 62841-2);
• transportable tools (IEC 62841-3);
• lawn and garden machinery (IEC 62841-4).

The above listed categories are hereinafter referred to as "tools" or "machines".

The rated voltage is not more than 250 V for single-phase a.c. or d.c. tools, and 480 V for three-phase a.c. tools. The rated input is not more than 3 700 W.

The limits for the applicability of this standard for battery tools are given in K.1 and L.1.

This standard deals with the hazards presented by tools which are encountered by all persons in the normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of the tools.

Tools with electric heating elements are within the scope of this standard.

Requirements for motors not isolated from the supply, and having basic insulation not designed for the rated voltage of the tools, are given in Annex B. Requirements for rechargeable battery-powered motor-operated or magnetically driven tools and the battery packs for such tools are given in Annex K. Requirements for such tools that are also operated and/or charged directly from the mains or a non-isolated source are given in Annex L.

Hand-held electric tools, which can be mounted on a support or working stand for use as fixed tools without any alteration of the tool itself, are within the scope of this standard and such combination of a hand-held tool and a support is considered to be a transportable tool and thus covered by the relevant Part 3.

This standard does not apply to:

• tools intended to be used in the presence of explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas);
• tools used for preparing and processing food;
• tools for medical purposes;

NOTE 1 IEC 60601 series covers a variety of tools for medical purposes.

• tools intended to be used with cosmetics or pharmaceutical products;
• heating tools;

NOTE 2 IEC 60335-2-45 covers a variety of heating tools.

• electric motor-operated household and similar electrical appliances;

NOTE 3 IEC 60335 series covers a variety of electric motor-operated household and similar electrical appliances.


Cross References:
IEC 60061
EN 60061
IEC 60065:2001
IEC 60065:2001/Corrigendum 1:2002
IEC 60065:2001/A1:2005
IEC 60065:2001/A2:2010
EN 60065:2002
EN 60065:2002/Corrigendum 1:2007
EN 60065:2002+A1:2006
EN 60065:2002+A2:2010
EN 60065:2002+A11:2008
EN 60065:2002+A12:2011
IEC 60068-2-75:1997
EN 60068-2-75:1997
IEC/TR 60083
IEC 60085:2007
EN 60085:2008
IEC 60127
EN 60127
IEC 60227
IEC 60238
EN 60238
IEC 60245
IEC 60252-1
EN 60252-1
IEC 60320
EN 60320
IEC 60320-1
EN 60320-1
IEC 60335-1:2010
IEC 60335-1:2010/Corrigendum 1:2010
IEC 60335-1:2010/Corrigendum 2:2011
EN 60335-1 :2012
IEC 60384-14
EN 60384-14
IEC 60417
IEC 60529:1989
IEC 60529:1989/A1:1999
IEC 60529:1989/A2:2013
EN 60529:1991
EN 60529:1991/Corrigendum 1:1993
EN 60529:1991+A1:2000
EN 60529:1991+A2:2013
IEC 60664-1
EN 60664-1
IEC 60695-2-11:2000
IEC 60695-2-11:2000/Corrigendum 1:2001
EN 60695-2-11:2001
IEC 60695-2-13:2010
IEC 60695-2-13:2010/Corrigendum 1:2012
EN 60695-2-13:2010
IEC 60695-10-2:2003
IEC 60695-10-2:2003/Corrigendum 1:2006
EN 60695-10-2:2003
IEC 60695-11-10:2013
EN 60695-11-10:2013
IEC 60730-1:2010
EN 60730-1:2011
IEC 60825-1:2007
EN 60825-1:2007
IEC 60884
IEC 60906-1
IEC 60990:1999
EN 60990:1999
IEC 60998-2-1
EN 60998-2-1
IEC 60998-2-2
EN 60998-2-2
IEC 60999-1:1999
EN 60999-1:2000
IEC 61000-4-2:2008
EN 61000-4-2:2009
IEC 61000-4-3:2006
IEC 61000-4-3:2006/A1:2007
IEC 61000-4-3:2006/A2:2010
EN 61000-4-3:2006
EN 61000-4-3:2006+A1:2008
EN 61000-4-3:2006+A2:2010
IEC 61000-4-4:2012
EN 61000-4-4:2012
IEC 61000-4-5:2005
IEC 61000-4-5:2005/Corrigendum 1:2009
EN 61000-4-5:2006
IEC 61000-4-6:2008
EN 61000-4-6:2009
IEC 61000-4-11:2004
EN 61000-4-11:2004
IEC 61032:1997
IEC 61032:1997/Corrigendum 1:2003
EN 61032:1998
IEC 61056-1
EN 61056-1
IEC 61058-1:2000
IEC 61058-1:2000/Corrigendum 1:2009
IEC 61058-1:2000/A1:2001
IEC 61058-1:2000/A2:2007
EN 61058-1:2002


Replaces BS EN 60745-1:2009+A11:2010 and BS EN 61029-1:2009+A11:2010 which remain current

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