Preface

This is the harmonized CSA Group and UL Standard for Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery — Safety — Part 2-1: Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Drills and Impact Drills. It is the First edition of CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 62841-2-1 and the First edition of UL 62841-2-1.

This harmonized standard is based on IEC Publication 62841-2-1: First edition Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery — Safety — Part 2-1: Particular Requirements For Hand-Held Drills and Impact Drills, issued June 2017. IEC 62841-2-1 is copyrighted by the IEC.

Scope

This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:

Addition:

This part of IEC 62841 applies to hand-held drills and impact drills, including diamond core drills. This standard also applies to drills that can be used for driving screws by attaching screwdriver bits.

This standard does not apply to rotary hammers, even if they can be used as a drill.

NOTE 101 Rotary hammers are covered by IEC 62841-2-6.