Preface 

This is the harmonized CSA Group and ULSE Standard for Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 4-7: Particular Requirements for Pedestrian Controlled Walk-Behind Lawn Scarifiers and Aerators. It is the First edition of CSA C22.2 No. 62841-4-7 and the First edition of UL 62841-4-7. This harmonized standard is based on IEC Publication 62841-4-7: First edition, Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 4-7: Particular Requirements for Pedestrian Controlled Walk-Behind Lawn Scarifiers and Aerators, issued July 2022, and IEC Corrigendum 1, issued May 2023. IEC 62841-4-7 is copyrighted by the IEC. This harmonized standard was prepared by CSA Group and ULSE. The efforts and support of the International Harmonization Committee (IHC) for the adoption of the IEC series of standards for Hand-Held, Motor-Operated, and Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery are gratefully acknowledged. This standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the standard. This standard was reviewed by the CSA Subcommittee on Safety of Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Technical Committee on Consumer and Commercial Products and the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Requirements for Electrical Safety, and has been formally approved by the CSA Technical Committee. This standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group. 

Scope 

IEC 62841-1:2014, Clause 1 is applicable, except as follows: Addition: This document applies to pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators which are designed for regenerating lawns by combing out materials such as grass, thatch and moss or cutting vertically into the lawn face using – metallic tines; and/or – rigid non-metallic tines which rotate about a horizontal axis. This document does not apply to – pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawnmowers; – towed/semi-mounted lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators; – ride-on machines; – non-powered lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators; – combustion engine powered lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators; – plug aerators (corers); – hybrid and fuel cell powered machines and associated charging systems; and – garden tractors or their attachments. 

NOTE 101 Pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawnmowers are covered by IEC 62841-4-3.