CSA C22.2 NO. 62841-2-3:21

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 2-3: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Grinders, Disc-Type Polishers and Disc-Type Sanders. It is the First edition of CSA C22.2 No. 62841-2-3i and the First edition of UL 62841-2-3. This harmonized standard has been jointly revised on November 11, 2022. For this purpose, CSA Group and UL are issuing revision pages dated November 11, 2022. This harmonized standard is based on IEC Publication 62841-2-3: First edition, Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 2-3: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Grinders, Disc-Type Polishers and Disc-Type Sanders, issued April 2020, as revised by corrigendum 1, issued April 2021. IEC publication 62841-2-3 is copyrighted by the IEC. This harmonized standard was prepared by CSA Group and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL). 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 UL 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 This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows: Addition: This part of IEC 62841 applies to hand-held GRINDERS, DISC-TYPE POLISHERS and DISC-TYPE SANDERS, including angle, straight and vertical tools, intended for use on various materials except magnesium, with a RATED CAPACITY not exceeding 230 mm. For GRINDERS, the RATED NO-LOAD SPEED does not exceed a peripheral speed of the ACCESSORY of 80 m/s at RATED CAPACITY. This standard does not apply to dedicated cut-off machines. NOTE 101 It is planned that a document on cut-off machines will be published. This standard does not apply to orbital polishers and orbital sanders. NOTE 102 It is planned that a document on orbital polishers and orbital sanders will be published. This standard does not apply to die grinders. NOTE 103 Die grinders are covered by IEC 62841-2-23.