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UNE-EN IEC 62841-4-8:2025

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-8: Particular requirements for shredders/chippers (Endorsed by Asociación Española de Normalización in May of 2025.)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Published date

01-05-2025

£118.90
Excluding VAT

IEC 62841-1:2014, Clause 1 is applicable, except as follows:

Replacement of the third paragraph:

The rated voltage is not more than 250 V for single-phase a.c. or d.c. machines, and 480 V for three-phase a.c. machines.

Addition:

This document specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of hand fed, shredders/chippers with an integral electric motor, with or without vacuum assisted collection, which are designed to reduce organic material to smaller pieces and are used in a stationary position by an operator standing on the ground. This document applies to shredders/chippers with feed intake openings or feed safety openings that in total will fit into a square of 250 mm x 250 mm.

NOTE 101 The requirements for the measurement of the square of 250 mm x 250 mm are specified in 19.101.1.

In this document, shredders/chippers are referred to collectively as machine(s).

This document does not cover requirements for

machines powered by combustion engines; or

machines driven by an external power source; or

machines with powered discharge intended to broadcast material or load vehicles; or

machines with mechanically powered feed intake or attachments; or

wood chippers for agricultural, lawn and park and forestry use.

Committee
CTN 203/SC 116
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
104
PublisherName
Asociación Española de Normalización
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
EN IEC 62841-4-8:2025 Identical
IEC 62841-4-8:2025 Identical
I.S. EN IEC 62841-4-8:2025 Equivalent
IEC 62841-4-8:2025 Equivalent
EN IEC 62841-4-8:2025 Equivalent

£118.90
Excluding VAT