EN 792-4:2000+A1:2008

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2008
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Hand-held non-electric power tools - Safety requirements - Part 4: Non-rotary percussive
power tools
Handgehaltene nicht-elektrisch betriebene Maschinen - Sicherheitsanforderungen - Teil
4: Nicht drehende, schlagende Maschinen
Machines portatives à moteur non électrique - Prescriptions de sécurité - Partie 4:
Machines portatives non rotatives à percussion
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 792-4:2000+A1:2008
ICS:
25.140.10 3QHYPDWLþQDRURGMD Pneumatic tools
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 792-4:2000+A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2008
ICS 25.140.99; 25.140.10 Supersedes EN 792-4:2000
English Version
Hand-held non-electric power tools - Safety requirements - Part
4: Non-rotary percussive power tools
Machines portatives à moteur non électrique - Prescriptions Handgehaltene nicht-elektrisch betriebene Maschinen -
de sécurité - Partie 4: Machines portatives non rotatives à Sicherheitsanforderungen - Teil 4: Nicht drehende,
percussion schlagende Maschinen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 May 2000 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 23 July 2008.

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Contents Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .7
3.1 General terms and definitions.7
3.2 Terms and definitions related to non-rotary percussive power tools.7
4 List of hazards.8
5 Safety requirements and measures.9
5.1 Mechanical safety .9
5.2 Thermal safety.9
5.3 Noise .9
5.4 Vibration .10
5.5 Materials and substances processed, used or exhausted.10
5.6 Ergonomics .10
5.7 Safety related measures and means.11
6 Information for use .11
6.1 Marking, signs and written warnings.11
6.2 Instruction for use .12
7 Verification .14
7.1 Noise .14
7.2 Vibration .14
7.3 Unintentional start .14
7.4 Structure of verification .15
Annex A (informative) Examples of non-rotary percussive power tools covered by this part .16
Annex B (informative) Symbols for labels and signs .17
Annex C (normative) Safety requirements related to the internal combustion engines .18
Annex ZA (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC".21
Annex ZB (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC".22
Bibliography .23

Foreword
This document (EN 792-4:2000+A1:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 255 "Hand-
held, non-electric power tools - Safety", the secretariat of which is held by SIS.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2009 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by December 2009.
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
!For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this
document."
This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2008-07-23.
This document supersedes EN 792-4:2000.
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! ".
The standard has been created in close co-operation with CENELEC/TC 61F with the aim of achieving
requirements for mechanical safety in the EN 50144 series, which are similar for hand-held electric and non-
electric power tools.
The annexes to this part of the standard are:
Annex A (informative) Examples of power tools covered by this part
Annex B (informative) Labels, signs and tags
!Annex C (normative) Safety requirements related to the internal combustion engines"
!Annexes ZA and ZB" (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential
requirements or other provisions of EU Directives.
This standard also contains a Bibliography.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Introduction
This European standard is a type C standard as stated in EN 1070.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are
indicated in the scope of this standard.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the
provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of other standards, for machines that
have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
The European Standard, EN 792, consists of a number of independent parts for individual types of hand-held
non-electric power tools.
Other EN standards deal with safety rules for hand-held power tools used in e.g. the following fields:
 agriculture and forestry such as chain saws, hedge-trimmers, brush cutters, grass trimmers,
 construction and building such as cutting-off power tools, concrete vibrators,
 food industry, such as fowl secateurs, sheep shears.
Endeavours have been made to achieve co-ordination with the relevant Technical Committees so that the
safety requirements are compatible.
This standard is divided in the following parts:
Part 1 - Assembly power tools for non-threaded mechanical fasteners (former part 14)
Part 2 - Cutting-off and crimping power tools (former part 15)
Part 3 - Drills and tappers
Part 4 - Non rotary percussive power tools
Part 5 - Rotary, percussive power drills
Part 6 - Assembly power tools for threaded fasteners
Part 7 - Grinders
Part 8 - Sanders and polishers
Part 9 - Die grinders
Part 10 - Compression power tools
Part 11 - Nibblers and shears
Part 12 - Small circular, small oscillating and reciprocating saws
Part 13 - Fastener driving tools
Certain parts of EN 792 cover hand-held non-electric power tools, driven by internal combustion engines
powered by gaseous or liquid fuel. In these parts, the safety aspects relating to internal combustion engines
are found in a normative annex.
The parts are type C standards and refer to pertinent European Standards of type A and B where such
standards are applicable.
1 Scope
The standard EN 792 applies to hand-held non-electric power tools driven by rotary or linear motors, powered
by compressed air, hydraulic fluid and intended to be used by one operator and supported by:
 the operator's hand or hands,
 a suspension, e.g. a balancer.
This part, EN 792-4, applies to non electric power tools used for chipping, riveting, breaking of concrete and
asphalt, ramming etc. This part lists the significant hazards caused by such power tools and specifies safety
requirements valid for different aspects of safety during their foreseeable lifetime.
Power tools covered by this part of the standard:
 breakers,
 chipping hammers,
 chisels, small,
 engraving pens,
 needle scalers,
 pick hammers,
 pile drivers,
 punches,
 rammers,
 riveting hammers,
 scaling hammers,
 stone working tools,
 spades,
 tampers.
Special requirements and modifications on a hand-held power tool for the purpose of mounting it in a fixture
are not covered by this part.
For those power tools which are driven by an internal combustion engine the particular safety requirements
related to the engine are dealt with in annex C.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications.
These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of the publications referred to
in this European Standard are valid only when they are incorporated in this standard by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to, applies (including
amendments).
EN 292-1:1991, Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design – Part 1: Basic
terminology, methodology
EN 292-2:1991, Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design – Part 2: Technical
principles and specifications
EN 563, Safety of machinery - Temperatures of touchable surfaces - Ergonomics data to establish
temperature limit values for hot surfaces
EN 614-1, Safety of machinery - Ergonomic design principles – Part 1: Terminology and general principles
EN 1070, Safety of machinery - Terminology
EN 12096, Mechanical vibration - Declaration and verification of vibration emission values
EN ISO 4871, Acoustics - Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment
(ISO 4871:1996)
!EN ISO 15744:2008, Hand-held non-electric power tools – Noise measurement code – Engineering
method (grade 2) (ISO 1
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