EN 60745-2-15:2006

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety -- Part 2-15: Particular requirements for
hedge trimmers
Handgeführte motorbetriebene Elektrowerkzeuge - Sicherheit -- Teil 2-15: Besondere
Anforderungen für Heckenscheren
Outils électroportatifs à moteur - Sécurité -- Partie 2-15: Règles particulières pour les
taille-haies
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60745-2-15:2006
ICS:
25.140.20 (OHNWULþQDRURGMD Electric tools
65.060.70 Vrtnarska oprema Horticultural equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60745-2-15
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2006
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 25.140.20; 65.060.80 Supersedes EN 50144-2-15:2001

English version
Hand-held motor-operated electric tools –
Safety
Part 2-15: Particular requirements for hedge trimmers
(IEC 60745-2-15:2006, modified)

Outils électroportatifs à moteur – Handgeführte motorbetriebene
Sécurité Elektrowerkzeuge –
Partie 2-15: Règles particulières Sicherheit
pour les taille-haies Teil 2-15: Besondere Anforderungen
(CEI 60745-2-15:2006, modifiée) für Heckenscheren
(IEC 60745-2-15:2006, modifiziert)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2006-05-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

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Ref. No. EN 60745-2-15:2006 E
Foreword
The text of document 61F/626/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60745-2-15, prepared by SC 61F, Safety
of hand-held motor-operated electric tools, of IEC TC 61, Safety of household and similar electrical
appliances, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote.
A draft amendment, prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 61F, Safety of hand-held
and transportable motor-operated electric tools, to bring the European Standard in line with the
essential health and safety requirements of the Machinery Directive, was submitted to the formal vote.
The combined texts were approved by CENELEC as EN 60745-2-15 on 2006-05-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 50144-2-15:2001.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2007-03-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2009-05-01
Other standards referred to in this European Standard are listed in Clause 2. Clause 2 lists the valid
edition of those documents at the time of issue of this EN.
This standard is divided into two parts:
Part 1: General requirements which are common to most hand-held electric motor operated tools (for
the purpose of this standard referred to simply as tools) which could come within the scope of
this standard;
Part 2: Requirements for particular types of tools which either supplement or modify the requirements
given in Part 1 to account for the particular hazards and characteristics of these specific tools.
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN and CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and covers essential health and
safety requirements of EC Directive 98/37/EC, amended by EC Directive 98/79/EC. See Annex ZZ.
Compliance with the clauses of Part 1 together with this Part 2 provides one means of conforming with
the essential health and safety requirements of the Directive concerned.
CEN/TC 144 is producing standards for non-electric hedge trimmers (EN 774).
Warning: Other requirements and other EC Directives can be applicable to the products falling within
the scope of this standard.
This standard follows the overall requirements of EN ISO 12100-1 and EN ISO 12100-2.

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This Part 2-15 is to be used in conjunction with EN 60745-1:2006. When this standard states
"addition", "modification" or "replacement", the relevant text in Part 1 is to be adapted accordingly.
Subclauses and figures which are additional to those in Part 1 are numbered starting from 101.
Subclauses, tables and figures which are additional to those in IEC 60745-2-15 are prefixed “Z”.
NOTE In this standard the following print types are used:
- requirements proper; in roman type
- test specifications: in italic type;
- explanatory matter: in smaller roman type.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60745-2-15:2006 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard with agreed common modifications as given below.
COMMON MODIFICATIONS
1 Scope
1.1 Add:
This standard does not apply to long reach and extended reach hedge trimmers.
2 Normative references
Add the following normative reference:
ISO 11094:1991, Acoustics - Test code for the measurement of airborne noise emitted by power lawn
mowers, lawn tractors, lawn and garden tractors, professional mowers, and lawn and garden tractors
with mowing attachments
3 Definitions
Replace 3.110 by the following:
3.110
maximum speed
highest motor speed obtainable when adjusted in accordance for normal use with the cutting device
engaged
Replace the existing Clause 6 - Void by the following:
6 Environmental requirements
This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:
6.1.2.2 Replacement:
The sound power level shall be measured according to EN ISO 3744, where the acoustic
environment, instrumentation, quantities to be measured, quantities to be determined, and the
measurement procedure are specified.
The sound power level shall be given as A-weighted sound power level in dB reference 1 pW. The
A-weighted sound pressure levels, from which the sound power is to be determined, shall be
measured directly, and not calculated from frequency band data. Measurements shall be made
outdoors or indoors both requiring an acoustical free field.
The sound power level shall be determined according to 7.1 of ISO 11094, with the measurement
surface and six microphone positions specified there.
The test environment outdoors shall be a flat open space (a slope, if any, not exceeding 5/100), visibly
free of sound-reflecting objects (building, trees, poles, sign boards, etc.) within a circular area with a
radius equal to approximately three times the radius of the hemispherical measurement surface used.

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For indoor measurements the environment shall be according to EN ISO 3744, with the environmental
correction K ≤ 2 dB determined without an artificial surface. However, for outdoor as well as for
2A
indoor measurements, the surface of the test environment shall be the artificial surface according to
4.1.2 of ISO 11094.
The A-weighted sound power level, L , shall be calculated, in accordance with 8.6 of EN ISO 3744,
WA
as follows:
S
L = L +10lg( ) , in dB (Z101)
WA pfA
S
with L determined from
pfA
 
1 0,1L′
pA,i
L = 10lg 10 − K − K
 
pfA ∑ 1A 2A
 
i=1 

where
A-weighted surface sound pressure level according to EN ISO 3744
L
pfA
′
L
pA,i
A-weighted sound pressure level measured at the i-th microphone position, in decibels
K
1A Background noise correction, A-weighted
K
2A Environmental correction, A-weighted
S Area of the measurement surface, in m
1 m
S
With the test environments as described above the environmental correction factor K shall be
2A
considered as negligible and therefore shall be disregarded.
For the hemispherical measurement surface, the area S of the measurement surface is calculated as
follows:
S = 2π r², in m . (Z102)
where r, the radius of the hemisphere, is 4 m for all hedge trimmers with a cutting length up to 1,2 m
as specified in 7.1 of ISO 11094.
6.1.2.4 Modification:
The hedge trimmer shall be held as for normal use either by a person or by a suitable device in such a
way that its cutting device is horizontal above the centre of the hemisphere.
The climatic conditions shall be as specified in 4.3 of ISO 11094.
6.1.2.5 Modification:
The hedge trimmer is tested at no-load.

6.2.4.2 Location of the measurement
Addition:
Figure Z101 shows the position for hedge trimmers.
6.2.6.3 Operating conditions
Modification:
Table Z101 — Operating conditions for hedge trimmers
Orientation Hedge trimmers are tested at no-load the tool being held as in normal use with the
cutting device horizontal
Tool bit If different cutting devices can be mounted on the hedge trimmer, the longest
device shall be mounted
Hand force Normal gripping force shall be applied, avoiding excessive gripping forces
Test cycle One test cycle is given when the tool is switched on for no load at max. speed for
more than 10 s and then switched off again.
The measurement is conducted during 10 s within this period
NOTE  As it is difficult to apply or simulate load to hedge trimmers in laboratories and test results have shown that the load has
no significant influence on the vibration results, the measurements are conducted with no-load only.
6.2.7.2 Declaration of the vibration emission value
Addition:
The vibration emission value a of the handle with the highest emission and the uncertainty K shall be
h
declared.
19 Mechanical hazards
Replace 19.103 by the following:
19.103 Cutting device
To safeguard against contact with the cutter blade, hedge trimmers shall be constructed to meet the
requirements of one of the categories given in Table 101.
Table 101 – Hedge trimmer categories
Items with requirements Category No. and requirements
1 2 3 4
Cutting length < 200 mm > 200 mm - > 200 mm
Number of handles 1 2 - 2
Number of handles with blade control 1 1 - 2
(rear handle) (rear handle)
Maximum blade stopping time (subclause 19.104) No No - 1 s
Blade configuration figure 106 106 - 108

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Blunt extensions shall extend over the full length of the shear plate for the blade configurations
according to Figure 106. For cutting devices with blade configurations as shown in Figure 108, the
blunt extensions of the shear plate shall reach a distance of at least 400 mm from any point of the rear
face of the front handle (see Figure 109). If the front handle is located part way along the cutting
device the blunt extensions shall start at the first shear plate tooth and continue until the 400 mm
minimum distance beyond the rear of the front handle is reached.
Blunt extensions are not required for tools of category 4 with a blade configuration as shown in
Figure 108 where there are only two handles and the front handle is permanently fixed to the smooth
side of a single sided cutting device.
Compliance is checked by inspection and measurement.
19.105
Replace 19.105 by the following:
19.105 Void
21 Construction
Add the following new subclause:
21.Z1 This clause of Part 1 is not applicable.

Remove Figure 107 and Figure 111.
Add the following figure:
Figure Z101 - Positions of transducers for hedge trimmers

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Add the following annexes:
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
ISO 3864-3 2006 Graphical symbols - Safety colours and - -
safety signs - Part 3: Design principles for
graphical symbols for use in safety signs

ISO 11094 1991 Acoustics - Test code for the measurement - -
of airborne noise emitted by power lawn
mowers, lawn tractors, lawn and garden
tractors, professional mowers, and lawn and
garden tractors with mowing attachments

Annex ZZ
(informative)
Coverage of Essential Requirements of EC Directives
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association and within its scope the standard covers all
relevant essential requirements as given in
- Annex I of the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC, amended by Directive 98/79/EC.
Compliance with this standard provides one means of conformity with the specified essential
requirements of the Directive concerned.
WARNING: Other requirements and other EC Directives may be applicable to the products falling
within the scope of this standard.

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