EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023
01-februar-2023
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 4-
1. del: Posebne zahteve za verižne žage - Dopolnilo AB
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden
machinery - Safety - Part 4-1: Particular requirements for chain saws
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB
ICS:
25.080.60 Strojne žage Sawing machines
25.140.20 Električna orodja Electric tools
65.060.80 Gozdarska oprema Forestry equipment
SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
EN 62841-4-1:2020
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAB
December 2022
ICS 25.140.20 -
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and
lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-1: Particular
requirements for chain saws
To be completed To be completed
This draft amendment prAB, if approved, will modify the European Standard ; it is submitted to CENELEC members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2023-03-17.

It has been drawn up by CLC/TC 116.

If this draft becomes an amendment, CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft amendment was established by CENELEC in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to
the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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Project: 77082 Ref. No. EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB E

SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023
1 European foreword
2 This document (EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2022) has been prepared by CLC/TC 116 “Safety and
3 environmental aspects of motor-operated electric tools”.
4 This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
5 The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dor + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dor + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dor + 48 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn
modified when voting)
6 This document will amend EN 62841-4-1:2020/prA1:2022.
7 EN 62841-4-1:2020/A1:2022 introduces various clarifications and corrections to different clauses, in
8 particular for the moisture resistance of chain saws.
9 This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC by the European
10 Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
11 Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
12 For the relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s) see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part
13 of this document.
SIST EN 62841-4-1:2020/prAB:2023
14 1 Modification to Clause 19, “Mechanical hazards”
15 Replace the existing subclause 19.102.2.1 with the following:
16 “19.102.2.1  The front handle shall be located so that the distance from the nearest cutting edge of the
17 cutter blade to the rear side of any handle, except for Category 1, is not less than 120 mm as shown in
18 Figure 108.
19 For Category 1, the shortest distance between the front of the handle grip and the nearest blade tooth
20 shall be at least 120 mm (see Figure 111). The distances shall be measured along the shortest path from
21 the front of the handle grip to the nearest cutting edge of the cutter blade.
22 For all categories in Table 101, if there is a front hand barrier, then the x and x distances in Figure 108
1 2
23 shall be measured along the shortest path from the backside of the handle, via the edge of the front hand
24 barrier, to the nearest cutting edge of the cutter blade. The front hand barrier shall not have any openings
25 with a minor dimension larger than 10 mm.
26 Compliance is checked by inspection and by measurement.”
27 2 Replacement of Annex ZA, “Normative references to international
28 publications with their corresponding European publications”
29 Replace the existing Annex ZA with the following:
30 “
31 Annex ZA
32 (normative)
34 Normative references to international publications with their
35 corresponding European publications
36 The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
37 requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
38 the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
39 NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the
40 relevant EN/HD applies.
41 NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
42 here: www.cenelec.eu.
43 Annex ZA of EN 62841-1:2015 is applicable, except as follows:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
Addition:
IEC 60664-
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