Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable 67 tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-25: particular requirements for hand-held chain beam saws

Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-25: Besondere Anforderungen für handgeführte Balkenkettensägen

Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardin et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 2-25: Exigences particulières pour les scies à chaîne de poutre portatives

Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 2-25. del: Posebne zahteve za ročne verižne žage za tramove - Dopolnilo AA

General Information

Status
Not Published
Public Enquiry End Date
30-Jan-2026
Current Stage
4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
Start Date
05-Dec-2025
Due Date
24-Apr-2026

Relations

Effective Date
09-Sep-2025

Overview

The oSIST prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024/oprAA:2026 is an important European standard developed by CLC/TC 116, focusing on the safety of electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools, and lawn and garden machinery. This particular standard addresses particular safety requirements for hand-held chain beam saws. It serves as an amendment to the base standard EN 62841-2-25:2024, ensuring enhanced safety, noise and vibration measurement protocols, and conformity with relevant European directives.

The standard aligns with EN 62841-1:2015, incorporating all amendments to general requirements for safety of portable electric tools while providing specialized regulations for chain beam saws. It follows the framework set by EN ISO 12100:2010 for machinery safety principles and risk reduction.

Key Topics

  • Safety Requirements for Hand-Held Chain Beam Saws
    Specifies additional and modified safety clauses aimed at preventing operator injury and mechanical failure during operation.

  • Measurement of Noise and Vibration Emissions
    Revises Annex I to provide clear normative guidance on how noise and vibration from chain beam saws should be measured, helping manufacturers optimize ergonomics and minimize harmful emissions.

  • Battery Tools and Packs
    Updates Annex K addressing battery-powered chain beam saws, emphasizing safe power supply design and maintenance.

  • Conformity with EU Machinery Directive and Regulations
    Extensive annexes (ZZ and ZZB) link the standard to the essential health and safety requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC and Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, ensuring legal compliance and presumption of conformity for manufacturers.

  • Ergonomics and Handling
    Addresses the design aspects to facilitate safe handling, control reliability, and risk mitigation of moving parts and ejection hazards.

  • Instructions and Marking
    Specifies requirements for user instructions, markings, and warnings to inform operators about residual risks and safe usage conditions.

Applications

This standard targets manufacturers, safety engineers, and quality assurance professionals involved in the design, production, and testing of:

  • Hand-held chain beam saws used in forestry, construction, and landscaping.
  • Electric motor-operated tools specifically designed for woodcutting and sawing applications.
  • Battery-powered portable saws ensuring safety in outdoor or remote environments.
  • Developers of tool safety features such as guards, control systems, and starting mechanisms.
  • Companies seeking compliance with European Union machinery safety regulations to market their products across EU countries and EFTA states.

By adhering to this standard, product developers can enhance user safety, minimize noise and vibration impacts, and accelerate compliance with EU legislation, leading to safer and more reliable hand-held sawing tools.

Related Standards

  • EN 62841-1:2015 - General safety requirements for electric motor-operated portable tools and gardening machinery.
  • IEC 62841-2-25 - International baseline for safety of hand-held chain beam saws.
  • EN ISO 12100:2010 - Safety of machinery - General principles for design and risk assessment.
  • Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery - essential health and safety requirements.
  • Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 - New EU regulation addressing machinery safety aspects.
  • ISO 630-2:2021 - Structural steels - Delivery conditions, referenced for materials used in tool components.

Conclusion

The oSIST prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024/oprAA:2026 standard is a crucial update ensuring that hand-held chain beam saw manufacturers incorporate the latest safety, ergonomic, and regulatory compliance measures. By following this specification, stakeholders can improve tool safety performance, meet EU legal obligations, and support market access across Europe. Key benefits include improved control systems, mitigation of operational hazards, and standardized noise and vibration measurement protocols that contribute to worker health and environmental protection.

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oSIST prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024/oprAA:2026 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable 67 tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-25: particular requirements for hand-held chain beam saws". This standard covers: Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable 67 tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-25: particular requirements for hand-held chain beam saws

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable 67 tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-25: particular requirements for hand-held chain beam saws

oSIST prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024/oprAA:2026 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 25.080.60 - Sawing machines; 25.140.20 - Electric tools. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

oSIST prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024/oprAA:2026 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to oSIST prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

oSIST prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024/oprAA:2026 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC, 2023/1230; Standardization Mandates: M/396, M/605. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2026
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 2-
25. del: Posebne zahteve za ročne verižne žage za tramove - Dopolnilo AA
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable 67 tools and lawn and garden
machinery - Safety - Part 2-25: particular requirements for hand-held chain beam saws
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und
Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-25: Besondere Anforderungen für
handgeführte Balkenkettensägen
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines pour jardin et pelouses -
Sécurité - Partie 2-25: Exigences particulières pour les scies à chaîne de poutre
portatives
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024/prAA:2025
ICS:
25.080.60 Strojne žage Sawing machines
25.140.20 Električna orodja Electric tools
oSIST prEN IEC 62841-2- en
25:2024/oprAA:2026
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAA
November 2025
ICS 25.140.20 -
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable 67 tools
and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-25: particular
requirements for hand-held chain beam saws
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils portables et machines Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge,
pour jardin et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 2-25: Exigences transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und
particulières pour les scies à chaîne de poutre portatives Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-25: Besondere
Anforderungen für handgeführte Balkenkettensägen
This draft amendment prAA, if approved, will modify the European Standard prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024; it is submitted to CENELEC
members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2026-02-20.

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.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
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.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2025 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Project: 78561 Ref. No. prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024/prAA:2025 E

Contents Page
European foreword 3
1 "Modification to Annex I, “Measurement of noise and vibration emissions” 4
2 Modification to Annex K, “Battery tools and battery packs” 4
3 Addition of Annex ZA, “Normative references to international publications with their corresponding
European publications” 4
4 Replacement of Annex ZZ, “Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC [2006 OJ L157] aimed to be covered” 5
5 Addition of Annex ZZB, “Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 aimed to be covered” 7
European foreword
This document (prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024/prAA:2025) has been prepared by CLC/TC 116 “Safety and
environmental aspects of motor-operated electric tools”.
This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dav + 6 months
document has to be announced at national level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dav + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dav + 48 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn modified when voting)
This document modifies by common modifications prEN IEC 62841-2-25:2024, which consists of the text of
116/XXX/XXX (future IEC 62841-2-25, Ed. 1) prepared by IEC/TC 116 “Safety of motor-operated electric tools”.
This document is read in conjunction with EN 62841-1:2015 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
This document supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in EN 62841-1:2015 and all of its
amendments and corrigenda (if any), so as to convert it into the European Standard: Particular requirements
for hand-held chain beam saws.
Where a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in the Part 2-19, that subclause applies. When this
document states “addition”, “modification” or “replacement”, the relevant text in Part 1 is to be adapted
accordingly.
Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in IEC 62841-2-25:202x
are prefixed “Z”.
This document follows the overall requirements of EN ISO 12100:2010.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this document.
1 "Modification to Annex I, “Measurement of noise and vibration emissions”
Replace the title of Annex I with the following:
“Annex I
(normative)
Measurement of noise and vibration emissions”
and delete the NOTE.
2 Modification to Annex K, “Battery tools and battery packs”
In K.21.18, replace NOTE 301 with the following:
“The following additional subclause applies:”
3 Addition of Annex ZA, “Normative references to international publications with
their corresponding European publications”
Add the following Annex ZA:

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications with their
corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements 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 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of
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