SIST EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021
(Amendment)Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-1: Particular requirements for transportable table saws
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-1: Particular requirements for transportable table saws
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Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 3-1: Besondere Anforderungen für transportable Tischkreissägen
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils transportables et machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 3-1: Exigences particulières pour les scies circulaires à table transportables
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 3-1. del: Posebne zahteve za prenosne namizne žage - Dopolnilo A1
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 21-Jul-2021
- Technical Committee
- I09 - Imaginarni 09
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 19-Jul-2021
- Due Date
- 23-Sep-2021
- Completion Date
- 22-Jul-2021
Relations
- Effective Date
- 05-Nov-2019
- Effective Date
- 19-Nov-2019
Overview
SIST EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021 is a European standard published by the CLC, focusing on the safety requirements for electric motor-operated transportable table saws. This amendment updates the original 2014 version, aligning it with the latest safety practices and specifications to ensure enhanced user protection during operation. The standard forms part of the broader IEC 62841 series concerning electric hand-held tools, transportable tools, and lawn and garden machinery safety. It is essential for manufacturers, safety inspectors, and users involved with transportable table saws.
Key Topics
Scope and Applicability
This standard specifies particular safety requirements for transportable table saws, which are portable power tools equipped with a circular saw blade that can be used for cutting wood and other materials. It supplements the general safety requirements detailed in the main IEC 62841 standards.Marking and Instructions
The amendment mandates specific safety warnings that must be visibly displayed on saws, especially for the US market. These include clear danger notices about hand placement, wearing eye protection, correct usage of guards, riving knives, anti-kickback devices, push sticks, and warnings against freehand operations.Safety Devices and Construction Requirements
- Saw blade guards, riving knives, and anti-kickback devices must be properly installed and functional to minimize user injuries.
- Materials used for critical parts like the riving knife are required to meet hardness and tensile strength specifications (e.g., steel containing 38-48 HRC hardness and at least 800 MPa tensile strength).
- The saw blade guard must allow workpieces to pass without undue resistance or hazards.
Operational Safety Instructions
The standard provides extensive operational safety guidelines such as:- Using push sticks or push blocks when cutting narrow materials.
- Maintaining proper workpiece contact with fences during ripping operations.
- Procedures for safe handling when performing non-through cuts like dadoing and resawing.
- Ensuring the saw blade has stopped completely before adjusting settings or moving the workpiece.
Performance and Hazard Prevention
- Implementation of control functions to prevent unintended switch-on and ensure proper switch-off.
- Overspeed and thermal limit protections to safeguard equipment and user.
- Measures to limit run-down time and prevent self-resetting after faults.
- Guarding of moving hazardous parts situated below the table to prevent access during operation.
Applications
SIST EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021 is vital for:
- Manufacturers of transportable table saws requiring conformity with the latest safety regulations to market products within Europe and other jurisdictions adopting this standard.
- Safety Assessors and Certification Bodies assessing compliance to ensure that transportable table saw designs meet rigorous safety demands, reducing risk of injury during operation.
- End Users and Operators including carpenters, hobby woodworkers, and professional contractors who employ transportable table saws, helping them better understand safe handling, maintenance, and operation to avoid accidents.
- Regulatory Authorities that enforce machinery safety by referencing standards during audits, market surveillance, and certification processes.
Related Standards
- IEC 62841 Series – Safety of motor-operated electric tools covering general requirements and specific tool categories to which Part 3-1 is a supplement.
- ISO 7010 – Provides standardized safety symbols that can be used to replace verbatim safety warnings on labeling.
- ISO 180:2019 – Relates to the determination of Izod impact strength, referenced for materials testing applicable to components of table saws.
- IEC 61032 – Specifies test methods used to verify guarding effectiveness for operator protection.
By complying with SIST EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021, stakeholders ensure transportable table saws meet strict safety benchmarks that protect users, improve product reliability, and support regulatory acceptance throughout Europe and beyond. This standard is an essential reference for delivering safe, high-quality power tool equipment in the cutting and woodworking industries.
Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021 is a amendment published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-1: Particular requirements for transportable table saws". This standard covers: No scope available
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SIST EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021 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.
SIST EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 62841-3-1:2014, SIST EN 62841-3-1:2014/A12:2021. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/396. 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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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2021
Elektromotorna ročna orodja, prenosna orodja ter stroji za trato in vrt - Varnost - 3-
1. del: Posebne zahteve za prenosne namizne žage - Dopolnilo A1
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden
machinery - Safety - Part 3-1: Particular requirements for transportable table saws
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und
Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 3-1: Besondere Anforderungen für
transportable Tischkreissägen
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils transportables et machines pour jardins et
pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 3-1: Exigences particulières pour les scies circulaires à table
transportables
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021
ICS:
25.080.60 Strojne žage Sawing machines
25.140.20 Električna orodja Electric tools
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2021
ICS 25.140.20
English Version
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and
lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-1: Particular
requirements for transportable table saws
(IEC 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021)
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils transportables et Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge,
machines pour jardins et pelouses - Sécurité - Partie 3-1: transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und
Exigences particulières pour les scies circulaires à table Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 3-1: Besondere
transportables Anforderungen für transportable Tischkreissägen
(IEC 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021) (IEC 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 62841-3-1:2014; it was approved by CENELEC on 2021-04-07. 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.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists 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
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021 E
European foreword
The text of document 116/485/FDIS, future IEC 62841-3-1/A1, prepared by IEC/TC 116 "Safety of
motor-operated electric tools" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2022-03-12
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2025-03-12
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZZ, included in
EN 62841-3-1:2014/A11:2021.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62841-3-1:2014/A1:2021 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
IEC 62841-3-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2021-03
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
A MENDMENT 1
AM ENDEMENT 1
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and
garden machinery – Safety –
Part 3-1: Particular requirements for transportable table saws
Outils électroportatifs à moteur, outils transportables et machines pour jardins
et pelouses – Sécurité –
Partie 3-1: Exigences particulières pour les scies circulaires à table
transportables
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 25.140.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-9399-7
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ELECTRIC MOTOR-OPERATED HAND-HELD TOOLS, TRANSPORTABLE
TOOLS AND LAWN AND GARDEN MACHINERY – SAFETY –
Part 3-1: Particular requirements for transportable table saws
AMENDMENT 1
FOREWORD
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rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Amendment 1 to IEC 62841-3-1:2014 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 116:
Safety of motor-operated electric tools.
The text of this Amendment is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
116/485/FDIS 116/492/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
IEC 62841-3-1:2014/AMD1:2021 – 3 –
© IEC 2021
The language used for the development of this Amendment is English.
This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in
accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 and ISO/IEC Directives, IEC Supplement,
available at www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs. The main document types developed by
IEC are described in greater detail at www.iec.ch/standardsdev/publications/.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the
specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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2 Normative references
Replace the existing normative reference ISO 180 with the following:
ISO 180:2019, Plastics – Determination of Izod impact strength
3 Terms and definitions
Replace the existing definition 3.110 with the following:
3.110
kerf width
maximum distance between two parallel planes that are touching the opposing sides of at
least three saw blade tooth tips
8 Marking and instructions
Add the following new subclause:
8.2 Addition:
NOTE 101 In the United States of America, the following additional requirements apply.
The following statements shall be verbatim:
a) DANGER – Never place your hands in the vicinity or in line with the saw blade.
b) WARNING – “Wear eye protection”.
NOTE 102 It is possible to replace the above verbatim text with symbol M004 of ISO 7010 (2011-05).
c) WARNING – Always use a properly functioning saw-blade guard, riving knife and anti-kickback device for
every operation for which it can be used, including all through sawing.
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© IEC 2021
NOTE 103 If an anti-kickback device is not provided, the text is revised as follows:
WARNING – Always use a properly functioning saw-blade guard and riving knife for every operation for which
it can be used, including all through sawing.
NOTE 104 It is possible to replace the term “anti-kickback device” with “anti-kickback pawls” or “anti-kickback
rollers”.
d) WARNING – Use a push-stick or push-block when required.
e) WARNING – Do not perform any operation freehand.
f) WARNING – Pay particular attention to instructions on reducing risk of kickback. (or “Know how to reduce risk
of kickback.”)
g) WARNING – Never reach around or over saw blade. (or “Never reach in back of or over saw blade.”)
h) WARNING – Turn off tool and wait for saw blade to stop before moving workpiece or changing settings.
i) WARNING – Never stand directly in line with the saw blade. Always position your body on the same side of the
saw blade as the fence.
8.14.1.101 Safety instructions for table saws
Replace the existing text of NOTE 1 of 8.14.1.101 1) b) with the following new text:
NOTE 1 If an anti-kickback device is not provided, the warning is revised as follows:
Always use saw blade guard and riving knife for every through-cutting operation. For through-cutting
operations where the saw blade cuts completely through the thickness of the workpiece, the guard and other safety
devices help reduce the risk of injury.
Replace the existing text of 8.14.1.101 1) c) with the following new text:
c) After completing a non-through cut such as rabbeting, resawing, or dadoing, restore
the riving knife to the extended-up position. With the riving knife in the extended-up
position, reattach the blade guard and the anti-kickback device. The guard, riving
knife, and anti-kickback device help to reduce the risk of injury.
Replace the existing text of NOTE 3 of 8.14.1.101 1) c) with the following new text:
NOTE 3 If an anti-kickback device is not provided, the warning is revised as follows:
After completing a non-through cut such as rabbeting, resawing, or dadoing, restore the riving knife to the
extended-up
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