prBAS EN IEC 62841-4-4:2027

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-4: Particular requirements for lawn trimmers, lawn edge trimmers, grass trimmers, brush cutters and brush saws


General information
Status:Project
Number of pages:0
Adoption method:Proglašavanje
Edition:1.
Realization date:27.10.2026
Forseen date for next stage code:10.11.2026
Technical committee:BAS/TC 57, Household and similar electrical appliances
Directives:
2006/42/EC, Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
ICS:
25.140.20, Electric tools

Abstract
IEC 62841-4-4:2020 This document applies to hand-held and walk-behind lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers, used by a standing operator for cutting grass, weeds or similar soft vegetation, and grass trimmers, brush cutters and brush saws used by a standing operator for cutting grass, weeds, brush, bushes, saplings and similar vegetation. This document does not apply to – hand-held machines having a mass of 18 kg or greater; – self-propelled lawn trimmers or lawn edge trimmers; – scissors type lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers; – machines equipped with metallic cutting accessories consisting of more than one piece, e.g. pivoting chains or flail blades; – edgers with rigid and/or metallic cutting devices. Annex EE provides an informative summary of characteristics for lawn trimmers, lawn edge trimmers, grass trimmers, brush cutters and brush saws. Brush cutters and brush saws covered by this document are designed only to be operated with the machine to the right of the operator.

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Original document and degree of correspondence
EN IEC 62841-4-4:2026, identical

Relation to BAS standards

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