DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN 60745-2-4
; VDE 0740-2-4:2010-05
Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for sanders and polishers other than disk type (IEC 60745-2-4:2002 + A1:2008, modified); German version EN 60745-2-4:2009
Handgeführte motorbetriebene Elektrowerkzeuge - Sicherheit - Teil 2-4: Besondere Anforderungen für Schleifer und Polierer außer Tellerschleifern (IEC 60745-2-4:2002 + A1:2008, modifiziert); Deutsche Fassung EN 60745-2-4:2009
Overview
This standard applies to sanders and polishers with the exception of all types of rotating disk-type sanders, which are covered by EN 60745-2-3. Examples of electric tools covered by this standard include but are not limited to belt sanders, sanders or polishers with linear or circular oscillatory motion and random orbital sanders or planetary polishers. With respect to DIN EN 60745-2-4 (VDE 0740-2-4):2010-02 the following changes have been made: a) the standard has been adapted to the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC; b) a reference to the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC has been added to Annex ZZ. The responsible Committee is K 514 "Elektrowerkzeuge" ("Electric tools") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
