DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN 62841-2-8
; VDE 0740-2-8:2017-05
Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for hand-held shears and nibblers (IEC 62841-2-8:2016, modified); German version EN 62841-2-8:2016
Elektrische motorbetriebene handgeführte Werkzeuge, transportable Werkzeuge und Rasen- und Gartenmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 2-8: Besondere Anforderungen für handgeführte Blechscheren und Nibbler (IEC 62841-2-8:2016, modifiziert); Deutsche Fassung EN 62841-2-8:2016
Overview
This International Standard deals with the safety of electric motor or magnetically operated: - hand-held tools (IEC 62841-2); - transportable tools (IEC 62841-3); - lawn and garden machinery (IEC 62841-4). The above groups are hereinafter referred to as "power tools" or "machinery". This standard applies to the hazards arising from power tools to which all persons are exposed during the intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of power tools. This Part 2-8 applies to hand-held sheet metal shears and nibblers. The standard differs from DIN EN 60745-2-8 (VDE 0740-2-8):2010-02 as follows: a) adaptation to IEC 62841-1. The responsible committee is DKE/K 514 "Elektrowerkzeuge" ("Electric tools") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
