CSA C22.2 NO. 62841-4-2:19

Preface This is the harmonized CSA Group and ULSE standard for Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 4-2: Particular Requirements For Hedge Trimmers. It is the First edition of CSA C22.2 No. 62841-4-2 and the First edition of UL 62841-4-2. This harmonized standard has been jointly revised on March 29, 2024. For this purpose, CSA Group and ULSE are issuing revision pages dated March 29, 2024. This harmonized standard is based on IEC Publication 62841-4-2: First edition, Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools And Lawn And Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 4-2: Particular Requirements For Hedge Trimmers, issued December 2017, as revised by Corrigendum 1 issued June 2018 and Amendment 1 issued May 2022. IEC 62841-4-2 is copyrighted by the IEC. This harmonized standard was prepared by CSA Group and ULSE. The efforts and support of the International Harmonization Committee (IHC) for the adoption of the IEC series of standards for Hand-Held, Motor-Operated, and Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery iare gratefully acknowledged. This standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the standard. This standard was reviewed by the CSA Subcommittee on Safety of Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Technical Committee on Consumer and Commercial Products and the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Requirements for Electrical Safety, and has been formally approved by the CSA Technical Committee. This standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group. Scope This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows: Addition: This standard applies to hand-held hedge trimmers which are designed for use by one operator for trimming hedges and bushes, including extended-reach hedge trimmers with a maximum length of 3,5 m. NOTE 101 The measurement of the length for extended-reach hedge trimmers is specified in 21.101. This standard is not applicable to hedge trimmers with a rotating blade. This standard is not applicable to scissors type grass shears. NOTE 102 Scissors type grass shears are covered by IEC 60335-2-94 or IEC 62841-4-5.