CSA C22.2 NO. 62841-4-5:23

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 4-5: Particular Requirements for Grass Shears. It is the First edition of CSA C22.2 No. 62841-4-5 and the First edition of UL 62841-4-5. This harmonized standard has been jointly revised on December 20, 2024. For this purpose, CSA Group and ULSE are issuing revision pages dated December 20, 2024. This harmonized standard is based on IEC Publication 62841-4-5: First edition, Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 4-5: Particular Requirements for Grass Shears, issued August 2021 as revised by corrigendum 1 issued January 2024. IEC 62841-4-5 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 are 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 document applies to grass shears with a maximum cutting width of 200 mm designed primarily for cutting grass. This document does not apply to hedge trimmers. NOTE 101 Hedge trimmers are covered by IEC 62841-4-2.