scope:

The safety specifications given in this standard are for powered consumer

(a) Chipper/Shredders

(b) Chipper/Shredder Baggers

(c) Chipper/Shredder Vacuums

Power may be supplied by an internal-combustion engine or an electric motor. The specifications given in this standard are not intended to cover all electrical requirements. Electric motor-powered products shall meet this standard and other cited standards.

These specifications are intended to provide safety requirements and to help ensure uniform operator environments. They are intended to apply to products specifically intended as consumer products for the personal use of a consumer around the home. This standard applies to all aftermarket parts, attachments, and accessories. Any manufacturer of aftermarket parts, attachments and accessories is responsible for ensuring compliance to this standard. Safety specifications in this standard apply only to a configuration of attachments/implements/accessories approved by their respective manufacturers.

These specifications are not intended to apply to commercial products with assisted infeed mechanisms (e.g. infeed-rollers, conveyors) customarily used by hired operators or to products designed primarily for agricultural purposes such as defined in ANSI/ASABE S390 or three-point hitch mounted power-takeoff (PTO) machines.

The effective implementation date of this standard shall be two (2) years after the publication date and shall apply to all products built after that date. Manufacturers may also comply with the requirements of this standard any time after the publication date.