scope:

Applies to non-electric hand-held power tools, having a single shot action without rotation, for the installation, tightening or removal of both break stem and non-break stem rivets, bolts, plugs and fasteners from one side of a workpiece into metals, plastics and other materials and specifies relevant safety requirements. It lists the significant hazards caused by such power tools and specifies safety requirements for the tools valid for different aspects of safety during their foreseeable lifetime. This part of the standard covers the following types of power tools: - breakstem fastener, rivet of plug tools - breakstem lockbolt tools - mandrel loaded riveting tools. There are no tools covered by this part of EN 792 driven by internal combustion engines.