scope:

INTRODUCTION

Individual countries may wish to consider the application of this Part 1 of IEC 62841, so far as is reasonable, to tools not mentioned in an individual part of IEC 62841-2, IEC 62841-3 or IEC 62841-4 and to tools designed on new principles.

Examples of standards dealing with non-safety aspects of hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery are

- standards dealing with EMC aspects;

- standards dealing with environmental aspects

Addition:

This part of IEC 62841 applies to transportable drain cleaners.

NOTE 101 Drain cleaners are also known as pipe cleaners.

This standard does not apply to hand-held drain cleaners.

NOTE 102 Hand-held drain cleaners are covered by IEC 62841-2-21.

This standard does not apply to high pressure cleaners to clean drains.

NOTE 103 High pressure cleaners are covered by IEC 60335-2-79.

This standard does not apply to machines that use a solid rod to clean drains.