scope:

This part of ISO 11148 applies to hand-held non-electric power tools (hereafter referred to as "sanders and polishers") intended for polishing and sanding with all types of movement e.g. rotary, orbital and reciprocating, using coated abrasive products and bonnets of various soft materials and endless belts. The sanders and polishers may be powered by compressed air, hydraulic fluid or internal combustion engines and intended to be used by one operator and supported by the operator's hand or hands, with or without a suspension, e.g. a balancer. NOTE 1: At the date of publication no sanders and polishers driven by internal combustion engines are known. This document covers: . belt sanders; . orbital sanders; . polishers; . random orbital sanders; . rotary sanders; . straight line sanders. NOTE 2: For examples of sanders and polishers see annex B. This document does not cover: . special requirements and modifications of sanders and polishers for the purpose of mounting them in fixtures. This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events with the exception of the use of sanders and polishers in potentially explosive atmospheres, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer. NOTE 3: EN 13463-1 gives requirements for non-electrical equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres.