scope:

This part of ISO 11148 applies to non-electric, hand-held power tools without rotation (hereafter referred to "cutting-off and crimping power tools") intended for cutting off wires, cables, etc., and for crimping for example connectors to cable ends. The cutting-off and crimping power tools 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 cutting-off or crimping power tools driven by internal combustion engines are known. When these are identified the standard will be amended to include such power tools. This document covers: . crimping tools without a yoke . cutters . cutting-off tools . cutting pliers . crimping pliers NOTE 1: For examples of cutting-off and crimping power tools, see annex B This document does not cover: . special requirements and modifications of cutting-off and crimping power tools for the purpose of mounting them in fixtures . "Double acting hydraulic rescue tools for fire and rescue service use" This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events with the exception of the use of cutting-off and crimping power tools in potentially explosive atmospheres, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer. NOTE 2: EN 13463-1 gives requirements for non-electrical equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres.