scope:

This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following.

This International Standard deals with the safety of pedestrian-controlled mains-operated electrical lawn scarifiers and aerators with rotating cutters for regenerating lawns by, for instance, combing out grass thatch and moss, or by cutting vertically into the lawn face. These scarifiers are designed primarily for use at and around the home or for similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V single phase.

This standard does not, in general, take into account:

- the use of appliances by young children or infirm persons without supervision;

- playing with the appliance by young children.

NOTE 101 Attention is drawn to the fact that

- in many countries additional requirements are specified by the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour.

NOTE 102 This standard does not apply to

- lawnmowers (IEC 60335-2-77);

- lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers (IEC 60335-2-91);

- lawn edgers, flail mowers, sickle-bar mowers or agricultural mowers.