GARDEN EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICALLY POWERED WALK-BEHIND AND HAND-HELD LAWN TRIMMERS AND LAWN EDGE TRIMMERS - MECHANICAL SAFETY

Amended by

BS EN 786:1996+A2:2009

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

Published date

01-01-1996

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Safety requirements and/or measures
5 Information for use
Annex A (normative) - List of hazards
Annex B (normative) - Calculation of kinetic energy
Annex C (informative) - Acceptable symbols for machine marking
Annex D (normative) - Vibration
Annex E (normative) - Noise test code - Engineering method
                      (grade 2)
Annex F (informative) - Example of a material and construction
                        fulfilling the requirements for an
                        artificial surface
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
                         Standard and the Essential
                         Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC
Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
                         Standard and the Essential
                         Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC
Bibliography

Defines mechanical safety requirements and testing for the design and construction of electrically powered walk-behind and hand-held lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers, with cutting element(s) of non-metallic filament line or freely pivoting non-metallic cutter(s) with a kinetic energy of not more that 10 J each, and used by a standing operator primarily for cutting grass.

Committee	AGE/20
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 92/77897 DC (09/2001) Supersedes 00/712781 DC (09/2005) 1996 Edition Re-Issued in January 2010 & incorporates AMD 2 2009. (01/2010)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	38
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	92/77897 DC : JUL 92

Standards	Relationship
UNI EN 786 : 2010	Identical
EN 786:1996+A2:2009	Identical
NEN EN 786 : 1996 + A2 2009	Identical
DIN EN 786:2012-01	Identical
NF EN 786 : 1996 + A2 2010	Identical
NBN EN 786 : 1996 + A2 2010	Identical
I.S. EN 786:1996	Identical
NS EN 786 : 1996 + A2 2009	Identical
SN EN 786 : 1997 + A2 2010	Identical

EN 294:1992/AC:1993	SAFETY OF MACHINERY - SAFETY DISTANCES TO PREVENT DANGER ZONES BEING REACHED BY THE UPPER LIMBS
ISO 3744:2010	Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
ISO 354:2003	Acoustics — Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room
ISO/TR 11688-1:1995	Acoustics Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and equipment Part 1: Planning
EN 836:1997+A4:2011	Garden equipment - Powered lawnmowers - Safety
ISO 3767-3:2016	Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment Symbols for operator controls and other displays Part 3: Symbols for powered lawn and garden equipment
EN 292-1 : 1991	SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - BASIC TERMINOLOGY, METHODOLOGY
CR 1030-1 : 1995	HAND-ARM VIBRATION - GUIDELINES FOR VIBRATION HAZARDS REDUCTION - PART 1: ENGINEERING METHODS BY DESIGN OF MACHINERY
EN ISO 11201:2010	Acoustics - Noise emitted by machinery and equipment - Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections (ISO 11201:2010)
EN ISO 354:2003	Acoustics - Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room (ISO 354:2003)
ISO 3767-1:2016	Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment Symbols for operator controls and other displays Part 1: Common symbols
EN ISO 3744:2010	Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure - Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 3744:2010)
EN 28662-1:1992	HAND HELD PORTABLE POWER TOOLS - MEASUREMENT OF VIBRATIONS AT THE HANDLE - GENERAL
EN 292-2 : 91 AMD 1 95	SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES AND SPECIFICATION
ISO 8662-1:1988	Hand-held portable power tools Measurement of vibrations at the handle Part 1: General
1998/37/EC : 1998	DIRECTIVE 98/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 22 JUNE 1998 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MACHINERY
EN ISO 11688-1:2009	Acoustics - Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and equipment - Part 1: Planning (ISO/TR 11688-1:1995)
ISO 11201:2010	Acoustics Noise emitted by machinery and equipment Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections

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