What is BS EN 62841-2-4 – Safety of hand-held sanders and polishers about?
BS EN 62841-2-4 is a part of the IEC 62841 multi-series that discusses the safety of electric motor-operated hand-held tools. This European standard helps its users to produce more reliable and secure hand-held sanders and polishers to reduce the risk of accidents while using them.
BS EN 62841-2-4 applies to hand-held polishers and sanders.
Tools covered by BS EN 62841-2-4 include but are not limited to belt sanders, drum sanders or polishers, reciprocating sanders or polishers, orbital sanders or polishers, and random orbit sanders or polishers.
BS EN 62841-2-4 is to be used in conjunction with BS EN 62841-1 as it covers general safety requirements that are applicable to most of the electric motor-operated hand-held tools.
Note: Disc type hand-held sanders and polishers are covered in BS EN 62841-2-3.
Who is BS EN 62841-2-4 – Safety of hand-held sanders and polishers for?
BS EN 62841-2-4 on the safety of hand-held sanders and polishers is useful for:
- Manufacturers of hand-held tools
- Developers/designers of hand-held tools
- Quality control personnel
Why should you use BS EN 62841-2-4 – Safety of hand-held sanders and polishers?
Hand-held sanders and polishers are regularly used in the construction and landscaping industry. These tools although reliable do account for some of the common causes of injuries in the industry. Although BS EN 62841-1 provides general safety requirements for electric motor-operated hand-held tools it doesn’t provide requirements specific to certain machines.
BS EN 62841-2-4 is specifically designed to illustrate the mechanical, design and operational requirements of hand-held sanders and polishers. These guidelines of BS EN 62841-2-2 enable you to produce non-disc type sanders and polishers that meet the minimum safety requirements and minimize the risk of injuries to their operators.
