Household and Similar Electrical Appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for pedestrian-controlled mains-operated lawn scarifiers and aerators
Standards Australia
Specifies particular safety requirements for approval and test purposes. It is to be read in conjunction with AS/NZS 60335.1. This Standard is technically equivalent to and reproduced from IEC 60335-2-92:2002.
RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee EL-002 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 28 April 2016.
Approved for reconfirmation in New Zealand on behalf of the Standards Council of New Zealand on 18 May 2016.
The following are represented on Technical Committee EL-002:
Australian Industry Group
Australian Retailers Association
Business New Zealand
Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association
Consumers Federation of Australia
Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council
Engineers Australia
Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand Electric Fence Energiser Manufacturers Standards WG
NSW Fair Trading
Testing Interests (New Zealand)
Worksafe New Zealand
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.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | Standards Australia |
| ProductNote | Reconfirmed 30/09/2016. This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2016 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 30/09/2016 |
| Committee | EL-002 |
| Supersedes |
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