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    AS/NZS 3160:2009

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    Approval and test specification - Hand-held portable electric tools (Reconfirmed 2020)

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    Published date:  30-10-2009

    Publisher:  Standards Australia

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    This Standard applies to hand-held portable electric tools, which are intended for electrical operation at low voltage operating at not more than 60 Hz.

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    Committee EL-002
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note Reconfirmed 14/02/2020.
    This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2020 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 14/02/2020
    Publisher Standards Australia
    Status Current
    Supersedes
    Under Revision

    History - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    First published in Australia as AS C160-1959.
    Revised and redesignated AS 3160-1974.
    Second edition 1981.
    Third edition 1987.
    Fourth edition 1989.
    First published in New Zealand as NZS/AS 3160:1989.
    Jointly revised and designated as Joint Standard AS/NZS 3160:1993.
    Sixth edition 1996.
    Seventh edition 2001.
    Eighth edition 2009.
    Reconfirmed 2020. Originated in Australia as AS C160-1959. Previous Australian edition AS 3160-1989. Originated in New Zealand as NZS/AS 3160:1989. Jointly revised and redesignated AS/NZS 3160:1993. Sixth edition 1996. Seventh edition 2001. Eighth edition 2009. Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (October 2012).

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