AS/NZS 62841.4.8:2025
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Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety Particular requirements for shredders/chippers
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27-11-2025
AS/NZS 62841.4.8:2025 specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of hand fed, shredders/chippers with an integral electric motor, with or without vacuum assisted collection, which are designed to reduce organic material to smaller pieces and are used in a stationary position by an operator standing on the ground. This document applies to shredders/chippers with feed intake openings or feed safety openings that in total will fit into a square of 250 mm x 250 mm. NOTE 101 The requirements for the measurement of the square of 250 mm x 250 mm are specified in 19.101.1. In this document, shredders/chippers are referred to collectively as machine(s). This document does not cover requirements for - machines powered by combustion engines; or - machines driven by an external power source; or - machines with powered discharge intended to broadcast material or load vehicles; or - machines with mechanically powered feed intake or attachments; or - wood chippers for forestry, agriculture, horticulture and landscaping.
| Committee |
EL-002
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| ISBN |
978 1 76175 488 3
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| Pages |
92
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| PublisherName |
Standards Australia
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| IEC 62841-4-8:2025 | Identical |
First published as AS/NZS 62841.4.8:2025.
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