Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 4-7: Particular requirements for pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawn scarifiers and aerators

Note: The designation number for this NOI (originally published on September 7, 2022), was updated by the responsible SDO on October 5, 2022.

IEC 62841-1:2014, Clause 1 is applicable, except as follows: 

Addition: 

This document applies to pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators 
which are designed for regenerating lawns by combing out materials such as grass, thatch and 
moss or cutting vertically into the lawn face using 
– metallic tines; and/or 
– rigid non-metallic tines 
which rotate about a horizontal axis. 

This document does not apply to 
– pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawnmowers; 
– towed/semi-mounted lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators; 
– ride-on machines; 
– non-powered lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators; 
– combustion engine powered lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators; 
– plug aerators (corers); 
– hybrid and fuel cell powered machines and associated charging systems; and 
– garden tractors or their attachments. 

NOTE 101 Pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawnmowers are covered by IEC 62841-4-3.