1 Scope
EN 62841‑1:2015
, 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
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— metallic tines; and/or
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— rigid non-metallic tines
which rotate about a horizontal axis.
This document does not apply to
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— pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawnmowers;
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— towed/semi-mounted lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators;
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— ride-on machines;
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— non-powered lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators;
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— combustion engine powered lawn scarifiers and lawn aerators;
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— plug aerators (corers);
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— hybrid and fuel cell powered machines and associated charging systems; and
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— garden tractors or their attachments.
This document covers all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events
relevant for machines covered by this document.
NOTE Z101 Essential requirements not mentioned in Table ZZ.1 are deemed to be not applicable, because the corresponding hazards are either not relevant for machines covered by this document or do not require specific action by the designer.
NOTE 101 Pedestrian controlled walk-behind lawnmowers are covered by IEC 62841‑4‑3.