What is BS EN 14910 - Safety of walk-behind combustion engine powered trimmers about?
BS EN 14910 is a standard that covers the safety of walk-behind combustion engine powered trimmers, ensuring operational stability, safety and longevity in gardening applications.
BS EN 14910 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to walk-behind trimmers, powered by a combustion engine, with cutting means using non-metallic filament line or freely pivoting non-metallic cutter(s), of which the cutting elements rely on centrifugal force to achieve cutting with the kinetic energy of a single cutting element not exceeding 10 J, designed for cutting grass or similar plant material, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.
Note: BS EN 14910 does not cover -
- Walk-behind trimmers with cutting means other than those described above
- Self propelled walk-behind trimmers or walk-behind edge trimmers
- Motor mowers using metal or other solid cutting elements
- EMC and environmental hazards
- Walk-behind trimmers manufactured before its publication
- Lawnmowers using non-metallic filament line or freely pivoting non-metallic cutting elements with greater than 10 J kinetic energy
Who is BS EN 14910 - Safety of walk-behind combustion engine powered trimmers for?
BS EN 14910 on the safety of walk-behind combustion engine powered trimmers applies to:
- Manufacturers of powered trimmers
- Dealers and importers of powered trimmers
- Testing houses and labs for gardening machinery
- Safety assurance services
- Regulatory bodies
Why should you use BS EN 14910 - Safety of walk-behind combustion engine powered trimmers?
A grass trimming machine is operator-controlled machine that operates in a plane approximately parallel to the ground for cutting grass. They have various hazards associated with them such as mechanical hazards, electrical hazards, materials and substances, unexpected start-up, unexpected over-run, and more, that need to be prevented for safe operability in gardening.
BS EN 14910 provides users guidance on safety requirements, including guards, protection from exhaust fumes, liquid spillage, tank openings, controls, electrical requirements for circuits, engine stopping and starting, vibration and more, enabling reduction of risk and prevention of hazards in gardening applications.
BS EN 14910 provides users guidance on information for the use of combustion engine powered trimmers, including instructions for use, marking, minimum marking, warnings, cutting head, marking durability, enabling standardization of information delivery, signs and warnings that aid in the prevention of hazards.
With obedience and compliance of BS EN 14910, users can develop and assess combustion engine powered trimmers, ensuring operational safety, performance and longevity in gardening applications.