ISO 10517:2009, Powered hand-held hedge trimmers – Safety, applies to the design and construction of single operator hand-held hedge trimmers with integrally driven petrol combustion engines.
 The standard outlines safety requirements and provides guidelines for verifying their correct application, taking into consideration all the significant hazards, dangerous situations and events that may arise when used as intended.
In addition, the standard specifies what type of information manufacturers should provide to ensure safe operation of the product, including warnings and markings.
Ken Goodman, Project Editor of ISO 10517:2009 says, “This new edition of the standard replaces the original ISO 10517:1993, with a fully revised document. The standard now features noise and vibration requirements, as well as a table listing the most significant risks. The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has already adopted the standard as EN ISO 10517.”
“This new standard will provide up-to-date valuable guidance to manufactures and retailers of hedge trimmers worldwide. Compliance with this standard will protect their customers and reassure them of the safety of their products,” concluded Mr. Goodman.
2009-09-28
Resource: http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref1251 |
