1 Scope
IEC 62841‑1:2014, Clause 1 is applicable, except as follows:
Addition:
This document applies to hand-held and backpack
garden blowers;
garden vacuums; and
garden blower/vacuums.
This document does not apply to
walk-behind garden blowers, walk-behind garden vacuums and walk-behind garden blower/vacuums;
robotic garden blowers, robotic garden vacuums and robotic garden blower/vacuums;
vacuum cleaners intended primarily for use indoors, for water suction cleaning or animal grooming; and
blowers intended primarily for use indoors, or animal grooming.
NOTE 101 Vacuum cleaners and water-suction cleaning appliances, including vacuum cleaners for animal grooming are covered by IEC 60335‑2‑2.
NOTE 102 Vacuum cleaners for commercial use are covered by IEC 60335‑2‑69.
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.