CSA C22.2 NO. 62841-2-23:25

Preface This is the harmonized CSA Group and ULSE Standard for Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 2-23: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Die Grinders and Small Rotary Tools . It is the First edition of CSA C22.2 No. 62841-2-23 and the First edition of UL 62841-2-23. This harmonized standard is based on IEC Publication 62841-2-23: First edition, Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 2-23: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Die Grinders and Small Rotary Tools, issued June 2024. IEC 62841-2-23 is copyrighted by the IEC. This harmonized standard was prepared by CSA Group and ULSE. The efforts and support of the International Harmonization Committee (IHC) for the adoption of the IEC series of standards for Hand-Held, Motor-Operated, and Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery, are gratefully acknowledged. This standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the standard. This standard was reviewed by the CSA Subcommittee on Safety of Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Technical Committee on Consumer and Commercial Products and the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on requirements for Electrical Safety, and has been formally approved by the CSA Technical Committee. This standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group. Scope IEC 62841-1:2014, Clause 1 is applicable, except as follows: Addition: This document applies to hand-held die grinders and to small rotary tools for mounted accessories not exceeding 55 mm in diameter and for mounted sanding accessories not exceeding 80 mm in diameter such as - threaded cones and plugs that are threaded on a mandrel with an unrelieved shoulder flange, - mandrel mounted wheels, and – rotary files with a rated speed not exceeding a peripheral speed of the accessory of 80 m/s at rated capacity. This document does not apply to straight and vertical grinders utilizing flanges for driving an abrasive accessory. NOTE 101 Straight and vertical grinders are covered by IEC 62841-2-3.