LEGISLATION concerning Hand - Arm transmitted

The measurement of the level of exposure to hand-arm system transmitted vibration must be performed in compliance to the standard EN ISO 5349 parts 1 and 2 Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-transmitted vibration

Part 1: General requirements

Part 2: Practical guidance for measurement at the workplace

Additional criteria for assessing risk of vascular disorders are provided by:

ISO/TR 18570:2017 Mechanical vibration — Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand transmitted vibration — Supplementary method for assessing risk of vascular disorders

Specific product regulations used for emission values declaration purposes by the manufacturer, as set in the Machinery Directive, are listed below.

EN 774:2003 - Garden equipment—Hand-held, integrally powered hedge trimmers—Safety
IEC EN 60745-1:2007 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 1 General requirements
IEC EN 60745-2-1:2008 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2 Particular requirements for drills and impact drills
IEC EN 60745-2-11:2009 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for reciprocating saws (jig and sabre saws)
IEC EN 60745-2-12:2008 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for concrete vibrators
IEC EN 60745-2-13: 2009 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part2 : Particular requirements for chain saws
IEC EN 60745-2-14:2009 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for planers
IEC EN 60745-2-15:2007 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for hedge trimmers
IEC EN 60745-2-17:2009 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for routers and trimmers
IEC EN 60745-2-2:2008 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for screwdrivers and impact wrenches
IEC EN 60745-2-3:2007 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for grinders, polishers and disk-type sanders
IEC EN 60745-2-4:2008 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for sanders and polishers other than disk type
IEC EN 60745-2-6:2003 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for hammers
IEC EN 60745-2-6:2004 IEC EN 60745-2-6/A11: 2007 - IEC EN 60745-2-6/A1: 2007 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for hammers
IEC EN 60745-2-8: 2009 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for shears and nibblers
IEC EN 60745-2-9:2008 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for tappers
EN 50144-1 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Part 1: General requirements
EN 50144-2-1 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Part 2: Particular requirements for drills
EN 50144-2-14 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Part 2-14: Particular requirements for planers
EN 50144-2-15 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Part 2-15: Particular requirements for hedge trimmers
EN 50144-2-3 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for grinders, disk type sanders and polishers
EN 50144-2-4 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for sanders
EN 60745-2-22 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2-22: Particular requirements for cut-off machines
EN ISO 22867 - Forestry machinery - Vibration test code for portable hand-held machines with internal combustion engine - Vibration at the handles
EN 50144-2 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety
EN 50144-2-10: - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for jig saws.
EN 50144-2-11 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for sabre saws and double blade reciprocating saws
EN 50144-2-13 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for chain saws
EN 50144-2-2 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for screwdrivers and impact wrenches
EN 50144-2-5 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for circular saws and circular knives.
EN 50144-2-6 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for hammers.
EN 50144-2-8 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for sheet metal shears and nibblers
ISO 20643: 2005 - Mechanical vibration - Hand-held and hand-guided machinery -- Principles for evaluation of vibration emission
ISO 28927-1 - Hand-held portable power tools -- Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission - Part 1: Angle and vertical grinders
ISO 28927-10 - Hand-held portable power tools. Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission. Part 10: Percussive drills, hammers and breakers
ISO 28927-2 - Hand-held portable power tools - Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission - Part 2: Wrenches, nutrunners and screwdrivers
ISO 28927-3 - Hand-held portable power tools -Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission - Part 3: Polishers and rotary, orbital and random orbital sanders
ISO 28927-4 - Hand-held portable power tools - Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission -Part 4: Straight grinders
ISO 28927-5 - Hand-held portable power tools - Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission - Part 5: Drills and impact drills
ISO 28927-6 - Hand-held portable power tools - Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission - Part 6: Rammers
ISO 28927-7 - Hand-held portable power tools - Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission - Part 7: Nibblers and shears
ISO 28927-8 - Hand-held portable power tools - Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission - Part 8: Saws, polishing and filing machines with reciprocating action and small saws with oscillating or rotating action
ISO 28927-9 - Hand-held portable power tools - Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission - Part 9: Scaling hammers and needle scalers
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CEN ISO/TS 8662-11:2006 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Part 11: Fastener driving tools
CEN EN 709:1998 - Agricultural and forestry machinery - Pedestrian controlled tractors with mounted rotary cultivators, motor hoes, motor hoes with drive wheel(s) - Safety
CEN EN 786:2003 - Garden equipment - Electrically powered walk-behind and hand-held lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers - Mechanical safety
EN ISO 11680-1:2002 - Machinery for forestry -- Safety requirements and testing for pole-mounted powered pruners -- Part 1: Units fitted with an integral combustion engine
EN ISO 11680-1:2009 - Machinery for forestry -- Safety requirements and testing for pole-mounted powered pruners -- Part 1: Units fitted with an integral combustion engine
EN ISO 11806:2009 - Agricultural and forestry machinery - Portable hand-held combustion engine driven brush cutters and grass trimmers - Safety
EN ISO 19432 - Building construction machinery and equipment - Portable, hand-held internal combustion engine driven cut-off machines - Safety requirements and testing
EN ISO 19432:2008 - Building construction machinery and equipment - Portable, hand-held internal combustion engine driven cut-off machines - Safety requirements and testing
EN ISO 28662-1:1993 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle. General
EN ISO 8662-10:2000 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Nibblers and shears
EN ISO 8662-12:1999 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Saws and files with reciprocating action and saws with oscillating or rotating action
EN ISO 8662-13:1999 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Die grinders
EN ISO 8662-14:1998 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Stone-working tools and needle scalers
EN ISO 28662-3:2003 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Rock drills and rotary hammers
EN ISO 8662-4:1997 - Hand-held portable power tools. Measurement of vibrations at the handle. Grinders.
EN ISO 28662-5:2003 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Pavement breakers and hammers for construction work
EN ISO 8662-6:1997 - Hand-held portable power tools. Measurement of vibrations at the handle. Impact drills
EN ISO 8662-7:1999 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Wrenches, screwdrivers and nut runners with impact, impulse or ratchet action
EN ISO 8662-8:1999 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Polishers and rotary, orbital and random orbital sanders
EN ISO 8662-9:1998 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Rammers
EN ISO 5349-1: 2004 - EN ISO 5349-2: 2004 - Mechanical vibration Measurement and evaluation of human exposure to hand-transmitted vibration– Part 1: General requirements- Part 2: Practical guidance for measurement at the workplace
EN ISO 8662-10: 1998 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Nibblers and shears
ISO 7505: 1989 - Forestry machinery. Chain saws. Measurement of hand-transmitted vibration
IEC EN 50144-2-7 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for spray guns
IEC EN 50144-2-9 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for tappers
IEC EN 50144-2-14 - Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools. Particular requirements for planers
EN 60745-2-5:2003 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2: Particular requirements for circular saws
IEC EN 60335-2-100 - Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety – Part 2-100: Particular requirements for hand-held mains operated garden blower, vacuums and blower vacuums
ISO 11789 - Powered edgers with rigid cutting means - Definitions, safety requirements and test procedures
EN ISO 28662-2:2003 - Hand-held portable power tools - Measurement of vibrations at the handle - Chipping hammers and riveting hammers
EN ISO 22867:2006 - Forestry machinery - Vibration test code for portable hand-held machines with internal combustion engine - Vibration at the handles
EN ISO 20643:2008 - Mechanical vibration - Hand-held and hand-guided machinery - Principles for evaluation of vibration emission
General standard -
IEC EN 50144-1 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
ISO FDIS 28927-12 - Hand-held portable power tools -- Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission -- Part 12: Die grinders
UNI EN ISO 28927-10:2011 - Hand-held portable power tools - Test methods for evaluation of vibration emission - Part 10: Percussive drills, hammers and breakers
EN 60745 - Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety
UNI EN 500-4:2011 - Mobile road construction machinery - Safety - Part 4: Specific requirements for compaction machines
ISO 20643 - Mechanical vibration -- Hand-held and hand-guided machinery -- Principles for evaluation of vibration emission
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EN 50260-1 - Safety of hand-held battery-powered motor-operated tools and battery packs. General requirements
IEC 60335-2-77 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-77: Particular requirements for pedestrian controlled mains-operated lawnmowers
ISO 7916 - Forestry machinery -- Portable brush-saws -- Measurement of hand-transmitted vibration