STANDARDS UPDATE NOTICE (SUN) ISSUED: Mrch 28, 2018 STANDARD INFORMATION Stndrd Number: UL 82 Stndrd Nme: Stndrd for Electric Grdening Applinces Stndrd Edition nd Issue Dte: 9 th Edition Issued August 12, 2011 Dte of Revision: Mrch 31, 2016 Dte of Previous Revision of Stndrd: July 7, 2015 EFFECTIVE DATE OF NEW/REVISED REQUIREMENTS Effective Dte: August 1, 2019 IMPACT, OVERVIEW, AND ACTION REQUIRED Impct Sttement: A review of ll Listing Reports is necessry to determine which products comply with new/revised requirements nd which products will require re-evlution. NOTE: Effective immeditely, this revised stndrd will be exclusively used for evlution of new products unless the Applicnt requests in writing tht current requirements be used long with their understnding tht their listings will be withdrwn on Effective Dte noted bove, unless the product is found to comply with new/revised requirements. Overview of Chnges: New nd revised requirements for extended-rech pole pruners. New nd revised requirements for cordless brushcutters. Specific detils of new/revised requirements re found in tble below. If the pplicble requirements noted in the tble re not described in your report(s), these requirements will need to be confirmed s met nd dded to your report(s) such s mrkings, instructions, test results, etc. (s required). Client Action Required: Informtion To ssist our Engineer with review of your Listing Reports, plese submit technicl informtion in response to the new/revised prgrphs noted in the ttched or explin why these new/revised requirements do not pply to your product (s). Current Listings Not Active? Plese immeditely identify ny current Listing Reports or products tht re no longer ctive nd should be removed from our records. We will do this t no chrge s long s Intertek is notified in writing prior to the review of your reports. SFT-ETL-OP-29c (December 15, 2017) Stndrds Updte Notice KR/KM 1
STANDARD INFORMATION CLAUSE VERDICT COMMENT Additions to existing requirements re underlined nd deletions re shown lined out below. Info MARKING 57 Info Generl 57.11 New cluse dded; 58 Info Cutionry 58.8 A pole pruner shll be mrked with the direction of rottion of the sw chin on the cutting ttchment. New cluse dded; A pole pruner shll be plinly mrked with the following or the equivlent, ) WARNING: Wer hed nd eye protection. Or the sfety signs M014 of ISO 7010 nd M004 of ISO 7010. A combintion of personl protective equipment sfety signs my be used. b) DANGER Keep sufficient distnce wy from electricl power lines. or the equivlent or lterntively the sfety sign C.2.30 of ISO 11684. 59 Info Instruction Mnul 59.1 Info Generl New subcluse dded; 59.1.4 h) For pole pruners: 1) WARNING Do not operte ner electricl power lines. The unit hs not been designed to provide protection from electric shock in the event of contct with overhed electric lines, Consult locl regultions for sfe distnces from overhed electric power lines nd ensure tht the operting position is sfe nd secure before operting the sw chin pole pruner. 2) Description nd identifiction of the principl prts of the sw chin pole pruner including the sfety devices nd hrness, nd the use of the quick relese mechnism. 3) Instruction for djusting the proper tension of the sw chin, lubricting, mintennce nd for trnsporttion nd storge. 4) Advice on correct working posture, mintining firm footing nd blnce during opertion including the sfe usge of the hrness, the quick relese mechnism, nd the need for rest periods nd chnging working position. 5) Advice of the need for hed, nd eye protection nd the necessry personl protective equipment (PPE) to be used, including correct clothing. 2
59.2 Info 6) Advice of the risk for bystnders, especilly for children, nd the need to keep them t sfe distnce during opertion of the sw chin pole pruner. Importnt sfety instructions New subcluse dded; POLE PRUNERS 1) Keep ll prts of the body wy from the sw chin. Do not remove cut mteril or hold mteril to be cut when bldes re moving. Mke sure the switch is off when clering jmmed mteril. Sw chin continues to move fter the switch is turned off. A moment of inttention while operting the extended-rech pruner my result in serious personl injury. 2) Crry the extended-rech pruner by the hndle with the sw chin stopped. When trnsporting or storing the extended-rech pruner, lwys fit the sw chin device cover. Proper hndling of the extended-rech pruner will reduce possible personl injury from the sw chin. 3) Hold the extended-rech pruner by insulted gripping surfces only, becuse the sw chin my contct hidden wiring or its own cord. A sw chin contcting live wire my mke exposed metl prts of the extended-rech pruner live nd could give the opertor n electric shock. 59.2.2 f) 69A Info Info Exception: or its own cord mybe omitted for bttery-operted pplinces. 4) Keep cble wy from cutting re. During opertion the cble my be hidden in shrubs nd cn be ccidentlly cut by the sw chin. Exception: This wrning does not pply to bttery-operted pplince. 5) Do not use the extended-rech pruner in bd wether conditions, especilly when there is risk of lightning. This decreses the risk of being struck by lightning. 6) To reduce the risk of electrocution, never use ner ny electricl power lines. Contct with or use ner power lines my cuse serious injury or electric shock resulting in deth. 7) Alwys use two hnds when operting the extended-rech pruner. Hold the extended-rech pruner with both hnds to void loss of control. 8) Alwys use hed protection when operting the extended-rech pruner overhed. Flling debris cn result in serious personl injury. NOTE For ll mrkings bove, lternte wording for extended-rech is possible, e.g. pole or long rech. POLE PRUNERS New section dded; Construction 3
69A.1 69A.2 69A.3 69A.4 69A.5 69A.6 69A.7 69A.8 69A.9 69A.10 69A.11 A cutting ttchment cpble of being operted s stndlone chin sw or ressembled into chin sw s specified in the mnufcturer s instruction mnul, shll comply with the requirements in UL 60745-2-13. To prevent the opertor from contcting the sw chin while operting the pole pruner, the minimum distnce between the ctivting switch nd the sw chin shll be 39.37 in. ( 1,000 mm). The distnce shll be mesured with the pole djusted to the minimum distnce between the cutting ttchment nd the ctivting switch. If the pole consists of sections tht cn be removed, the minimum number of pole sections required to operte the device shll be used to mesure the distnce. Pole pruners shll be equipped with momentry contct on-off switch tht shll not be cpble of being locked in the on position. The power supply cord shll exit the enclosure t point frthest from the cutting edges nd in direction wy from the cutting edges. The ctivting switch shll be equipped with device tht utomticlly locks it in the off position when the ctutor is relesed. To provide sfe control, the pole pruner shll be fitted with t lest two hndles. The hndles shll be designed such tht ech hndle cn be grsped with one hnd. If the hndle nerest the cutting device is n integrl prt of the shft, it shll be suitbly shped to be grsped securely with perimeter between 2.56 inch (65 mm) nd 6.30 inch (160 mm). The gripping surfce of the front hndle shll be t lest 3.94 inch (100 mm) long. For bil or closed hndles (U-shped hndles) this dimension is relted to the inner width of the gripping surfce. On stright hndles it is the complete length between the housing nd the end of the hndle. There shll be minimum rdil clernce of 0.98 inch (25 mm) round the gripping length. If the shft is used s hndle, the entire shft length cn be considered s the hndle s long s it is electriclly isolted from the cutting device. Pole pruners hving mss of more thn 13.2 lb (6 Kg) shll be provided with hrness to be worn by the opertor for support nd blnce during cutting opertions. Any hrness, whether required or not, shll be djustble to the size of the opertor nd equipped with quick-relese mechnism to enble rpid emergency relese of the mchine from the hrness or the hrness from the opertor. A protective cover shll be provided with the mchine to cover the sw chin in order to prevent injuries during trnsporttion nd storge. The cover shll not become detched with the sw chin of the pplince in verticl downwrds position. The sw chin cutting ttchment shll be constructed so tht it cn be djusted to obtin the tension recommended by the mnufcturer. The pole pruner shll be provided with mens for lubricting the sw chin. If the pole pruner is equipped with mnul sw chin oiler control, it shll be locted so tht it cn be operted while both hndgrips re held by the hnds of the opertor. 4
69B 69B.1 69B.2 Supplement SB SB1.1.1 Info New section dded; Performnce Pole pruners shll comply with the tests indicted in Sections 26 52, modified s indicted in 69B.2. The input test is to consist of cross-cutting soft pine bem, the thickness of which is not less thn 150 percent of the width of the sw blde nd the width of which is 75 percent of the length of the sw blde (the length of the sw blde is considered to be the effective length of the blde on which the chin rides, nd the width of the sw blde is considered to be the width of the blde plus twice the thickness of the chin). BATTERY POWERED GARDENING APPLIANCES New cluse dded; In ddition to the requirements in this stndrd, cordless brushcutter shll lso comply with the following from the requirements of ANSI B175.3, the Stndrd for Internl Combustion Engine-Powered Hnd-Held Grss Trimmers nd Brushcutters Sfety nd Environmentl Requirements: Section/Prgrph Relted Comments 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 3.9, Cutting pth relted to blde dimeter only. 3.10 3.11 Replce engine with pplince 3.12 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.21, 3.23 Replce engine with pplince 3.24 3.25, 3.26, 3.27, 3.28 Replce engine with pplince 3.29 3.30, 3.34 Delete grss trimmer 3.40 3.41 4 4.1.1 4.1.4 4.2 6.1, 6.2 7 For 7.2.1.3, the mximum speed is considered to be the speed obtined with the unit turned on with fully chrged bttery 8 13.1, 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.2, 13.2.1, 13.2.2, 13, 13.3.1 For 13.3.1, the pplince shll be fitted with the 5
heviest detchble bttery pck 13.3.3, 13.3.4, 13.3.5 13.4, 13.4.1 For 13.4.1 the pplince shll be fitted with the smllest nd lrgest bttery pcks specified in the instructionl mnul 13.4.2 The phrse, nd grss trimmers in the first sentence nd the lst sentence, is not pplicble; Complince shll be checked with the most severe combintion of the lightest nd heviest cutting ttchments nd smllest nd lrgest bttery pcks specified in instruction mnul. 13.4.3 The phrse nd grss trimmers is not pplicble; Complince shll be checked with the most severe combintion of the lightest nd heviest cutting ttchments nd smllest nd lrgest bttery pcks specified in instruction mnul. 16 Adhesion shll comply with section 52 of UL 82 16.1, 16.3, 16.4, 16.5, 16.8, nd 16.9 17, 17.1.1, 17.1.2 17.2, 17.2.1, 17.2.2, 17.2.3 17.2.4 For 17.2.4, the sttements Check for fuel leks. nd Use only flexible, nonmetllic line recommended by the mnufcturer. Never use, for exmple, wire or wire-rope, which cn brek off nd become dngerous projectile. Are not pplicble; 7.2.5 For 17.2.5, the sttement nd hot surfces is not pplicble 17.2.8 17.2.9 Replce with: When the unit is turned off, mke sure the cutting ttchment hs stopped before servicing, clening or removing mteril from the grdening pplince nd before the unit is set down. 17.3, 17.3.1, 17.3.2, 17.3.3 17.3.4 Chnge engine to pplince. New tble dded; Tble SB2.7.2 Brushcutters Required performnce levels Type nd purpose of SCF Prevent unwnted turn on where unexpected opertion exposes users or bystnders to substntil risk of Minimum Performnce Level (PL) c 6
injury due to unenclosed moving prts such s blde Provide desired switch-off of the pplince if continued opertion exposes the user to substntil risk of injury due to unenclosed moving prts such s blde Prevent exceeding therml limits s specified in Heting, Section 9, of UL 2595 Prevent reverse direction of rottion Prevent exceeding the mximum run down time in SA3 Opertor presence sensor s in SA2.12 Lock-off function s required by SA2.11 Visul indictor s referenced in SA2.11 Prevent self-resetting s required in 9.12 b Not n SCF Not n SCF Applince types Switching rrngement requirements Tble SB2.8 Tble SB2.9 Brushcutter Applince type Cultivtor Edger-trimmer Edger Grss shers Lwn trimmer tht complies with 57.2.4 Pruner Shredder / Shredder-bgger Other pplince employing exposed cutting device whose indvertent opertion my result in risk of serious injury or deth. Other pplince: ) Without exposed cutting device, or b) Whose indvertent opertion does not result in risk of serious injury or deth New tble dded; Requires complince with switching rrngement specified in 18.5 of UL 2595, nd comply with SA2.11 through SA2.13 No No No 7
Pole Pruners- Required performnce levels Type nd purpose of SCF Prevent unwnted turn on where unexpected opertion exposes users or bystnders to substntil risk of injury due to unenclosed moving prts such s sw chin Provide desired switch-off of the pplince if continued opertion exposes the user to substntil risk of injury due to unenclosed moving prts such s sw chin Prevent exceeding therml limits s defined in Heting, Section 9 of UL 2595 Provide desired direction of rottion of sw chin Prevent self-resetting s required in 9.12 Provide utomtic lubriction of the sw chin s in 65.11 New cluse dded; Minimum Performnce Level (PL) c b b b Not n SCF For brushcutter, these two ctions shll not be possible with single grsping motion or stright line motion. The switch shll be positioned such tht tht it cn be operted while the pplince is being held with both hnds. The switch opertion shll be mrked if not obvious. SB2.10.1 Exception: A single grsping motion or stright line motion is cceptble provided: ) The unit is provided with n ctivtion mode strt switch, nd b) The on-off switch or the lock-off device is ctivted within 45 s of the ctution of the ctivtion mode strt switch, otherwise the unit shll return to its off stte, nd c) There is visul indiction tht the brushcutter is in n ctive stte when the ctivtion strt mode switch is ctivted nd shll continue until the ctivtion mode strt switch is off. 8
New cluse dded; SB2.10.2 SB2.10.3 SB3 SB3.1 SB3.2 SB4 SB4.1 The on-off switch for brushcutters shll immeditely return to the locked stte when it is relesed, unless: ) An opertor presence sensor is incorported in the hndle or grsping surfce ssocited with the on-off switch, nd b) The hnd is not relesed from the opertor presence sensor. The opertor presence sensor cn be ttined by ny combintion of mechnicl, electricl or electronic mens. New cluse dded; A brushcutter shll be equipped with momentry contct on-off switch tht shll not be cpble of being locked in the on position. New section dded; Brushcutter Blde Stopping Time fter Long Term Cycling After 6,000 cycles of opertion, rottion of the blde shll cese within 10 seconds fter the power is shut off. Mechnicl mens for brking the rottion shll show no evidence of mlfunction. To determine whether brushcutter complies with the requirements in SA3.1, one smple is to be tested. Ech cycle is to consist of 45 seconds on t mximum operting speed nd 15 seconds off. The mens for operting the unit during the test ws such tht the blde control ws relesed bruptly from the full on position nd returned to the off position by itself. New section dded; Brushcutter Mrking A brushcutter shll be permnently mrked in visible loction on fixed prt of the unit in the vicinity of the sw blde with n rrow rised or recessed or by ny other mens no less visible nd indelible indicting the direction of rottion of the rbor. CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE: This Tble nd column Verdict cn be used in determining how your current or future production is or will be in complince with new/revised requirements. 9