EN IEC 62841-2-23:2026

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

Publication date:   Apr 16, 2026

Scope

IEC 62841-2-23:2024 is to be used in conjunction with <a href="https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/7448">IEC 62841-1:2014</a>. This document supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 62841-1, so as to convert it into the IEC Standard: Particular requirements for hand-held die grinders and small rotary tools. IEC 62841-1:2014, Clause 1 is applicable, except as follows:

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.

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