EN IEC 62841-3-16:2026

Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools and lawn and garden machinery - Safety - Part 3-16: Particular requirements for transportable belt sanders, disc sanders and belt/disc sanders

Publication date:   May 18, 2026

Scope

IEC 62841-3-16:2025 applies to transportable belt sanders, disc sanders and belt/disc sanders which are equipped with

– a sanding belt; or

– a sanding disc; or

– a sanding belt and a sanding disc

for sanding solid materials.

This document does not apply to hand-held disc-type sanders.

NOTE 101 Hand-held disc-type sanders are covered by IEC 62841-2-3.

This document does not apply to hand-held belt sanders.

NOTE 102 Hand-held belt sanders are covered by IEC 62841-2-4.

This Part 3-16 is to be used in conjunction with the first edition of IEC 62841-1:2014 and IEC 62841-1:2014/AMD1:2025.

This Part 3-16 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 62841-1:2014, so as to convert it into the IEC Standard: Particular requirements for transportable belt sanders, disc sanders and belt/disc sanders.

Where a particular subclause of IEC 62841-1:2014 is not mentioned in this Part 3-16, that subclause applies as far as relevant. Where this document states "addition", "modification" or "replacement", the relevant text in IEC 62841-1:2014 is to be adapted accordingly.

NOTE The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing organizations can need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or revised tests.

It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation nationally not earlier than 36 months from the date of publication.

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