CSA C22.2 NO. 62841-3-5:23

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 3-5: Particular Requirements for Transportable Band Saws . It is the First edition of CSA C22.2 No. 62841-3-5 and the First edition of UL 62841-3-5. This edition of CSA C22.2 No. 62841-3-5 replaces CAN/CSA-E1029-2-5-94 (adopted IEC 1029-2-5:1993), Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools – Part 2: Particular requirements for band saws. This harmonized standard is based on IEC Publication 62841-3-5: First edition, Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 3-5: Particular Requirements for Transportable Band Saws, issued April 2022. IEC publication 62841-3-5 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 band saws intended for cutting wood and analogous materials, plastics and metals, except magnesium. This document does not apply to transportable scroll saws and jig saws with a reciprocating blade. This document does not apply to – hand-held band saws; – non-vertical saws; and – wire saws. 

NOTE 101 It is planned that a document on transportable scroll saws and jig saws will be published. 

NOTE 102 Hand-held band saws will be covered by a future part of IEC 62841-2. 

NOTE 103 In Europe (EN IEC 62841-3-5), the following conditions apply: This document does not apply to stationary band saws intended to cut wood and similar materials. Stationary band saws that are intended to cut wood and similar materials are covered by EN 1807-1. This document applies to band saws having a mass of: – maximum 25 kg for tools capable of being lifted by hand by one person; – maximum 50 kg for tools capable of being lifted by hand by two persons.