AS 4057—1992

ISO 10518:1991

Australian Standard
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Powered walk-behind and hand-

held lawn trimmers and lawn edge
trimmers—Mechanical safety
requirements and test methods
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee CS/33, Power Lawnmowers and
Edge Trimmers. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on
21 July 1992 and published on 16 November 1992.

The following interests are represented on Committee CS/33:

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Australian Federation of Consumer Organizations

Business and Consumer Affairs, N.S.W.
Confederation of Australian Industry
Department of Public and Consumer Affairs, S.A.
Federal Bureau of Consumer Affairs
Local Government Association of New South Wales
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
Mower Specialists Association of Australia
National Safety Council of Australia (Federal Secretariat)
Outdoor Power Equipment Association
The WorkCover Authority, N.S.W.

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 AS 4057—1992

Australian Standard
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Powered walk-behind and hand-

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requirements and test methods

First publi shed as AS 4057—1992.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 7729 0
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Power Lawnmowers and
Edge Trimmers. It is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO 10518:1991, Powered walk-
behind and hand-held lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers—Mechanical safety requirements
and test methods.
Of the organizations represented on the Committee, the Australian Federation of Consumer
Organizations did not agree to the publication of this Standard. The Australian Federation of
Consumer Organizations had concerns about the battery stowage requirements, the marking of
controls and the determination of the permissible kinetic energy of the cutting element.
Under arrangements made between Standards Australia and the International Standards bodies,
ISO and IEC, as well as certain other Standards organizations, users of this Australian Standard
are advised of the following:
(a) Copyright is vested in Standards Australia.
(b) The number of this Standard is not reproduced on each page; its identity is shown only on the
cover and title pages.
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reproduced.
(d) Where any cross-references to page numbers appear within the test, these relate to page
numbering in the International Standard and are to be disregarded.
For the purpose of this Australian Standard, the ISO text should be modified as follows:
(i) Substitute a full point for a comma as a decimal point.
(ii) Replace the reference to another publication with reference to an Australian Standard as
follows:
Reference to International Standard Australian Standard
IEC AS
335 Safety of household and similar
electrical appliances
335.1 Part 1: General requirements 3100 Approval and test specification—
General requirements for electrical
equipment
3156 Approval and test specifications—
Electric lawnmowers
3300 Approval and test specification—
General requirements for household
and similar electrical appliances
ISO
5395 Power lawnmowers, lawn tractors, 2657 Powered rotary lawnmowers
lawn and garden tractors, professional
mowers, and lawn and garden tractors,
with moving attachments—Definitions,
safety requirements and list procedures

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CONTENTS
Page

1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 General construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6 Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7 Cutting means . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8 Guarding of cutting means . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9 Mechanical strength and rigidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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ANNEX
A Safety instructions for walk-behind and hand-held lawn trimmers and lawn
edge trimmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
 AUSTRALIAN STANDARD
Powered walk-behind and hand-held lawn
trimmers and lawn edge trimmers—Mechanical
safety requirements and test methods
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1 Scope
This International Standard specifies mechanical
safety requirements and test methods applicable to
powered walk-behind and hand-held lawn trimmers
and lawn edge trimmers, with cutting element(s) of
non-metallic filament line or freely pivoting non-
metallic cutter(s) with a kinetic energy of not more
than 10 J each, used by a standing operator primarily
for cutting grass.
It does not apply to scissor-type or rigid-bladed lawn
trimmers or lawn edge trimmers.
The electrical aspects of electrically powered lawn
trimmers and lawn edge trimmers having a voltage
exceeding 42 V d.c. or mains-connected are not
covered by this International Standard.
2 Normative references
The following standards contain provisions which,
through reference in this text, constitute provisions
of this International Standard. At the time of publi-
cation, the editions indicated were valid. All stan-
dards are subject to revision, and parties to
agreements based on this International Standard are
encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying
the most recent editions of the standards indicated
below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of
currently valid International Standards.
ISO 5395:1990, Power lawn-mowers, lawn tractors,
lawn and garden tractors, professional mowers, and
lawn and garden tractors with mowing attachments —
Definitions, safety requirements and test procedures.
IEC 335-1:1976, Safety of household and similar
electrical appliances — Part 1: General requirements.
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3 Definitions
For the purposes of this International Standard, the
following definitions apply.
3.1 hand-held: Supported by hand, possibly
assisted by wheel(s), skids or harness, etc.
3.2 walk-behind: Normally controlled by an
operator walking behind a ground-supported unit.
3.3 lawn trimmer: Grass-cutting machine where
the cutting means operates in a plane approximately
parallel to the ground.
3.4 lawn edge trimmer: Grass-cutting machine for
trimming lawn edges where the cutting means
operates in a plane approximately perpendicular to
the ground.
3.5 cutting means: Mechanism used to provide the
cutting action in which one or more cutting elements,
cutting by impact, rotate about an axis normal to the
cutting plane.
3.6 cuttIng element: Single non-metallic filament
line or freely pivoting non-metallic cutter.
3.7 drive unit: System which supports and powers
the cutting means.
4 General construction
4.1 Handling
The machine shall be capable of normal use by an
operator wearing gloves.
Any harness provided shall be of the quick-release
type to ensure that the equipment can be quickly
detached by the operator in an emergency.
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