CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 60745-2-22-12 (R2022)

Preface

This is the harmonized CSA Group and UL standard for Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools – Safety – Part 2-22: Particular Requirements for Cut-Off Machines. It is the first edition of CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60745-2-22, and the first edition of UL 60745-2-22. This harmonized standard has been jointly revised on June 19, 2014. For this purpose, CSA Group and UL are issuing revision pages dated June 19, 2014.

This harmonized standard is based on IEC Publication 60745-2-22: First edition, Hand-held motor-operated electric tools – Safety – Part 2-22: Particular requirements for cut-off machines issued 03-2011. IEC publication 60745-2-22 is copyrighted by the IEC.

This harmonized standard was prepared by the CSA Group and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL). The efforts and support of the Binational Working Group for Adoption of IEC tool standards, 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 approved as a National Standard of Canada by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC).

This standard has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard.

Scope

This clause of Part 1 is applicable as follows:

Addition:

This standard applies to cut-off machines fitted with

- one bonded reinforced wheel of Type 41 or Type 42, or

- one or more diamond cut-off wheels with the peripheral gaps, if any, not exceeding 10 mm and with

- a rated speed not exceeding a peripheral speed of the wheel of 100 m/s at rated capacity and

- a rated wheel capacity range of 55 mm to 410 mm.

These machines are intended to cut materials such as metals, concrete, masonry, glass and tile.

This standard does not apply to:

- grinders, sanders, or polishers, even if they can be converted to a cut-off machine, which are covered by IEC 60745-2-3;

- circular saws which are covered by IEC 60745-2-5.

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