Preface
This is the harmonized CSA Group and UL Standard for Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 2-2: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches. It is the First edition of CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 62841-2-2 and the First edition of UL 62841-2-2. This harmonized Standard has been jointly revised on April 30, 2021. For this purpose, CSA Group and UL are issuing revision pages dated April 30, 2021.
This harmonized standard is based on IEC Publication 62841-2-2: First edition Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery – Safety – Part 2-2: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches issued May 2014. IEC publication 62841-2-2 is copyrighted by the IEC.
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
This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:
Addition:
This part of IEC 62841 applies to screwdrivers and impact wrenches.
This standard does not apply to drills that can be used for driving screws by attaching screwdriver bits.
1DV D1 Modification: Replace the second paragraph of Clause 1 of the Part 2 with the following:
This standard applies to screwdrivers, impact wrenches, and ratchet drivers.