EN ISO 5395-2:2013 PDF

Overview

EN ISO 5395-2:2013 - Garden equipment: Safety requirements for combustion-engine-powered lawnmowers - Part 2: Pedestrian-controlled lawnmowers - specifies safety requirements and verification methods for combustion-engine, pedestrian-operated rotary and cylinder lawnmowers (including units with a sulky). It covers machines with metallic cutting means and non‑metallic centrifugal cutting elements having a kinetic energy of 10 J or more per element. The standard addresses all significant hazards during intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse. Excluded are robotic/remote-controlled, electrically/battery powered, flail, grassland, sickle-bar, towed/semi‑mounted and scrub‑clearing machines, and pedestrian mowers with swing‑over handles.

Key Topics

The standard focuses on practical safety and verification areas relevant to pedestrian-controlled lawnmowers:

• Controls and operator presence control (OPC) - requirements for control layout and presence-sensing to prevent unintended operation.
• Handle design and ergonomics - secure mounting, control accessibility and handle integrity.
• Guards and enclosures - protection around cutting mechanisms and openings to limit access and thrown-object risk.
• Brakes and stopping performance - stopping time of cutting means and drive systems.
• Cutting-means integrity and impact tests - requirements for blade/element strength and containment.
• Thrown-objects and grass catcher performance - mitigation of projectile hazards and collection system safety.
• Hot surfaces, exhaust fumes and spillage - thermal risks, emissions exposure and fuel/oil leakage.
• Noise and vibration - measurement and reduction requirements for operator exposure.
• Markings, warnings and instruction handbook - mandatory labels and user information for safe operation and maintenance.
• Special requirements for mowers with a sulky (seat-mounted operator accessory).

Applications

EN ISO 5395-2:2013 is used by:

• Manufacturers and product designers to design compliant combustion-engine pedestrian lawnmowers and to incorporate required safety features (OPC, guards, brakes).
• Test laboratories and conformity assessors for type-testing, verification and CE-related conformity assessment under the EU Machinery Directive.
• Regulatory and compliance teams preparing declarations of conformity, technical files and user documentation.
• Safety engineers and purchasers evaluating machine safety, risk assessments and procurement specifications.

Using this standard helps reduce injury risk, demonstrate compliance with safety legislation (notably the EU Machinery Directive when combined with Part 1), and improve product marketability.

Related Standards

• EN/ISO 5395-1 - Terminology and common tests (Part 1)
• EN/ISO 5395-3 - Ride-on lawnmowers (Part 3)
• IEC 60335-1 / IEC 60335-2-77 - Requirements for electrically powered walk-behind lawnmowers (for electrical models)

Keywords: EN ISO 5395-2:2013, pedestrian-controlled lawnmowers, safety requirements, combustion-engine-powered, rotary lawnmowers, cylinder lawnmowers, operator presence control.