The following seven new versions of Chinese GB standards for hand-held motor-operated electric tools took effect September 1, 2007. A grace period for trasition from an old version to a new version of standard ends August 31, 2008.
GB 3883.3-2007 (identical to IEC 60745-2-3:2006 Ed.2) Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for grinders, polishers and disk-type sanders GB 3883.5-2007 (identical to IEC 60745-2-5:2003) Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for circular saws GB 3883.6-2007 (identical to IEC 60745-2-1 : 2003) Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Part 2 : Particular requirements for drills and impact drills GB 3883.10-2007 (identical to IEC 60745-2-14:2003) Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for planers GB 3883.12-2007 (identical to IEC 60745-2-12:2003) Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for concrete vibrators GB 3883.14-2007 (identical to IEC 60745-2-13 Ed.2:2006) Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for chain saws GB 3883.15-2007 (identical to IEC 60745-2-15 ED.2:2006) Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for hedge trimmers The original notice, promulaged November 14, 2007, in Chinese can be located at http://www.cnca.gov.cn/cnca/zwxx/ggxx/25357.shtml. You are able to check any GB standard in corresponding to an IEC standard from the National Standard Query at http://202.99.59.15/stdlinfo/servlet/com.sac.sacQuery.GjbzcxServlet . Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Best regards, Grace - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc