DIN EN 50632-1:2016-04

This European Standard specifies general requirements for the dust measurement of electric motor-operated tools supplied from mains or from batteries. This standard applies to those tools with and without dust extraction unit where dust such as mineral dust containing silica or wood dust is expected. Inhalable dust emitted by electric motor-operated tools may present a hazard to the operator and other exposed persons. Therefore, this standard specifies a procedure how to measure the dust concentration produced by an electric power tool under standardized conditions representing typical applications. However, the dust concentration during actual use of the power tool may differ from the dust concentration measured in accordance with this standard depending on the ways in which the tool is used. The responsible committee is DKE/K 514 "Elektrowerkzeuge" ("Electric tools") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.