This part of ISO 11148 applies to hand-held non-electric power tools (hereafter referred to as “drills and
tappers”) intended for rotary drilling of holes in all kinds of material, e.g. wood, metal, concrete, plastics, etc.,
or for tapping and cleaning threads in metal and plastics. The drills and tappers can be powered by
compressed air, hydraulic fluid or internal combustion engines and are intended for use by one operator and
supported by the operator's hand or hands, with or without a suspension, e.g. a balancer.
This part of ISO 11148 is applicable to
? drills;
? heavy duty drills with two handles;
? tappers.
This part of ISO 11148 is not applicable to special requirements and modifications of drills and tappers for the
purpose of mounting them in fixtures.
This part of ISO 11148 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events when drills
and tappers are used as intended and under conditions of misuse that are reasonably foreseeable by the
manufacturer, with the exception of their use in potentially explosive atmospheres.