This International Standard specifies mechanical safety requirements and tests applicable to pedestrian-controlled (walk-behind) powered rotary tillers of a rated engine motor capacity less than or equal to 7,5 kW, designed primarily for garden and horticulture use. It does not apply to — rotary tillers having a rated engine/motor capacity greater than 7,5 kW used in commercial agricul-tural or forestry operations; — PTO-driven machines; — electric powered handheld front-mounted tillers; — the electric aspects of electrically powered rotary tillers having a voltage exceeding 42 V d.c. or which are mains-connected.