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  • BS EN 1454:1997

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    Portable, hand-held, internal combustion cutting-off machines. Safety

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-06-2006

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-12-1997

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    0 Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions - Terminology - Symbols and abbreviations
        3.1 Work operations
        3.2 Controls
        3.3 Handle
        3.4 Safety devices
        3.5 Cutting equipment
        3.6 Miscellaneous definitions
        3.7 Technical criteria for the description of a
              cutting-off machine
    4 List of significant hazards
    5 Safety requirements and/or measures
        5.1 General requirements for cutting-off wheel guards,
              spindles and wheel flanges
        5.2 Noise
        5.3 Method of measurement of noise
        5.4 Vibration
        5.5 Method of measurement of hand-transmitted vibration
        5.6 Test procedures
        5.7 General design, performance, safety and construction
              requirements
    6 Verification of safety requirements and/or measures
    7 Instructions for use - Provisions for technical data,
        operator's manual and recommended tools
        7.1 General
        7.2 Technical data
        7.3 Operator's manual
    8 Marking
        8.1 General
        8.2 Basic markings
    9 Tools
    Annexes
    A (normative) Method of noise measurement
    B (normative) Method of vibration measurement
    C (normative) Verification of the safety requirements
    D (informative) Recommended symbols
    ZA (informative) Relationship of this European Standard
        with EU Directives

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    Applicable to machines designed for cutting-off building materials and metals according to the type of cutting-off wheel selected.

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    Committee B/513/-/6
    Development Note Supersedes 94/105143 DC. (09/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 294:1992/AC:1993 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - SAFETY DISTANCES TO PREVENT DANGER ZONES BEING REACHED BY THE UPPER LIMBS
    ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
    ISO 266:1997 Acoustics — Preferred frequencies
    ISO 7293:1997 Forestry machinery Portable chain saws Engine performance and fuel consumption
    EN 292-1 : 1991 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - BASIC TERMINOLOGY, METHODOLOGY
    1973/23/EEC : 1973 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 19 FEBRUARY 1973 ON THE HARMONIZATION OF THE LAWS OF MEMBER STATES RELATING TO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR USE WITHIN CERTAIN VOLTAGE LIMITS
    EN 563:1994/A1:1999/AC:2000 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - TEMPERATURES OF TOUCHABLE SURFACES - ERGONOMICS DATA TO ESTABLISH TEMPERATURE LIMIT VALUES FOR HOT SURFACES
    EN ISO 11201:2010 Acoustics - Noise emitted by machinery and equipment - Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections (ISO 11201:2010)
    EN ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure - Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 3744:2010)
    EN 28662-1:1992 HAND HELD PORTABLE POWER TOOLS - MEASUREMENT OF VIBRATIONS AT THE HANDLE - GENERAL
    ENV 1070 : 1993 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - TERMINOLOGY
    EN 292-2 : 91 AMD 1 95 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES AND SPECIFICATION
    ISO 11201:2010 Acoustics Noise emitted by machinery and equipment Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections
    EN 61260:1995/A1:2001 ELECTROACOUSTICS - OCTAVE-BAND AND FRACTIONAL-OCTAVE-BAND FILTERS
    IEC 60651:1979+AMD1:1993+AMD2:2000 CSV Sound level meters
    ENV 25349 : 1992 MECHANICAL VIBRATION - GUIDELINES FOR THE MEASUREMENT AND THE ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN EXPOSURE TO HAND TRANSMITTED VIBRATION (ISO 5349:1986)
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