EN 15027:2007+A1:2009

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of significant hazards
5 Safety requirements and/or measures
  5.1 General
  5.2 Mechanical hazards
       5.2.1 General
       5.2.2 Protection against moving parts
       5.2.3 Stability
       5.2.4 Transport and handling
       5.2.5 Fixing of the cutting tool
       5.2.6 Manual starting
       5.2.7 Guiding systems
       5.2.8 Control devices
       5.2.9 Failure of power supply
  5.3 Electrical hazards
  5.4 Thermal hazards
  5.5 Exhaust fumes (internal combustion engines)
  5.6 Hydraulic and pneumatic installations
       5.6.1 Hydraulic installations
       5.6.2 Pneumatic installations
       5.6.3 Hoses and pipes under pressure
  5.7 Fluid containers
  5.8 Cutting debris and dust emission
  5.9 Rotational speed
  5.10 Noise reduction at design stage
  5.11 Maintenance
6 Verification of safety requirements and/or measures
7 Information for use
  7.1 General
  7.2 Marking
       7.2.1 Regular marking
       7.2.2 Other information
       7.2.3 Warning about residual risks
  7.3 Accompanying documents
       7.3.1 General
       7.3.2 Operator's instructions
       7.3.3 Maintenance instructions
       7.3.4 Spare parts list
Annex A (normative) - Noise test code - Grade 2 of accuracy
        A.1 General
        A.2 Measurement of the A-weighted emission sound
            pressure level at the work station
        A.3 Determination of the A-weighted sound power level
            emitted by the machine
        A.4 Operating conditions
        A.5 Information to be recorded
        A.6 Information to be reported
        A.7 Noise declaration by the manufacturer
Annex B (normative) - Requirements for cutting-off wheel and
        wire guards
        B.1 General
        B.2 Tool guards for wall saws
        B.3 Tool guard for wire saws
Annex C (normative) - Pictograms
Annex D (normative) - Verification of surface temperature
        D.1 Test equipment
        D.2 Test method
        D.3 Test acceptance
Annex E (informative) - Examples for working areas and dangerous
        areas for wire saws
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 98/37/EC
Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 2006/42/EC
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The global description "wall saw and wire saw equipment" contains two differing types of machines for use in the construction industry, and both used to make cuts on walls, ceilings and floors composed of mineral construction materials and/or composite materials. The many different cutting tasks and choice of operating method determine the type of machine to be used for each application.The machines may therefore be split into the following two principal classifications:-Wall saws - exclusively rail guided - transportable.-Wire saws - transportable.The machines are intended for the use of diamond tools. The types of cutting tools used in conjunction with the machines as described above fall within the design and use parameters supplied by the manufacturer.Cutting debris generated by the cutting action is removed from the cutting joint by a medium such as water directed to the cutting tool.Machines covered by this standard may be powered by: electric motor, IC engine, electro-hydraulic drive and IC engine-hydraulic drive.This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to wall saws and wire saws machinery, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).This standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards generated by the cutting process work cycle.For special applications, for example, when working in potentially explosive atmospheres, additional safety requirements is necessary which are not covered by this standard.This European Standard does not apply for wire saws intended for quarrying and stationary machining of natural stone as covered by prEN 15163.This European Standard applies primarily to machines which are manufactured after the date of approval by CEN of this standard.