UNE-EN ISO 19085-5:2018

This international standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Clause 4 which are relevant to stationary and displaceable dimensions saws, hereinafter referred to as machines , designed to cut wood and material with similar physical characteristics to wood, when they are operated, adjusted and maintained as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer including reasonably foreseeable misuse. Also transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping phases are taken into account.

NOTE 1For the definition of stationary and displaceable machine see ISO 19085-1, 3.4 and 3.5.

The machines may also be fitted with one or more of the following devices/facilities, whose hazards have been dealt with:

a)facility for the main saw blade and scoring saw blade (if any) to be raised and lowered;

b)facility to tilt the main saw blade and scoring saw blade (if any) for angled cutting;

c)facility for scoring;

d)facility for grooving with milling tool with a width not exceeding 20 mm in one pass;

e)demountable power feed unit;

f)post-formed edge pre-cutting unit;

g)power operated sliding table;

h)workpiece clamping.

NOTE 2Dimension saws are used for ripping, cross cutting, dimensioning and grooving.

This document is not applicable to machines:

¾ðintended for use in potentially explosive atmosphere.

¾ðmanufactured before the date of its publication as an international standard.