This document specifies all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Clause 4 which are relevant to stationary and displaceable band sawing machines with either manual or automatic
loading and/or unloading, hereinafter referred to as “machines” designed to cut solid wood, chipboard,
fibreboard, plywood and also these materials where they are covered with plastic laminate or edgings.
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deleted text This European Standard does not cover the hazards related to Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) as required by the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC of 03-05-89.
This European Standard does not apply to:
- hand held motor-operated electric tools or any adaptation permitting their use in a different mode, i.e. bench mounting;
NOTE 1 Hand-held motor operated electric tools are covered by the requirements of EN 60745-1:2006 together with EN 60745-2-20:2003.
- transportable machines set up on a bench or a table similar to a bench, which are intended to carry out work in a stationary position, capable of being lifted by one person by hand.
NOTE 2 Transportable electrically driven machines are covered by the requirements of EN 61029-1:2000
together with EN 61029-2-5:2002.
This European Standard does not cover the hazards arising from machining processes (e.g. milling and
sawing) of related to associated machines e.g. canters and circular saws.
This European Standard is primarily directed at machines which are manufactured after the date of issue of this standard.
BS EN 1807:1999+A1:2009 history
2013BS EN 1807-2:2013 Safety of woodworking machines. Band sawing machines. Log sawing machines