1.1 This European Standard covers portable and/or hand-guided machines and appliances equipped with mechanically driven cutting tools.This European Standard specifies requirements for the design and manufacture of portable and/or hand-guided machines and appliances equipped with electrically, hydraulically or pneumatically driven cutting tools (see Figures 1 to 9), hereinafter referred to as """"machines"""".The machines covered by this European Standard are used for slaughtering animals, for cutting up animal carcasses, poultry and other foodstuff such as e.g. fish.They are mainly intended for use in slaughterhouses and rooms, which are used for cutting an
DS/EN 12984+A1:2010 history
2010DS/EN 12984+A1:2010 Food processing machinery - Portable and/or hand-guided machines and appliances with mechanically driven cutting tools - Safety and hygiene requirements