scope:

This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Annex A, which are relevant to stationary diamond wire saws (stationary diamond mono-wire saws and stationary diamond multi-wire saws), as defined in Clause 3, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.

Stationary diamond wire saws can be used in quarries or in sawmill for cutting natural stones, e.g. marble, granite (see Annex A).

This document deals only with stationary diamond wire saws using coated diamond wire as tool.

This document specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards.

This document deals all significant hazards that could occur within the expected lifetime of the machinery including the phases of transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping.

This document does not deal with the significant hazards arising by the use of other facilities/devices not described in this document, that could be fitted on the machines or that can be used during the work cycle.

This document does not apply to:

machines intended for operation in a potentially explosive atmosphere;

machines which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document.