scope:

This international standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to stationary multi-blade rip sawing machines, hereinafter referred to as "machines", designed to cut solid wood and material with similar physical characteristics as wood, when 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. This international standard does not apply to machines with vertical roller feed or vertical chain conveyor feed or machines designed to make the first rip cut on a log. This international standard does not deal with specific hazards related to the combination of single machines with any other machine as part of a line.