scope:

This European Standard applies for stationary and on a rail system moveable circular block saws, consecutively called machines, designed to saw natural stone blocks, as e.g. granite and other natural stone-like materials. This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to circular block saws, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). This European Standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks which can arise from these significant hazards.