scope:

This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Clause 4 which are relevant to firewood and dual-purpose circular sawing machines for firewood/circular saw benches, with manual loading and/or unloading, hereinafter referred to as "machines", designed to cut solid wood." On Combined circular sawing machines for firewood - Log splitting machines only the circular sawing machine for firewood is covered by this European Standard. For the requirements for the log splitting part of this machine see EN 609-1: 1999 and EN 609-2: 1999. For Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines this European Standard does not cover hazards related to Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC). This European Standard does not apply to: - log sawing machines where the saw unit moves to cut the workpiece; - machines where the saw blade is capable of tilting; - hand-held motor-operated electric tools or any adaptation permitting their use in a different mode, i.e. bench mounting; - machines driven by an internal combustion engine This European Standard is primarily directed at machines which are manufactured after the date of issue of this European Standard.