scope:

This document deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Clause 4 which are relevant to stationary and displaceable table band sawing machines and band re-saws with manual loading and/or unloading, hereinafter referred to as "machines", designed to cut solid wood, chipboard, fibreboard, plywood, and also these materials if they are covered with plastic edging and/or plastic/light alloy laminates, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer. This European Standard does not apply to: a) Transportable machines, i.e. machines set up on a bench or a table similar to a bench, which are intended to carry out work in a stationary position, capable of being lifted by one person by hand. The bench can also be an integrated part of the machine if it consists of hinged legs which can be extended down; NOTE 1 Transportable electrically driven machines are covered by the requirements of EN 61029-1:2000 together with prEN 61029-2-5:2001 b) hand held motor-operated electric tools including any adaptation permitting their use in a different mode, i.e. bench mounting. NOTE 2 hand-held motor-operated electric tools are covered by the requirements of EN 60745-1:2006 together with EN 60745-2-20:2003 c) log band saws NOTE 3 log band saws are covered by prEN 1807-2:2008. This document does not deal with the specific hazards related to thermal engine and P.T.O. equipment fitted to the machine. This document is not applicable to band sawing machines which are manufactured before the date of its publication as EN. NOTE 4 Machines covered by this document are listed under A.4 of Annex IV of the Machinery Directive.