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This part of ISO 11148 applies to hand-held non-electric power tools (hereafter referred to as ("circular, oscillating and reciprocating saws") intended for sawing The circular, oscillating and reciprocating saws can be powered by compressed air, hydraulic fluid or internal combustion engines and intended to be used by one operator and supported by the operator's hand or hands, with or without a suspension, e.g. a balancer. NOTE 1 At the date of publication no circular, oscillating or reciprocating saws driven by internal combustion engines are known (other than circular saws with bonded abrasives and/or super abrasives (diamond) cut-off wheels. When these are identified the standard will be amended to include such power tools. This part of ISO 11148 is applicable to . circular saws; . circular knives; . oscillating saws having a saw blade with a radius of 50 mm or less or a diamond cutting-off blade with a radius of 100 mm or less; . oscillating knives (windshield knives); . reciprocating saws, including jig saws and power hack saws. NOTE 2 For examples of circular, oscillating and reciprocating saws, see annex B. NOTE 3 For circular saws with bonded-abrasive and/or super abrasive (diamond) cut-off wheels see part 7 of this series and ISO 19432. This part of ISO 11148 is not applicable to special requirements and modifications of circular, oscillating and reciprocating saws for the purpose of mounting them in fixtures. This part of ISO 11148 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer, with the exception of the use of their use in potentially explosive atmospheres. NOTE4 EN 13463-1 gives requirements for non-electrical equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres.