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.