scope:

This standard applies for stationary surface finishing machines in a continuous operation and surface finishing machines to be moved on rails, in the following called machines, which are used to grind (polish) horizontal surfaces of raw hard stone slabs being normally roughly sawn, e.g. granite and other work pieces similar to stone. These machines are provided to be operated with grinding heads on which the proper tool - the grinding (polishing) block - is seated in a holder.
This standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to surface finishing machines, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see clause 4). This standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards.