BS EN 1870-19:2013

1   Scope This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Clause 4 which are relevant to stationary and displaceable circular saw benches (with or without sliding table and/or demountable power feed unit) and building site saws , 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 including reasonably foreseeable misuse. Machines which are designed to cut wood-based material may also be used for cutting hardened plastic materials with similar physical characteristics as wood.

    NOTE 1  For the definition of stationary and  displaceable machine  see 3.2.9 and 3.2.10. 


    NOTE 2  Circular saw benches are used for ripping, cross cutting, dimensioning and  grooving .  Building site saws  are used for ripping, cross cutting and dimensioning. 

The requirements of this document apply also to machines designed for  grooving  with a width not exceeding 20 mm in one pass by using a milling tool. 
This document does not apply to: 

   
      
         

a) machines set up on a bench ...