ISO 19085-11:2024

Overview

ISO 19085-11:2024 - Woodworking machines - Safety - Part 11: Combined machines defines safety requirements and protective measures for combined woodworking machines used in continuous production with manual loading and unloading. The standard covers machines designed to cut solid wood and materials with similar physical characteristics (see ISO 19085-1:2021) and addresses significant hazards during normal use, reasonably foreseeable misuse, plus transport, assembly, dismantling and scrapping. It applies to machines that include the additional units listed in the scopes of ISO 19085-5, -6, -7 and -9:2024 and excludes specific configurations (e.g., machines with only a planing unit and mortising device, band-saw units, machines for explosive atmospheres, and machines manufactured before publication).

Key Topics

ISO 19085-11:2024 organizes requirements around control systems, mechanical protection, other hazards and user information. Major technical topics include:

• Controls and safety systems: start/stop modes, safe stops, emergency stop, manual reset, standstill detection, braking, mode selection and speed changing.
• Mechanical hazards and safeguards: tool and fixing design, spindle locking, guard types (fixed, interlocking), anti-kickback devices, clamping and ejection prevention, hold-to-run/two-hand controls and ESPE/PSPE.
• Other hazards: fire, noise (design reduction and emission declaration), chips and dust emission, electrical safety, ergonomics, lighting, pneumatics/hydraulics, EMC, static electricity and maintenance.
• Information for use: markings, warning devices and instruction handbook requirements.
• Annexes: list of significant hazards (Annex A), required performance levels (Annex B) and a stability test (Annex C).

Applications and Who Uses It

ISO 19085-11:2024 is practical for:

• Machine manufacturers and designers - to design compliant combined woodworking machines, select safeguards and document safety features.
• Safety and compliance engineers - for risk assessment, CE/market conformity support and verifying control system performance.
• Testing laboratories and certification bodies - to assess machine safety against standardized criteria.
• Maintenance, training and procurement teams - to develop safe operating procedures, maintenance plans and equipment specifications.
• OEM integrators - when combining multiple working units or retrofitting safeguards.

Practical uses include specifying guarding, selecting braking and control solutions, defining labeling and manuals, and reducing noise/dust at the design stage.

Related Standards

• ISO 19085-1:2021 (general terms and scope for woodworking machines)
• ISO 19085-5:2024, ISO 19085-6:2024, ISO 19085-7:2024, ISO 19085-9:2024 (additional units and scopes referenced by this part)

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