ISO 19085-17:2021 PDF

Overview

ISO 19085-17:2021 - "Woodworking machines - Safety - Part 17: Edge banding machines fed by chains" specifies safety requirements and protective measures for chain- or belt-fed edge banding machines with manual loading/unloading and a maximum workpiece height of 100 mm. The standard addresses significant hazards (listed in Annex A) during normal operation, adjustment, maintenance, transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping, and accounts for reasonably foreseeable misuse. It applies to single-end and double-end machines processing wood-like materials and gypsum plaster boards, and to many integrated devices such as hot-air, laser or infrared banding units, sanding belts, milling units and automatic tool changers. It does not cover robot loading/unloading systems, integrated production lines, plasma banding units, explosive atmospheres, or machines manufactured before publication.

Key topics and technical requirements

ISO 19085-17:2021 focuses on safety engineering and machine usability across these technical areas:

• Control systems and safety functions: reliability of controls, start/stop modes, emergency stop, safe stops, braking of tools, mode selection (manual adjustment, fine adjustment, grease modes), and power-failure behavior.
• Mechanical hazard protection: guarding of tools, drives, feed mechanisms and access points; interlocked movable guards; hold-to-run, two-hand and enabling controls; prevention of tool ejection and impact hazards; clamping and workpiece support.
• Feed and chain safety: safeguarding feed chains/beams, top pressure beam interfaces, and machine-half movement on double-end machines.
• Other risk domains: fire safety, noise (design reduction and measurement/declaration), dust/chip emission, electrical, ergonomics and handling, lighting, pneumatics/hydraulics, EMI, lasers, static electricity, maintenance considerations and marking/instruction requirements.
• Information for use: warning devices, markings and instruction handbook content to support safe operation and maintenance.

Practical applications - who uses this standard

ISO 19085-17:2021 is essential for:

• Machine manufacturers and designers - to design and verify compliant edge banding machines and integrated units.
• Safety engineers and compliance officers - to assess machine risks, specify guards, controls and safety functions, and prepare instruction handbooks.
• Plant managers and maintenance teams - to understand required safety measures for operation, adjustment and servicing.
• Procurement and equipment inspectors - to evaluate conformity of chain-fed edge banders against recognized safety criteria.
• Testing laboratories and notified bodies - as a reference for conformity assessment and safety testing.

Related standards

• ISO 19085 series (general requirements for woodworking machines)
• ISO 19085-1:2021 (terminology and general definitions referenced in the scope)

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