EN 1870-12:2013

Safety of woodworking machines - Circular sawing machines - Part 12: Pendulum cross-cut sawing machines EN 1870-12:2013

Publication date:   Dec 17, 2013

General information

90.93 Standard confirmed   Dec 23, 2019

CEN

CEN/TC 142 Woodworking machines - Safety

European Norm

79.120.10   Woodworking machines

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This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Clause 4 which are relevant to pendulum cross-cut sawing, herein after referred to as 'machines', designed to cut solid wood, chipboard, fibreboard, plywood and also these materials when 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.
This European Standard does not apply to:
a) machines for cross cutting logs;
b) machines where the saw unit can be rotated about a horizontal axis.
NOTE The requirements of this European Standard apply to all machines whatever their method of control e.g. electromechanical and/or electronic.
This European Standard is primarily directed at machines which are manufactured after the date of its publication as EN.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

2006/42/EC

Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)

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EN 1870-12:2003+A1:2009

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EN 1870-12:2013
90.93 Standard confirmed
Dec 23, 2019