EN 861:1997

Safety of woodworking machines - Surface planing and thicknessing machines

Publication date:   Feb 2, 2003

Scope

This European standard specifies the requirements and/or measures to remove the hazards and limit the risk on surface planing and thicknessing machines, hereinafter referred to as machines, designed to cut solid wood, chipboard, fibreboard, plywood and also these materials where they are covered with plastic laminate or edgings. Electrically driven machines excluded from the scope of this standard are covered by the requirements of prEN 61029-1: 1996 or EN 50144-1: 1995 and prEN 61029-2-3: 1996. This European standard covers all the hazards relevant to this machine. These hazards are listed in clause 4. This Eurpoean Standard does not apply to machines set up on a bench or a table similar to a bench which are intended to carry out work in a stationary position and capable of being lifted by hand by one person. This European Standard does not apply to hand held woodworking machines or any adaptation permitting their use in a different mode, i.e. bench mounting. This European Standard applies to surface planing and thickness planing machines with manual loading and unloading and with cutterblock fixed in position fitted or not with demountable power feed unit. It does not apply to surface planing and thickness planing machines where the cutterblock is adjustable for depth of cut setting. It does not apply to machines where surfacing and thicknessing can be performed at the same time. This European Standard is primarily applicable to machines which are manufactured after the date of issue of this standard.

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