BS EN 1870-9:2012

This standard BS EN 1870-9:2012 Safety of woodworking machines. Circular sawing machines is classified in these ICS categories:

• 79.120.10 Woodworking machines

This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Clause 4 which are relevant to double blade circular sawing machines for cross-cutting with integrated feed of the saw units and with manual loading and/or unloading, hereinafter referred to as 'machines'. These are machines designed to cut solid wood, chipboard, fibreboard and plywood, and also these materials when covered with plastic edging and/or plastic/light alloy laminate, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer including reasonably foreseeable misuse.

This document does not apply to:

• machines for cross cutting logs;

• double blade up-cutting cross-cut sawing machines.

This document is not applicable to machines which are manufactured before its date of publication as an EN.