SRPS EN 1807-2:2014

Safety of woodworking machines - Band sawing machines - Part 2: Log sawing machines

Scope

This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Clause 4 which are relevant to stationary and displaceable log band sawing machines with either manual or automatic loading and/or unloading, hereinafter referred to as machines, designed to cut solid wood, 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) table band saws and band re-saws;
NOTE 1 Table band saws and band re-saws are covered by EN 1807-1.
b) specific hazards related to automatic loading and/or unloading;
c) any hazards relating to the combination of a single machine being used with any other machine (as part of a line e.g. loading and/or unloading automated systems);
d) any hazards arising from any other machining processes (e.g. milling and sawing) related to associated machines or cutting groups, e.g. canters and circular saws.
This European Standard does not deal with the specific hazards related to thermal engine and P.T.O. equipment fitted to the machine.
This European Standard is not applicable to machines manufactured before the date of its publication as EN.
NOTE 2 Machines with manual loading and/or unloading covered by this document are listed under 4 of Annex IV of the Machinery Directive.

Related directives

NOTE: If the word "harmonized" (marked in green) is not found in the field with the name of the directive, it means that the European standard is not cited in the OJEU.

National regulations and standards