What is BS EN 1870-12 - Safety of pendulum cross-cut sawing machines about?
BS EN 1870-12 discusses safety of woodworking machines. BS EN 1870-12 is the 12th part of the BS EN 1870 series of standards deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events 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.
Note: BS EN 1870-12 does not apply to:
- Machines for cross cutting logs
- Machines where the saw unit can be rotated about a horizontal axis
Who is BS EN 1870-12 - Safety of pendulum cross-cut sawing machines for?
BS EN 1870-12 on the pendulum cross-cut sawing machine is useful for:
- Cross-cut sawing machine manufacturers
- Product designers
- Quality control department
- Safety department
Why should you use BS EN 1870-12 - Safety of pendulum cross-cut sawing machines?
According to BS EN 1870-12, the definition of a manual pendulum cross-cut sawing machine is a machine that carry out cross cuts by moving the saw unit for the cutting stroke manually and where the work piece has to be positioned manually at the fence.
BS EN 1870-12 provides the safety requirements that shall be taken into consideration while manufacturing the pendulum cross-cut sawing machine. This will ensure the efficient working of the cross-cut sawing machine and prevent any hazardous conditions.