1 Scope
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:
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a) machines for cross cutting logs;
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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.