BS EN 1870-3:2014

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of significant hazards
5 Safety requirements and/or measures
6 Information for use
Annex A (normative) - Dimensional tolerances of
        saw spindles
Annex B (normative) - Riving knife mounting strength test
Annex C (normative) - Riving knife lateral stability test
Annex D (normative) - Braking tests
Annex E (normative) - Impact test method for guards
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive
         2006/42/EC
Bibliography

Describes with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Clause 4 which are relevant to down cutting cross-cut saws and dual purpose down cutting cross-cut saws/circular saw benches, herein after referred to as 'machines', designed to cut solid wood, chipboard, fibreboard, plywood and also these materials where they are 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 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Clause4 which are relevant to down cutting cross-cut saws and dual purpose down cutting cross-cut saws/circular saw benches, herein after referred to as “machines”, designed to cut solid wood, chipboard, fibreboard, plywood and also these materials where they are 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. NOTE1 For the definition of down cutting cross-cut saws and dual purpose down cutting cross -cut saws/circular saw benches, see 3.2.2, 3.2.3 and 3.2.4, and for the definition of displaceable machine, see 3.2.8. This document does not apply to: machines for cross cutting logs; hand-held motor-operated electric tools or any adaptation permitting their use in a different mode, e.g. bench mounting; NOTE2 Hand-held motor-operated electric tools and saw benches to form an integrated whole with a hand-held motor-operated electric tools are covered by EN60745‑1:2009 together with EN60745‑2‑5:2010 . transportable machines set up on a bench or a table similar to a bench, which are intended to carry out work in a stationary position, capable of being lifted by one person by hand i.e. maximum mass≤25kg. NOTE3 Transportable motor-operated electric tools are covered by the requirements of EN61029‑1:2009 together with EN61029‑2‑9:2009 and EN61029‑2‑11:2009 . This document is not applicable to down cutting cross-cut saws and dual purpose down cutting cross-cut saws/circular saw benches which are manufactured before the date of its publication as European Standard.