EN 609-1:2017

European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of significant hazards
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
6 Verification of safety requirements
7 Information for use
Annex A (normative) - Log holding test for
        vertical log wedge splitters
Annex B (normative) - Examples of solutions and
        verification of the two-hand control device
        for wedge splitters
Annex C (normative) - Testing requirements for
        hot exhaust surfaces and hot surfaces
Annex D (normative) - Stability test for log
        splitters equipped with a hauling winch
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the Essential
         Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC on
         machinery
Bibliography

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements, and their verification for the design and construction of horizontal and vertical wedge splitters, designed for splitting logs for firewood, irrespective of the nature of the power source used. This standard deals with wedge splitters that are designed so that the splitting operation is activated by one person only, however it is foreseeable that other operators may be working with the machine e.g. for loading or unloading. In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices to be provided by the manufacturer.This document deals with all the significant hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events relevant to these machines when they are used as intended and under the conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Table 1).This document is not applicable to machines that are designed for both cutting into length for splitting and splitting for firewood.This document is not applicable to wedge splitters which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.