What is ISO 19085-1 - Common requirements for woodworking machines about?
ISO 19085-1 gives the safety requirements and measures to reduce risks arising during operation, adjustment, maintenance, transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling, and scrapping, related to woodworking machines capable of continuous production use, hereinafter referred as “machines”.
These safety requirements and measures are those common to most of the machines when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer; reasonably foreseeable misuse has been considered too.
The machines are designed to process solid wood and material with similar physical characteristics to wood, with hand-feed or integrated feed.
NOTE: ISO 19085-1 is not applicable to machines intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres or to machines manufactured prior to the date of its publication.
Who is ISO 19085-1 - Common requirements for woodworking machines for?
ISO 19085-1 on common requirements of woodworking machines use is beneficial for:
- Machine woodworkers, builders, masons, artisans, and laborers
- Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders
- Wood craftsmen
- Carpenters
- Structural engineers
- Workers of coatings and linings
Why should you use ISO 19085-1- Common requirements for woodworking machines?
Woodworking machines are those machines that are intended to process wood. These machines are usually powered by electric motors and are extensively used in woodworking.
ISO 19085-1 provides technical safety requirements for the design and construction of woodworking machinery. ISO 19085-1 concern designers, manufacturers, suppliers, and importers of the machines. ISO 19085-1 also includes a list of items that the manufacturer needs to give to the user.
ISO 19085-1 is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market players with regard to machinery safety:
- Machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises)
- Health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance, etc.)
Overall, ISO 19085-1 is helpful as it assists the user with the common requirements of woodworking machines.
