BS EN 15163:2017

What is BS EN 15163 - Safety — Requirements for diamond wire saws about?  

BS EN 15163 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events, as listed in Clause 4, which are relevant to diamond wire saws, as defined and listed in Clause 3.  

Diamond wire saws may be used in quarries or in sawmills for cutting natural stones (e.g. marble, granite), when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). 

Note 1: BS EN 15163 does not deal with the significant hazards arising by the use of other facilities/devices not described in this document, that may be fitted on the machines or that may be used during the work cycle.  

Note 2: BS EN 15163 does not deal with:  

• Operation under extreme ambient conditions (outside the limits defined in EN 60204-1:2006) 
• Upstream and downstream conveying elements, not integrated with diamond wire saws, for transporting of the work-pieces 

Note 3: BS EN 15163 is not applicable to machines that are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN. 

Who is BS EN 15163 - Safety — Requirements for diamond wire saws for? 

BS EN 15163 on safety — Requirements for diamond wire saws is useful for: 

• Groups representing the market players with regard to machinery safety 
• Machine manufacturers  
• Health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance, etc.) 
• Service providers e.g. for maintenance 

Why should you use BS EN 15163 - Safety — Requirements for diamond wire saws?  

Diamond wire saws are machined used for cutting natural stones into benches, blocks, and slabs using only coated diamond wire as a tool and where the cutting is performed by the movement of the wire joined to moving back of the machine on its rail. Transportable diamond wire saws are generally intended for outdoor use, usually in quarries. The machinery, by the use of appropriate provisions and other machines, can be easily transported to several points of the quarry. 

BS EN 15163 specifies the appropriate technical measures which allow you to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards. BS EN 15163 deals with all significant hazards that may occur within the expected lifetime of the machinery including the phases of transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling, and scrapping. 

BS EN 15163 serves as a harmonized standard to provide one means of conforming to the essential health and safety requirements of the Machinery Directive and associated EFTA Regulations. BS EN 15163 is a type-C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100. 

BS EN 15163 provides guidance on the machinery concerned and the extent of hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events that can occur when using diamond wire saws. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN 15163:2017 supersedes EN 15163:2008.