BS EN ISO 19085-9:2020

What is ISO 19085-9 - Circular saw benches about? 

ISO 19085-9 gives the safety requirements and measures for stationary and displaceable circular saw benches (with or without sliding table and/or demountable power feed unit), also known as “table saws”, hereinafter referred to as “machines”, designed to cut wood and material with similar physical characteristics to wood. ISO 19085-9 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to the machines, when they are operated, adjusted and maintained as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer including reasonably foreseeable misuse. Also, transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping phases have been taken into account. 

ISO 19085-9 is applicable to machines fitted with one or more of the following devices, or working unit, whose hazards have been dealt with: 

• Device for the main saw blade and scoring saw blade to be raised and lowered through the table 
• Device to tilt the main saw blade and scoring saw blade for angled cutting 
• Device for scoring 
• Device for grooving with milling tool with a width not exceeding 20 mm in one pass 
• Demountable power feed unit 
• Additional manually operated sliding table 
• Powered work-piece clamping device 

NOTE: ISO 19085-9 does not apply to: 

• Transportable/displaceable machines intended for outdoor use on building sites 
• Hand held woodworking machines including any adaptation permitting their use in a different mode, i.e., bench mounting 
• Machines intended for use in a potentially explosive atmosphere 
• Machines manufactured before the date of its publication as an International Standard 
• Transportable machines with a maximum saw blade diameter of ≤315 mm 

Who is ISO 19085-9 - Circular saw benches for?  

ISO 19085-9 on circular saw benches is beneficial for: 

• Manufacturers of circular saw benches (with or without sliding table and/or demountable power feed unit) 
• Designers of circular saw benches (with or without sliding table and/or demountable power feed unit) 
• Suppliers of circular saw benches (with or without sliding table and/or demountable power feed unit) 
• Importers of circular saw benches (with or without sliding table and/or demountable power feed unit) 

Why should you use ISO 19085-9 - Circular saw benches? 

Woodworking machines are also known as stationary machines.  

ISO 19085-9 provides technical safety requirements for the design and construction of woodworking machinery. ISO 19085-9 includes a list of informative items that the manufacturer will need to give to the user. ISO 19085-9 assists the user with safety requirements and measures for controls, position of control devices, safe stops.  

Overall, ISO 19085-9 is useful as it provides guidance on how to deal with hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events while using the machines.