What is ISO 19085-16 - Table band saws and band re-saws about?

ISO 19085-16 gives the safety requirements and measures for table band saws and band resaws, with manual loading and/or unloading and suitable for continuous production use, hereinafter referred to as “machines”.

The machines are designed to cut solid wood and material with similar physical characteristics to wood.

ISO 19085-16 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations, and events, listed in Annex A, relevant to the machines, when operated, adjusted, and maintained as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer; reasonably foreseeable misuse has been considered too. Also, transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling, and scrapping phases have been taken into account.

ISO 19085-16 is applicable to machines fitted with one or more of the following devices/additional working units, whose hazards have been dealt with:

Device to tilt the table
Device to tilt the saw unit

Note 1: ISO 19085-16 does not apply to:

Machines are driven by combustion engines or power take-offs (PTO)
Log band sawing machines
Horizontal band saws and band resaws
Machines designed for cross-cutting of firewood

Note 2: ISO 19085-16 does not deal with hazards related to the combination of a single machine being used with any other machine.

Note 3: ISO 19085-16 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 19085-16 - Table band saws and band re-saws for?

19085-16 on the safety of table band saws and band re-saws is relevant to:

Machine woodworkers, builders, masons, artisans, and labourers
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders
Wood craftsmen
Carpenters
Structural engineers
Manufacturers and suppliers of table band saws and band re-saws
Machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises)
Health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance, etc.)
Designers and suppliers
Service providers, e. g., for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises)

Why should you use ISO 19085-16 - Table band saws and band re-saws?

A band saw is a power saw with a long, sharp blade, consisting of a continuous band of toothed metal stretched between two or wheels to cut material.

ISO 19085-16 provides technical safety requirements for the design and construction of woodworking machinery. ISO 19085-16 includes a list of informative items to be provided to the user by the manufacturer. ISO 19085-16 gives a description of all control devices for the normal operation of the machine (including the emergency stop control if required) that is positioned at the infeed side either on a fixed part of the machine or on a moveable control panel.

Overall, ISO 19085-1 is useful as it assists the user with the safety measures of table band saws and band re-saws of woodworking machines which can help you out in your business.

BS EN ISO 19085-16:2021

Woodworking machines. Safety - Table band saws and band re-saws

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Nov 2021