ISO 19085-15-2025 PDF

Full title and description

St ISO 19085-15-2025 — Woodworking machines — Safety — Part 15: Presses. Specifies safety requirements and protective measures for stationary and continuous-production presses used in woodworking (cold, hot, bending, edge/face gluing, membrane and embossing presses) where pressing force is applied by hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical actuators. Addresses hazards during operation, adjustment, maintenance, transport, assembly, dismantling and scrapping, and covers common additional devices such as hot-gluing units, high-frequency devices, automatic loading/unloading and split movable platens.

Abstract

This edition establishes the safety requirements for a range of woodworking presses used in industrial and production environments. It identifies foreseeable hazards, specifies protective measures (mechanical guarding, control systems, interlocks, emergency stopping, protection against thermal and electrical hazards), and sets out requirements for information, marking, testing and maintenance. The document is intended to be used by manufacturers, machine builders and conformity assessment bodies for design, manufacture and verification of presses processing solid wood and wood-based materials.

General information

• Status: Published
• Publication date: March 21, 2025
• Publisher: ISO — International Organization for Standardization
• ICS / categories: 13.110; 79.120.10
• Edition / version: Edition 2 (2025)
• Number of pages: 39

Scope

The standard applies to stationary and continuous-production presses for woodworking where two platens press workpieces using hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical actuators. It covers cold presses, hot presses, bending presses, edge/face gluing presses, membrane presses and embossing presses and includes a range of common auxiliary devices (hot-gluing, high-frequency units, automatic handling, intermediate platens, workpiece extractors and split movable platens). It excludes frame presses, membrane presses that use vacuum only, presses for producing particleboard/fibreboard/OSB, machines for explosive atmospheres and machines manufactured before the publication date.

Key topics and requirements

• Identification and assessment of significant hazards and hazardous situations relevant to presses (mechanical crushing, trapping, thermal, electrical, noise, ejection of parts).
• Design requirements for guards, interlocks and protective devices to prevent access to dangerous zones during operation and to control opening/closing sequences safely.
• Control system and command requirements including safe start/stop, emergency stop, two-hand controls where applicable, and prevention of unintended restart.
• Specific requirements for hot presses and high-frequency devices (thermal protection, guarding against contact with hot surfaces, frequency-specific hazards).
• Requirements for automatic loading/unloading systems and integrated handling to ensure safe interfaces between moving parts and operators.
• Maintenance, inspection and testing procedures; instructions for safe assembly, dismantling, transport and scrapping.
• Information, marking and documentation requirements: operator instructions, safety signs, maintenance manuals and declaration of conformity.
• Applicable normative references (general machine safety standards such as ISO 12100 and electrical standards like IEC 60204-1 are referenced).

Typical use and users

Used by manufacturers and designers of woodworking presses, machine integrators, safety and compliance engineers, testing and certification bodies, purchasing/procurement teams specifying safe equipment, and regulatory authorities. Typical applications are panel lamination, veneering, edge and face gluing, forming/embossing and other pressing operations in furniture, joinery and component production.

Related standards

Part of the ISO 19085 series on woodworking machine safety (see ISO 19085-1 for general principles). Commonly referenced standards include ISO 12100 (risk assessment and reduction), IEC 60204-1 (electrical equipment of machines), IEC/ISO standards for guarding and control systems and relevant regional/adopted EN versions (EN ISO 19085-series).

Keywords

woodworking machines; presses; machine safety; hydraulic press; hot press; membrane press; edge gluing; high-frequency gluing; guarding; interlocks; emergency stop; ISO 19085; machine directives; conformity.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 19085-15:2025 is the international standard setting safety requirements for woodworking presses (cold, hot, bending, membrane and embossing presses) used in industrial production.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers hazard identification, protective measures (guards, interlocks, control systems), safety for auxiliary devices (hot/gluing/high-frequency units), requirements for automatic handling, documentation, testing and maintenance, and safety during transport, assembly and dismantling.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Machine manufacturers, designers, integrators, safety engineers, conformity assessment and certification bodies, inspectors, and procurement/specification teams in woodworking and furniture production.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: This is the current edition published on March 21, 2025. It supersedes ISO 19085-15:2021 and is the authoritative edition to be used for design and conformity assessment from its publication date.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the ISO 19085 series, which comprises specific safety parts for different types of woodworking machines and a general part covering principles and definitions.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Woodworking presses, machine safety, hydraulic presses, hot presses, membrane presses, guarding, interlocks, emergency stop, ISO 19085.