ISO 19085-3-2021 PDF

Full title and description

ISO 19085-3:2021 — Woodworking machines — Safety — Part 3: Numerically controlled (NC/CNC) boring and routing machines. This international standard specifies safety requirements and protective measures for NC/CNC boring and routing machines used for continuous production and fitted with various additional working units and clamping systems. It is intended to reduce hazards during operation, adjustment, maintenance, transport, assembly, dismantling and scrapping.

Abstract

This document gives the safety requirements and measures for numerically controlled (NC/CNC) boring machines, NC/CNC routing machines and combined NC/CNC boring and routing machines. It addresses significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to these machines when operated, adjusted and maintained as intended and under conditions foreseen by the manufacturer, including reasonably foreseeable misuse. The standard covers machines fitted with additional working units (sawing, sanding, edge banding, assembly or dowel inserting), fixed or movable workpiece supports, mechanical/pneumatic/hydraulic/vacuum clamping and automatic tool change devices. It excludes certain specific hazards (for example use of grinding wheels) and is not applicable to machines manufactured prior to its publication or intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

General information

• Status: Published
• Publication date: 8 November 2021
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• ICS / categories: 13.110; 79.120.10
• Edition / version: Edition 2 (2021)
• Number of pages: 83

Scope

ISO 19085-3:2021 applies to NC/CNC boring and routing machines designed for continuous production and for working materials such as solid wood, materials with similar physical characteristics to wood, gypsum boards, engineered mineral boards, composite materials, aluminium light alloy profiles and plates (up to specified thickness), and related composite boards. The standard deals with hazards arising during normal use, reasonably foreseeable misuse, and lifecycle phases including transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping. It does not address specific hazards associated with grinding wheels, certain tool ejection scenarios beyond specified limits, the combination of a single machine used as part of a line, integrated robotic loading/unloading systems, single-spindle hand-fed routing machines, machines intended for explosive atmospheres, or machines manufactured prior to publication.

Key topics and requirements

• Risk assessment and risk reduction measures in accordance with ISO 12100 principles.
• Safety requirements for machine design: guards, enclosures and protective devices to prevent access to hazardous zones.
• Control systems and functional safety related to NC/CNC controls, emergency stop and safe stop functions.
• Requirements for automatic tool change systems, tool clamping and verification of tool condition.
• Workpiece clamping systems (mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, vacuum) and their safe design and interlocks.
• Requirements for additional working units (sawing, sanding, edge-banding, assembly/dowel insertion) when fitted to the machine.
• Marking, information, warnings and operator instructions including maintenance and safe use documentation.
• Considerations for transport, assembly, commissioning, maintenance, dismantling and scrapping.
• Limits and exclusions (e.g., grinding wheel hazards, certain ejection scenarios, robotic integrated systems).

Typical use and users

Primary users include machine manufacturers, OEM designers, safety and compliance engineers, machine installers, conformity assessment bodies, testing laboratories, and technical purchasers in the woodworking and furniture industries. Secondary users include workshop managers, maintenance personnel, safety officers, and training organisations that prepare operating and safety documentation for NC/CNC boring and routing machines.

Related standards

ISO 19085 series (general and machine-specific parts) and related documents typically referenced with this part include: ISO 19085-1 (general terms and safety principles for woodworking machines), ISO 12100 (general principles for risk assessment and risk reduction), ISO 19085-4, -5, -6, -7, -8, -9, -11, -13, -16 and others within the 19085 family addressing specific machine types, and ISO 19085-17 (guidance for edge-banding equipment and related risk assessment). National/adopted versions (EN ISO 19085-3, etc.) and relevant machine tool safety standards may also apply.

Keywords

woodworking machines, safety, NC, CNC, boring machines, routing machines, machine guards, risk assessment, tool change, workpiece clamping, ISO 19085, machine safety

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 19085-3:2021 is an international safety standard that defines safety requirements and measures for numerically controlled (NC/CNC) boring and routing woodworking machines.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers key hazards and protective measures for NC/CNC boring and routing machines during normal operation, adjustment, maintenance and foreseeable misuse, including requirements for guards, controls, tool change systems, clamping devices and documentation. It also addresses lifecycle phases such as transport, assembly and dismantling, while specifying certain exclusions.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Machine manufacturers, designers, safety engineers, conformity assessors, test laboratories, purchasers in woodworking/furniture industries, maintenance teams and safety officers use this standard to design, assess and document safe machines.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 19085-3:2021 is the current edition (Edition 2) published on 8 November 2021; it replaced the 2017 edition. The standard is scheduled for periodic review and may be subject to revision following ISO procedures.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes. It is Part 3 of the ISO 19085 series, which contains general provisions and multiple machine-specific parts covering different types of woodworking machines.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: NC, CNC, boring, routing, woodworking machines, machine safety, guards, risk assessment, tool change, clamping.