ISO 19085-5-2024 PDF

Full title and description

St ISO 19085-5:2024 — Woodworking machines — Safety — Part 5: Dimension saws. This International Standard specifies safety requirements and measures for dimension saws used for continuous production and for cutting solid wood and materials with similar physical characteristics. It addresses significant hazards during operation, adjustment, maintenance, transport, assembly, dismantling and scrapping, and includes provisions for machines fitted with devices such as scoring units, tilting/raising mechanisms, power feed units and sliding tables.

Abstract

ISO 19085-5:2024 provides safety requirements and measures for dimension saws (stationary and displaceable) intended for continuous production use. It deals with all significant hazards and hazardous situations listed in the standard (see Annex A), covers machines with additional working units (scoring, grooving, tilting/raising the blade, demountable power feed, sliding table, workpiece clamping), and excludes machines intended for potentially explosive atmospheres and machines manufactured before the publication date.

General information

• Status: Published (current edition).
• Publication date: July 23, 2024 (Edition 2, 2024).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 13.110 (Safety of machinery) / 79.120.10 (Woodworking machines).
• Edition / version: Edition 2 (2024).
• Number of pages: 48 pages (ISO published edition).

Scope

This part of ISO 19085 specifies safety requirements and measures for dimension saws capable of continuous production use and designed to cut solid wood and similar materials. It applies to machines fitted with one or more of: blade raising/lowering devices, blade tilting devices for angled cutting, scoring devices, grooving units (milling tool width ≤ 20 mm), demountable power feed units, power-operated sliding tables and workpiece clamping. The standard covers operation, adjustment, maintenance, transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping, and considers reasonably foreseeable misuse. It does not apply to machines for potentially explosive atmospheres or to machines manufactured before its publication.

Key topics and requirements

• Identification of significant hazards and hazardous situations for dimension saws (Annex A) and required risk-reduction measures.
• Requirements for guards and protective devices (fixed and movable guards), safe separation, and interlocks to prevent access to the saw line.
• Controls and emergency stop functions: ergonomic placement, clear identification and functional requirements for safe stopping and restart.
• Requirements specific to additional units: scoring saw safety, grooving/milling unit limits (width ≤ 20 mm), safe design and guarding of demountable power feed units and sliding tables.
• Information for use: marking, instructions for safe installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning; warnings about limitations and foreseeable misuse.
• Verification, tests and conformity assessment provisions to demonstrate that safety measures meet the standard’s requirements.

Typical use and users

Primary users include machine manufacturers and designers (to design and certify machines to ISO requirements), conformity assessment bodies and test laboratories (for type testing and certification), machinery safety engineers, production and maintenance managers in woodworking and panel-processing plants, procurement and compliance teams assessing machine safety, and trainers/consultants using the standard for safe work practices and risk assessment.

Related standards

ISO 19085-5:2024 is part of the ISO 19085 series on woodworking machines — see the series for common requirements and other machine-specific parts (for example ISO 19085-1 for common requirements, ISO 19085-2 for horizontal beam panel circular sawing machines, ISO 19085-3 for NC boring and routing machines, ISO 19085-4 for vertical panel circular sawing machines, ISO 19085-7 for planing/thicknessing machines, and other parts addressing specific machine types and safety aspects). users should consult the relevant part(s) alongside ISO 19085-5 for comprehensive compliance.

Keywords

dimension saws; woodworking machines; machine safety; guarding; scoring saw; sliding table; power feed; risk assessment; ISO 19085; blade tilt; grooving.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 19085-5:2024 is an International Standard that specifies safety requirements and measures for dimension saws used in continuous production for cutting solid wood and similar materials.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers identification of significant hazards and required safety measures for dimension saws (including machines with scoring units, tilting/raising blade mechanisms, grooving attachments, demountable power feed units, sliding tables and workpiece clamping), and provides requirements for guards, controls, information for use, verification and testing during operation, maintenance, transport and decommissioning. It excludes machines for potentially explosive atmospheres and machines manufactured before the standard’s publication.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Machine manufacturers and designers, conformity assessment bodies and test labs, safety and maintenance engineers in woodworking operations, procurement/compliance teams, and trainers or consultants working on machine safety and risk reduction.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 19085-5:2024 is the current published edition (Edition 2, published July 2024), which replaces the 2017 edition. ISO has recorded a draft (ISO/DIS 19085-5) under development indicating future revision activity; consult ISO or national standards bodies for update bulletins.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the ISO 19085 series (Safety of woodworking machines). Users should reference ISO 19085-1 for common requirements and the other parts of the series that apply to specific machine types.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Dimension saws, woodworking machines, safety, guarding, scoring, sliding table, power feed, blade tilt, risk assessment, ISO 19085.