EN ISO 19085-5:2024

Woodworking machines - Safety - Part 5: Dimension saws (ISO 19085-5:2024)

This document specifies the safety requirements and measures for dimension saws (defined in 3.1), capable of continuous production use and hereinafter referred to also as “machines”.
The machines are designed to cut solid wood and material with similar physical characteristics to wood.
This document 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. Transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping phases have also been taken into account.
This document is also applicable to machines fitted with one or more of the following devices/additional working units, whose hazards have been dealt with:
a)       device to raise and lower the main saw blade and scoring saw blade;
b)       device to tilt the main saw blade and scoring saw blade for angled cutting in one or both directions;
c)        device for scoring;
d)       device for grooving with milling tool with a width not exceeding 20 mm;
e)       demountable power feed unit;
f)         power-operated sliding table;
g)       workpiece clamping.
This document is not applicable to machines intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres or to machines manufactured prior to the date of its publication.

Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 5: Formatkreissägemaschinen (ISO 19085-5:2024)

Dieses Dokument legt die Sicherheitsanforderungen und Maßnahmen für Formatkreissägemaschinen (in 3.1 definiert) fest, die für den dauerhaften Einsatz in der Produktion geeignet sind und im Folgenden auch als „Maschinen“ bezeichnet werden.
Die Maschinen sind für das Schneiden von Massivholz und Werkstoffen mit ähnlichen physikalischen Eigenschaften wie Holz konstruiert.
Dieses Dokument behandelt alle im Anhang A aufgeführten signifikanten Gefährdungen, Gefährdungssituationen und Gefährdungsereignisse, die auf die Maschinen zutreffen, wenn sie bestimmungsgemäß und entsprechend den vom Hersteller vorhergesehenen Bedingungen verwendet, eingestellt und gewartet werden, einschließlich des vernünftigerweise vorhersehbaren Fehlanwendungen. Ferner wurden die Phasen Transport, Montage, Demontage, Rückbau und Verschrottung berücksichtigt.
Dieses Dokument ist auch für Maschinen anwendbar, die mit einer oder mehreren der folgenden Einrichtungen/zusätzlichen Arbeitsaggregaten ausgerüstet sind, deren Gefährdungen behandelt wurden:
a)   Einrichtung zum Anheben und Absenken des Hauptsägeblattes und des Vorritzsägeblattes;
b)   Einrichtung zum Schrägstellen des Hauptsägeblattes und des Vorritzsägeblattes für Winkelschnitte in eine oder beide Richtungen;
c)   Einrichtung zum Ritzsägen;
d)   Einrichtung zum Nuten mit einem Fräswerkzeug mit einer Breite von höchstens 20 mm;
e)   abnehmbares Vorschubaggregat;
f)   kraftbetätigter Schiebetisch;
g)   Werkstückspannvorrichtung.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht für Maschinen anwendbar, die zur bestimmungsgemäßen Verwendung in potenziell explosiven Atmosphären vorgesehen sind, oder für Maschinen, die vor Veröffentlichung dieses Dokuments hergestellt wurden.

Machines à bois - Sécurité - Partie 5: Scies au format (ISO 19085-5:2024)

Le présent document spécifie les exigences et les mesures de sécurité pour les scies au format (définies en 3.1), capables d’une utilisation en production continue et ci-après désignées également «machines».
Les machines sont conçues pour la coupe de bois massif et de matériau ayant des caractéristiques physiques similaires à celles du bois.
Le présent document traite de tous les phénomènes dangereux, situations et événements dangereux significatifs, énumérés à l'Annexe A, applicables aux machines lorsqu'elles sont utilisées, réglées et entretenues comme prévu et dans les conditions prévues par le fabricant; une mauvaise utilisation raisonnablement prévisible a été prise en considération également. Les phases de transport, d'assemblage, de démontage, de mise hors service et de mise au rebut ont également été prises en compte.
Le présent document est également applicable aux machines équipées d'un ou plusieurs des dispositifs/unités de travail supplémentaires suivants, dont les phénomènes dangereux ont été traités:
a)       dispositif pour élever et abaisser la lame de scie principale et la lame de scie d'incision;
b)       dispositif pour incliner la lame de scie principale et la lame de scie d'incision pour une coupe en angle dans un ou les deux sens;
c)        dispositif pour l'incision;
d)       dispositif pour le rainurage à l'aide d'un outil de fraisage ayant une largeur ne dépassant pas 20 mm;
e)       unité d'avance mécanisée démontable;
f)         table mobile mécanisée;
g)       bridage de pièce.
Le présent document n'est pas applicable aux machines prévues pour une utilisation en atmosphères explosibles, ni aux machines fabriquées avant sa date de publication.

Lesnoobdelovalni stroji - Varnost - 5. del: Formatne žage (ISO 19085-5:2024)

Ta dokument določa varnostne zahteve in ukrepe za formatne žage (opredeljene v točki 3.1), ki jih je mogoče uporabljati za neprekinjeno proizvodnjo (v nadaljnjem besedilu: »stroji«).
Stroji so zasnovani za rezanje masivnega lesa in materialov s podobnimi fizikalnimi lastnostmi kot les.
Ta dokument obravnava vsa večja tveganja, nevarne situacije in dogodke iz dodatka A v zvezi s stroji, kadar se uporabljajo, prilagajajo in vzdržujejo v skladu z njihovim namenom ter pod pogoji, ki jih je predvidel proizvajalec, vključno z razumno predvideno nepravilno uporabo. Upoštevane so bile tudi faze transporta, sestavljanja, razstavljanja, onemogočanja in razrezovanja stroja.
Ta dokument se uporablja tudi za stroje, ki so opremljeni z eno ali več naslednjimi napravami/dodatnimi delovnimi enotami, katerih tveganja so bila obravnavana:
a) naprava za dvigovanje in spuščanje glavnega rezila ter rezila za zarezovanje;
b) naprava za nagibanje glavnega rezila in rezila za zarezovanje za poševno rezanje v eni ali obeh smereh;
c) naprava za zarezovanje;
d) naprava za podrezovanje s frezalom širine največ 20 mm;
e) snemljiva napajalna enota;
f) drsna miza na električni pogon;
g) naprava za vpenjanje obdelovanca.
Ta dokument se ne uporablja za stroje, namenjene za uporabo v potencialno eksplozivnih okoljih, in stroje, izdelane pred datumom njegove objave.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 01-Oct-2024
• ICS: 13.110 - Safety of machinery
• ICS: 79.120.10 - Woodworking machines
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 142 - Woodworking machines - Safety
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 142 - Woodworking machines - Safety
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 02-Oct-2024
• Completion Date: 02-Oct-2024
• Directive: 2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 19085-5:2025 - Woodworking machines - Safety - Part 5: Dimension saws (ISO 19085-5:2024)

Relations

• Replaces: EN ISO 19085-5:2017 - Woodworking machines - Safety - Part 5: Dimension saws (ISO 19085-5:2017)
• Effective Date: 17-Mar-2021

Overview

EN ISO 19085-5:2024 - Woodworking machines - Safety - Part 5: Dimension saws (ISO 19085-5:2024) specifies safety requirements for dimension saws (format/bench saws) used in continuous production to cut solid wood and materials with similar physical characteristics. The standard addresses all significant hazards (listed in Annex A) during intended use, reasonably foreseeable misuse, and lifecycle phases including transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping. It is the Slovenian adoption of EN ISO 19085-5:2024 and replaces earlier editions.

Key topics and technical requirements

The standard provides a structured set of requirements covering control systems, mechanical hazards and user information. Major technical topics include:

• Safety and reliability of control systems: requirements for control design, start/stop sequences and mode selection.
• Start, stop and emergency stop functions: direct start, control power-on start, normal/operational stops and emergency stops.
• Tool braking and run-down time: requirements for braking of rotating tools and constraints on run-down time.
• Speed changing and monitoring: permissible methods (belt shifting, incremental changes, inverter) and speed monitoring.
• Power failure and energy isolation: handling loss of any power supply and safe reset procedures.
• Standstill detection and moving-part monitoring: detection of tool standstill and moving machine parts.
• Protection against mechanical hazards: stability, break-up risk, tool and tool‑fixing design, spindle locking and flange dimensions.
• Safeguards and guards: fixed guards, interlocking movable guards, adjustable guards for access restriction.
• Additional working units covered: raises/tilts for main and scoring blades, scoring devices, grooving with milling tools (width ≤ 20 mm), demountable power-feed units, power-operated sliding tables, and workpiece clamping.
• Information, warnings and instructions: marking, warnings, noise considerations, maintenance access and servicing instructions.

Practical applications

This standard is used to design, manufacture, assess and operate dimension saws to meet modern safety expectations. Practical uses include:

• Developing machine safety concepts and design verification for new equipment
• Preparing user manuals, safety labels and maintenance procedures
• Conducting risk assessments and conformity checks for CE marking in Europe
• Specifying protective devices, control logic and ergonomic layout for production saws

Who should use this standard

• Machine manufacturers (design and compliance teams)
• Safety engineers and consultants (risk assessment, machine guarding)
• Workshop owners and maintenance managers (procedures, safe operation)
• Certification bodies and notified bodies (conformity assessment vs. Machinery Directive)

Related standards & compliance

• This part forms one element of the ISO 19085 series for woodworking machine safety; consult adjacent parts for other machine types.
• Annex ZA maps clauses to the EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, giving a presumption of conformity when the standard is followed within its scope.

Keywords: EN ISO 19085-5:2024, ISO 19085-5:2024, dimension saws, format saw safety, woodworking machine safety, CE conformity.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2025
Lesnoobdelovalni stroji - Varnost - 5. del: Formatne žage (ISO 19085-5:2024)
Woodworking machines - Safety - Part 5: Dimension saws (ISO 19085-5:2024)
Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 5: Formatkreissägemaschinen (ISO
19085-5:2024)
Machines à bois - Sécurité - Partie 5: Scies au format (ISO 19085-5:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 19085-5:2024
ICS:
13.110 Varnost strojev Safety of machinery
25.080.60 Strojne žage Sawing machines
79.120.10 Lesnoobdelovalni stroji Woodworking machines
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 19085-5
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.110; 79.120.10 Supersedes EN ISO 19085-5:2017
English Version
Woodworking machines - Safety - Part 5: Dimension saws
(ISO 19085-5:2024)
Machines à bois - Sécurité - Partie 5: Scies au format Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 5:
(ISO 19085-5:2024) Formatkreissägemaschinen (ISO 19085-5:2024)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 May 2024.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered . 4

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 19085-5:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 39 "Machine
tools" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 142 “Woodworking machines - Safety” the
secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2025, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by October 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 19085-5:2017.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 19085-5:2024 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 19085-5:2024 without any
modification.
Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered
This European Standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardization request “M/396
Mandate to CEN and CENELEC for Standardisation in the field of machinery" to provide one voluntary
means of conforming to essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast).
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZA.1 confers, within the limits of
the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements
of that Directive, and associated EFTA regulations.
Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Annex I of Directive
2006/42/EC
The relevant Essential Requirements of Directive Clauses/sub-clauses of Remarks/Notes
2006/42/EC this EN
1.1.2 Principles of safety integration
a) fitted for its function Clauses 4, 5, 6, 7
c) intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse Clauses 4, 5, 6, 7
d) constraints in use Clauses 4, 5, 6, 7
e) equipment Clauses 4, 5, 6, 7
1.1.3 Materials and products 5.2, 6.3
1.1.5 Design of machinery to facilitate its handling 6.5
1.1.6 Ergonomics 6.5
1.2.1 Safety and reliability of control systems 4.1, 4.14
1.2.2 Control devices 4.2, 4.4
1.2.3 Starting 4.3
1.2.4.1 Normal stop 4.4.2, 4.5
1.2.4.3 Emergency stop 4.4.4, 4.5
1.2.6 Failure of the power supply 4.8
1.3.1 Risk of loss of stability 5.1, 7.3
1.3.2 Risk of break-up during operation 5.2, 7.3
1.3.3 Risks due to falling or ejected objects 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.8, 5.9, 7.3
1.3.6 Risks relating to variations in the operating 4.7
conditions
1.3.7 Risks related to moving parts 5.6, 5.7, 7.3
1.3.8 Choice of protection against risks related to 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 7.3
moving parts
1.3.8.1 Moving transmission parts 5.6
1.3.8.2 Moving parts involved in the process 4.14, 5.6
1.3.9 Risk of uncontrolled movements 4.1, 4.5, 5.4
1.4.1 General requirements 5.2, 5.5, 5.6, 5.9, 6.3
1.4.2.1 Fixed guards 5.5.1
1.4.2.2 Interlocking movable guards 5.5.2
1.4.2.3 Adjustable guards restricting access 5.6.1
1.4.3 Special requirements for protective devices 5.5.3, 5.5.6
1.5.1 Electricity supply 6.4, 6.13
1.5.2 Static electricity 6.11
1.5.3 Energy supply other than electricity 6.7
1.5.6 Fire 6.1, 6.11
1.5.8 Noise 6.2
1.5.11 External radiation 6.9
1.5.12 Laser equipment 6.10
1.5.13 Emission of hazardous materials and substances 6.3
1.6.1 Machinery maintenance 6.14, 7.3
1.6.2 Access to operating position and servicing points 4.2, 6.14, 7.3
1.6.3 Isolation of energy sources 6.13, 7.3
1.6.4 Operator intervention 5.5, 5.6, 7.3
1.7.1 Information and warnings on the machinery 6.10, 7.1, 7.2
1.7.2 Warning devices 6.10, 7.1
1.7.3 Marking of machinery 7.2
1.7.4 Instructions 6.2, 6.10, 7.3, Annex F
2.3 Machinery for working wood and analogous
materials
a) guiding 5.10
b) ejection 5.9
c) brake 4.5, 5.4
d) accidental tool contact 5.5, 5.6, 7.3
WARNING 1 — Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2 — Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of
this standard.
International
Standard
ISO 19085-5
Second edition
Woodworking machines — Safety —
2024-07
Part 5:
Dimension saws
Machines à bois — Sécurité —
Partie 5: Scies au format
Reference number
ISO 19085-5:2024(en) © ISO 2024

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Contents Page
Foreword .vi
Introduction .vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Safety requirements and measures for controls . 4
4.1 Safety and reliability of control systems.4
4.2 Control devices .4
4.3 Start .5
4.3.1 Direct start .5
4.3.2 Start via control power-on .5
4.4 Safe stops .5
4.4.1 General .5
4.4.2 Normal stop .5
4.4.3 Operational stop .6
4.4.4 Emergency stop .6
4.5 Braking function of tools .6
4.6 Mode selection .6
4.7 Tool speed changing .6
4.7.1 Speed changing by shifting the belts on the pulleys .6
4.7.2 Speed changing by incremental speed change motor .6
4.7.3 Infinitely variable speed by frequency inverter .6
4.8 Failure of any power supply .6
4.9 Manual reset control .6
4.10 Standstill detection and monitoring .6
4.11 Machine moving part speed monitoring .6
4.12 Time delay.6
4.13 Teleservice .7
4.14 Power-operated adjustment of the saw blades and fences .7
4.14.1 Risk of contact between the saw blades and fences .7
4.14.2 Crushing hazard for the body .7
4.14.3 Crushing and shearing hazard for the arm, hand or finger .8
5 Safety requirements and measures for protection against mechanical hazards . 8
5.1 Stability .8
5.2 Risk of break-up during operation .8
5.3 Tool and tool fixing design .8
5.3.1 General .8
5.3.2 Spindle locking .9
5.3.3 Circular saw blade fixing device .9
5.3.4 Flange dimension for circular saw blades .9
5.3.5 Fixing device for milling tools .9
5.4 Braking .10
5.4.1 Braking of tools .10
5.4.2 Maximum run-down time .10
5.4.3 Brake release .10
5.5 Safeguards .10
5.5.1 Fixed guards .10
5.5.2 Interlocking movable guards .10
5.5.3 Hold-to-run control .10
5.5.4 Two-hand control .10
5.5.5 Electro-sensitive protective equipment (ESPE) .11
5.5.6 Pressure-sensitive protective equipment (PSPE) .11
5.5.7 Enabling control .11

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5.6 Prevention of access to hazardous moving parts .11
5.6.1 Access to the saw blades above the machine table .11
5.6.2 Access to the saw blade below the machine table .16
5.6.3 Guarding of drives .17
5.7 Impact hazard .17
5.8 Clamping devices .17
5.9 Measures against ejection .17
5.9.1 General .17
5.9.2 Guards materials and characteristics .18
5.9.3 Anti-kickback devices .18
5.10 Workpiece supports and guides . .21
5.10.1 Rip fence . .21
5.10.2 Cross-cut fence . 23
5.10.3 Workpiece clamping shoe .24
5.10.4 Machine table .24
5.10.5 Extension table .24
5.10.6 Sliding table .24
5.11 Safety appliances .24
6 Safety requirements and measures for protection against other hazards .27
6.1 Fire .27
6.2 Noise .27
6.2.1 Noise reduction at the design stage .27
6.2.2 Noise emission measurement and declaration .27
6.3 Emission of chips and dust . 28
6.4 Electricity . 28
6.5 Ergonomics and handling . 28
6.6 Lighting . 28
6.7 Pneumatics . 28
6.8 Hydraulics . 29
6.9 Electromagnetic compatibility. 29
6.10 Laser . 29
6.11 Static electricity. 29
6.12 Errors of fitting . 29
6.13 Isolation . 29
6.14 Maintenance . 29
6.15 Relevant but not significant hazards . 29
7 Information for use .29
7.1 Warning devices . 29
7.2 Marking . 29
7.2.1 General . 29
7.2.2 Additional markings . 29
7.3 Instruction handbook. 30
7.3.1 General . 30
7.3.2 Additional information . 30
Annex A (informative) List of significant hazards .33
Annex B (informative) Performance level required .35
Annex C (normative) Stability test . .36
Annex D (normative) Test for braking function .37
Annex E (normative) Impact test for guards . .38
Annex F (normative) Noise test code . .39
Annex G (normative) Riving knife rigidity tests .42
Annex H (normative) Minimum dimensions of machine table and extension table .44
Annex I (normative) Saw blade guard rigidity test.45

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Bibliography .48

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Foreword
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Woodworking machines, in collaboration with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical
Committee CEN/TC 142, Woodworking machines — Safety, in accordance with the Agreement on technical
cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 19085-5:2017), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— the Scope now specifies that machines are intended for continuous production use;
— the requirements for post-forming have been deleted since it is not produced anymore;
— the list of significant hazards has been moved to a new Annex A;
— the structure has been simplified and modified, in particular in 5.6;
— subclause 6.2 has been updated and a new full noise test code has been added in Annex F.
A list of all parts in the ISO 19085 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.

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Introduction
The ISO 19085 series provides technical safety requirements for the design and construction of
woodworking machinery, as well as for the content of the relevant instruction handbook. It concerns
designers, manufacturers, suppliers and importers of the machines specified in the Scope.
This document is a type-C standard as defined in ISO 12100.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market
players with regard to machinery safety:
— machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— health and safety bodies (e.g. regulators, accident prevention organisations, market surveillance)
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the
above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
— machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
— consumers (in case of machinery intended for use by consumers).
The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate in the drafting
process of this document.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events are
covered are indicated in the Scope of this document.
When requirements of this type-C standard are different from those which are stated in type-A or type-B
standards (as defined in ISO 12100), the requirements of this type-C standard take precedence over the
requirements of the other standards for machines that have been designed and built according to the
requirements of this type-C standard.
The full set of requirements for a particular type of woodworking machine are those given in the part of the
ISO 19085 series applicable to that type, together with the relevant requirements from ISO 19085-1:2021, to
the extent specified in the Scope of the applicable part of the ISO 19085 series.
As far as possible, the safety requirements of parts of the ISO 19085 series refer to the relevant clauses
of ISO 19085-1. Each part includes replacements and additions to the common requirements given in
ISO 19085-1.
All parts of the ISO 19085 series have the same structure, so that reference to ISO 19085-1 is made always
and only from and to the same subclause number, last indent.
Clauses 1 to 3 are specific to each part and, therefore are distinct from ISO 19085-1:2021, Clauses 1 to 3.
For Clauses 4 to 7 and the annexes, each subclause in ISO 19085-1:2021, is cited as:
— confirmed as a whole;
— confirmed with additions;
— excluded in total; or
— replaced with specific text.
This is indicated by one of the following possible statements:
— “ISO 19085-1:2021, [subclause/Annex], applies.”;

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— “ISO 19085-1:2021, [subclause/Annex], applies with the following additions.” or “ISO 19085-1:2021,
[subclause/Annex], applies with the following additions, subdivided into further specific subclauses.”;
— “ISO 19085-1:2021, [subclause/Annex], does not apply.”;
— “ISO 19085-1:2021, [subclause/Annex], is replaced by the following text.” or “ISO 19085-1:2021,
[subclause/Annex], is replaced by the following text, subdivided into further specific subclauses.”.
Other subclauses and annexes specific to this document are indicated by the introductory sentence:
“Subclause/Annex specific to this document.”.

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International Standard ISO 19085-5:2024(en)
Woodworking machines — Safety —
Part 5:
Dimension saws
1 Scope
This document specifies the safety requirements and measures for dimension saws (defined in 3.1), capable
of continuous production use and hereinafter referred to also as “machines”.
The machines are designed to cut solid wood and material with similar physical characteristics to wood.
This document 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. Transport, assembly,
dismantling, disabling and scrapping phases have also been taken into account.
This document is also applicable to machines fitted with one or more of the following devices/additional
working units, whose hazards have been dealt with:
a) device to raise and lower the main saw blade and scoring saw blade;
b) device to tilt the main saw blade and scoring saw blade for angled cutting in one or both directions;
c) device for scoring;
d) device for grooving with milling tool with a width not exceeding 20 mm;
e) demountable power feed unit;
f) power-operated sliding table;
g) workpiece clamping.
This document is not applicable to machines intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres or to
machines manufactured prior to the date of its publication.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk reduction
ISO 13857:2019, Safety of machinery — Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and
lower limbs
ISO 19085-1:2021, Woodworking machines — Safety — Part 1: Common requirements
EN 847-1:2017, Tools for woodworking — Safety requirements — Part 1: Milling tools, circular saw blades

ISO 19085-5:2024(en)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 12100:2010, ISO 19085-1:2021 and
the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
dimension saw
sliding table circular sawing machine
hand-fed machine fitted with a single main circular saw blade, which is fixed in position during the cutting
operation, and a sliding table adjacent to the saw blade
Note 1 to entry: The main parts of the machine and their terminology are shown in Figure 1.
Note 2 to entry: The main saw blade is mounted on a spindle below the table.
Note 3 to entry: It is possible to operate the machine from two possible workplaces (see Figure 2).
Note 4 to entry: The machine can have any of the following devices/additional working units:
a) device to raise and lower the main saw blade and scoring saw blade;
b) device to tilt the main saw blade and scoring saw blade for angled cutting in one or both directions;
c) device for scoring;
d) device for grooving with milling tool with a width not exceeding 20 mm;
e) demountable power feed unit;
f) power-operated sliding table;
g) workpiece clamping.
Note 5 to entry: Dimension saws are mainly used for ripping, cross-cutting, dimensioning and grooving.
3.2
grooving
making of a cut in the surface of the workpiece not deep enough to pass through using the saw blade or a
milling tool
3.3
initiation control
control which, after actuation, enables providing power to specific machine actuators, for example, by a
programmable logic control
ISO 19085-5:2024(en)
Key
1 riving knife 10 controls
2 saw blade guard 11 saw blade guard support (can include pipe for chips and dust extraction)
3 saw blade guard support 12 push stick
4 fixed guard beneath table 13 sliding table
5 rip fence 14 cross-cut fence mounted to the cross-cut sliding table
6 clamping shoe 15 sliding table handle
7 table insert 16 moveable control panel
8 machine table 17 additional controls at the rear side of the sliding table
9 extension table
Figure 1 — Example of a dimension saw

ISO 19085-5:2024(en)
Dimensions in millimetres
Key
l maximum distance between the edge of the sliding table and extreme position of moveable control panel
l width of the sliding table
l distance between the rear end of the sliding table support and front edge of the fixed table
l width of the fixed table
O , O alternative positions of the operator
1 2
1 to 5 areas for electrical control devices
Figure 2 — Position of control devices
4 Safety requirements and measures for controls
4.1 Safety and reliability of control systems
ISO 19085-1:2021, 4.1, applies with the following additions.
Table B.1 summarizes the performance levels required (PL ) in Clauses 4 and 5 for each safety function.
r
4.2 Control devices
ISO 19085-1:2021, 4.2, applies with the following additions.
Electrical control devices shall be located on the machine frame in one or more of the shaded areas Key 1 to
4 in Figure
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