What is BS EN 1870-17 – Radial arm saws about?
BS EN 1870-17 is the 17 th part of the BS EN 1870 multi-series that discusses the safety of woodworking machines. This European standard helps its users of the woodworking industry to create a safe work environment for the workers by ensuring the machinery meets the minimum safety requirements.
BS EN 1870-17 specifies all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Clause 4, relevant to stationary and displaceable manual horizontal cutting cross-cut circular sawing machines with one saw unit (manual radial arm saws), hereinafter referred to as “machines”, designed to cut solid wood, chipboard, fibr...