This European Standard specifies safety requirements for all the phases of the life of a machine listed in5.3 a) of EN ISO 12100-1:2003.Reciprocating roller machines are machines used for the processing of animal hides and skins. They have a reciprocating opening and closing motion of the feed rollers or conveyors which, if required, may also reverse their direction.This standard covers the following reciprocating roller machines (see figures 1 to 13 for typical configurations and annex D for descriptions):a) Buffing machines (see figures 1a and 1b)b) Polishing machines (see figures 1a and 1b)c) Ironing machines (woolskins and fur) (see figures 2a and 2b)d)