Table of Contents

European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of significant hazards
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
6 Verification of safety requirements
7 Information for use
Annex A (normative) - Log holding test for
        vertical log wedge splitters
Annex B (normative) - Examples of solutions and
        verification of the two-hand control device
        for wedge splitters
Annex C (normative) - Testing requirements for
        hot exhaust surfaces and hot surfaces
Annex D (normative) - Stability test for log
        splitters equipped with a hauling winch
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the Essential
         Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC on
         machinery
Bibliography

Abstract

Defines the safety requirements, and their verification for the design and construction of horizontal and vertical wedge splitters, designed for splitting logs for firewood, irrespective of the nature of the power source used.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
Pages
ISBN
Committee	AGE/29
Supersedes	14/30310338 DC : 0 91/83815 DC : DRAFT JAN 1992