EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Machinery
Circular saw Biltema “Polttopuusirkkoll” — risk: cuts, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1343/12
Summary
null The product poses a risk of cuts and injuries for the following reasons:-The stability of the appliance is not sufficient. Pivoting log carriage does not automatically return to its rest position. - Inaccurate sizing of the saw blade guard prevents pivoting log carriage to return to its rest position. - The teeth of the saw blade can be touched from the side and from the underneath of the blade guard. In…
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Product
- A circular sawing machine for firewood, grey frame standing on 4 legs, black guarding of saw blade, grey log carriage.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of cuts and injuries for the following reasons:-The stability of the appliance is not sufficient. Pivoting log carriage does not automatically return to its rest position. - Inaccurate sizing of the saw blade guard prevents pivoting log carriage to return to its rest position. - The teeth of the saw blade can be touched from the side and from the underneath of the blade guard. In addition, the mounting instructions in the manual are unclear, this causes problems during mounting.The product does not comply with the Machinery Directive and the relevant European standard EN 1870.
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