DIN EN 12984:2011-02

This standard defines relevant requirements set out in Annex I of the EC Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, relating to machines which were placed on the European Economic Area (EEA) market for the first time, with the intent of simplifying the means of proving conformity with such requirements. Once this standard is designated a harmonized standard in the Official Journal of the European Communities, a manufacturer applying this standard may assume compliance with the requirements of the Machinery Directive (the so-called presumption of conformity). This European Standard covers portable and/or hand-guided machines and appliances equipped with mechanically driven cutting tools. This European Standard specifies requirements for the design and manufacture of portable and/or hand-guided machines and appliances equipped with electrically, hydraulically or pneumatically driven cutting tools, hereinafter referred to as "machines". The machines covered by this European Standard are used for slaughtering animals, for cutting up animal carcasses, poultry and other foodstuff, for example, fish. They are mainly used in slaughterhouses and rooms, which are used for cutting and preparing. These machines are used for the industry and trade. This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to the machines in the scope, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see clause 4). This European Standard deals with the hazards which can arise during commissioning, operation, maintenance and de-commissioning of the machines. This European Standard is not applicable to portable and/or hand-guided machines and appliances equipped with electrically, hydraulically or pneumatically driven cutting tools, which were manufactured before this document was published by CEN.