Hyd-Mech PH 211, Use And Maintenance Manual

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3--5 11 Safety and accident prevention
Machine safety devices
This use and maintenance manual is not intended as purely a guide for the use of
the machine in a strictly productive environment, it is instead an instrument
providing information on how to use the machine correctly and safely. The
following standards are those specified by the EEC Committee in the directives
regarding safety of machinery, health and safety at work, personal protection and
safeguarding of the environment. These standards have been applied to the
PH211 band saw.
Reference standards
MACHINE SAFETY
H
EEC MACHINES DIRECTIVE 98/37/CE ;
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EEC directive no. 89/336 “EMC -- Electromagnetic Compatibility”;
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EEC Directive No. 73/23 known as “Low voltage directive”.
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
H
EEC Directive No. 80/1107; 83/477;86/188;88/188; 88/642 for the protection of
workers against risks caused by exposure to physical, chemical and biological ag-
ents during working;
H
EEC Directive No. 89/391 and Special EEC Directives No. 89/654 and No. 89/655
for improvements in health and safety at work;
H
EEC Directive No. 90/394 for the protection of workers against risks deriving from
exposure at work to carcinogenic substances;
H
EEC Directive No. 77/576 and No. 79/640 on safety signs at work.
PERSONAL PROTECTION
H
EEC Directive No. 89/656 and No. 89/686 on the use of personal protection de-
vices.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
H
EEC Directive No. 75/442 on waste disposal;
H
EEC Directive No. 75/439 on the disposal of used oil.