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Safety and accident prevention 3--5
Warning: if the blade jams in the cut, press the emergency stop push---
button immediately. If this does not free the blade, slowly loosen the
vice, remove the piece and check the blade or blade teeth for breakage.
Replace the blade if necessary.
Before carrying out any repair work on the machine, consult the MEP
Technical Assistance Service: this can be done through a representative
in the country of use of the machine.
Machine safety devices
This use and maintenance manual is not intended purely as a guide for the use of
the machine in a strictly productive environment. It is also an instrument for
providing information on how to use the machine correctly and safely. The
following standards are those specified by the EEC Committee in directives
regarding safety of machinery, health and safety at the workplace, personal
protection, and safeguarding the environment. These standards have been
incorporated in the DM 8 band saw.
Reference standards
MACHINE SAFETY
= EEC Directive no. 98/37/CE of 14.06.1989, known as ”Machines Directive”
= EEC directive no. 89/336 ”EMC --- Electromagnetic Compatibility”
= EEC Directive no. 73/23 known as ”Low voltage directive”
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT THE WORKPLACE
= EEC Directive no. 80/1107; 83/447; 86/188; 88/188; 88/642 for the protection of
workers against risks caused by exposure to physical, chemical and biological
agents while working.
= EEC Directive no. 89/391 and Special EEC Directives nos. 89/654 and 89/655
for improvements in health and safety at the workplace.
= EEC Directive no. 90/394 for the protection of workers against risks deriving
from exposure at work to substances likely to cause cancer.
= EEC Directive nos. 77/576 and 79/640 on safety signs at work.
PERSONAL PROTECTION
= EEC Directive nos. 89/656 and 89/686 on the use of personal protection de-
vices.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
= EEC Directive no. 75/442 on waste disposal.
= EEC Directive no. 75/439 on the disposal of used oil.
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