All hand-operated controls shall be located ≥ 600 mm
above floor level.
The start control for the main saw blade and the scoring
saw blade (where fitted on circular saw benches) shall be
situated adjacent to one of the stop controls for the saw
blade(s).
An emergency stop control required by 5.2.5 shall be
situated adjacent to the start control for the saw blade(s).
Verification: By checking the relevant drawings,
measurement and inspection of the machine.
For circular saw benches designed to be used without a
sliding table and building site saws, the electrical control
devices for normal stopping and emergency stop (if
provided, see 5.2.5) shall be situated as follows (see the
shaded area marked X or the shaded area marked Y in
Figure 4):
a) at the operator's position; and
b) either below the table located in a fixed position at a
distance of at least 50 mm from the table top and more
than 600 mm above the floor (see a) in Figure 4) and:
1) on the left side of the machine (area X) and
extending not more than half of the table length L
(see b) in Figure 4); or
2) on the front side of the machine (area Y) on the left
of the cutting line; or
c) on a movable control panel fixed to the machine
located so that:
1) its front face is at a distance from the front edge of
the table not exceeding 700 mm;
2) its upper surface is at a distance from the floor level
not exceeding 1 800 mm.