Standards Development

Scope

The global description “wall saw and wire saw equipment” contains two differing types of machines for use in the construction industry, and both used to make cuts on walls, ceilings and floors composed of mineral construction materials and/or composite materials. The many different cutting tasks and choice of operating method determine the type of machine to be used for each application.

The machines are therefore split into the following two principal classifications:

— wall saws - exclusively rail guided and remote-controlled - transportable;

— wire saws - remote-controlled - transportable.

The machines are intended for the use of diamond or similar superabrasive tools. The types of cutting tools used in conjunction with the machines as described above fall within the design and use parameters supplied by the manufacturer.

Wall saws are designed for use with rotating cutting-off wheels for wet and/or dry cutting.

Wire saws are designed for use with continuously running cutting-off wires for wet and/or dry cutting.

Machines covered by this standard can be powered by: internal combustion engine, electro-hydraulic drive or internal combustion engine-hydraulic drive. Wire saws can also be powered by electric motor.Wall saws powered by electric motors are covered by EN IEC 62841-3-7:2021.

This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events relevant to wall saws and wire saws machinery, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Annex A).

This document specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards during the lifetime of the machinery as described in EN ISO 12100:2010, 5.4.

For special applications, for example, when working in potentially explosive atmospheres, additional safety requirements is necessary which are not covered by this standard.

This document does not apply to wire saws intended for quarrying and stationary machining of natural stone as covered by EN 15163-2:2022.

This document does not apply to transportable wall saw and wire saw equipment for job site manufactured before the date of its publication.