IEC 61029 Safety of Transportable Motor Operated Electric Tools
The IEC 61029 series of machine tool safety standards addresses the general requirements for transportable motor-operated electric tools. Moving on to the particular requirements for different individual tools, the series addresses a wide variety and delves into safety as it pertains to design, use, and commonly encountered hazards, as well as reasonably foreseeable misuse.
IEC 61029-1 Ed. 1.0 b:1990
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 1: General requirements
Deals with general safety requirements of transportable motor-operated electric tools. It applies in conjunction with a part 2 for a particular type of tool. Examples of these tools are circular saws, band saws, planers, thicknessers, radial arm saws, spindle moulders, thicknessers-planers, etc.
IEC 61029-2-1 Ed. 1.0 b:1993
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for circular saws
Applies to transportable circular saws intended for cutting wood and similar materials with a blade diameter not exceeding 260 mm.
IEC 61029-2-2 Ed. 1.0 b:1993
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for radial arm saws
Applies to radial arm saws intended for cutting wood or similar materials with a blade diameter not exceeding 260 mm.
IEC 61029-2-3 Ed. 1.0 b:1993
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for planers and thicknessers
Applies to transportable planers and thicknessers with a maximum planing width of 260 mm.
IEC 61029-2-4 Ed. 1.0 b:1993
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for bench grinders
Applies to bench grinders with a wheel diameter not exceeding 200 mm and a peripheral speed not exceeding 50 m/s.
IEC 61029-2-5 Ed. 1.0 b:1993
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for band saws
Applies to transportable band saws having a length of saw band not more than 2 500 mm and band wheels having a diameter of not more than 315 mm.
IEC 61029-2-6 Ed. 1.0 b:1993
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for diamond drills with water supply
Applies to transportable diamond drills with water supply having a drill bit diameter of not more than 250 mm.
IEC 61029-2-7 Ed. 1.0 b:1993
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for diamond saws with water supply
Applies to transportable diamond saws with water supply and with a saw blade diameter of not more than 250 mm.
IEC 61029-2-8 Ed. 1.0 b:1995
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for single spindle vertical moulders
Applies to transportable single spindle vertical moulders with a maximum cutter block diameter of 180 mm.
IEC 61029-2-9 Ed. 1.0 b:1995
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2: Particular requirements for mitre saws
Applies to transportable mitre saws intended for cutting non ferrous metals such as aluminium, wood and similar materials with a blade diameter not exceeding 400 mm. Tools comibining the function of mitre saw with the function of circular saw are not covered by this standard.
IEC 61029-2-10 Ed. 1.0 en:1998
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2-10: Particular requirements for cutting-off grinders
This standard applies to cutting-off grinders for cutting metal. The diameter of the plain abrasive cutting-off wheel is less than 406 mm.
IEC 61029-2-11 Ed. 1.0 en:2001
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for mitre-bench saws
Applies to combined mitre-bench saws intended for cutting non-ferrous metals such as aluminium, wood or similar materials. The blade diameter does not exceed 350 mm.
IEC 61029-2-12 Ed. 1.0 b:2010
Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools - Part 2-12: Particular requirements for threading machines
IEC 61029-2-12:2010 applies to machines for creating external threads that either rotate the work piece or the cutting head.
