This standard applies to transportable mitre saws intended to be used with a toothed saw blade for cutting wood and analogous materials, plastics and nonferrous metals except magnesium with a saw blade diameter not exceeding 360 mm, which hereinafter might simply be referred to as saw or tool.
This standard applies to mitre saws having a mass of:
- maximum 25 kg for tools capable of being lifted by hand by one person
- maximum 50 kg for tools capable of being lifted by hand by two persons.