This document applies to hazards arising from the design and application of clamping devices for the fastening of milling tools and circular saw blades on woodworking machines and specifies the methods for the elimination or reduction of these hazards by the design of the clamping device and by the provision of information. This document does not apply to arbors for spindle moulding machines in accordance with EN 848-1 as well as clamping flanges for circular sawing blades to be used on circular sawing machines in accordance with the standard series EN 1870 and does not cover hazard related to the connection of the clamping device with the machine. Bore mounted tools which are mounted or clamped on an adapter, an arbor or a mandrel shall be considered as a shank mounted tool.
NOTE Definition of woodworking machines see EN 847-1.