Stay Updated on Woodworking Machinery Safety Standards!

American National Standards

The Accredited Standard Committee O1 (ASC O1) continues to work on revising and updating ANSI O1.1-2013 (R2023) Woodworking Machinery Safety Requirements, ie. “the umbrella standard.”  The committee is currently exploring options to convert photographs of woodworking machines referenced in the standard to line drawings to use as supporting illustrations.

The ASC O1 is also actively working on the first draft of the O1.1-7 draft standard on table saws. This is one of the machine-specific draft standards that the group plans to develop including:

• O1.1-2 Safety Requirements for Gang Rip Saws
• O1.1-5 Safety Requirements for Straight-Line Rip Saws
• O1.1-6 Safety Requirements for Edgebanders
• O1.1-7 Safety Requirements for Table Saws

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Call for ASC O1 Participation

The ASC O1 continuously strives for balance across all interest categories and is currently seeking new members to represent the Distributor/Importer/Retailer interest category on the consensus body, defined as “One that imports, distributes and/or markets a commodity at either wholesale and/or retail prices.” If you are interested in participating in the development of American National Standards for industrial woodworking machinery, please complete the application.

ISO Standards

WIA is the administrator of the ANSI-accredited U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG), which provides U.S. input into woodworking machinery safety standards being proposed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

The U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 39/SC 4 has been reviewing and submitting votes on to represent the U.S. viewpoint on the following draft international standards since their in-person meeting at WIC 2024:

• ISO FDIS 19085-4 Vertical panel circular sawing machines
• ISO FDIS 19085-5 Dimension saws
• ISO FDIS 19085-8 Wide belt sanding machines and surface treating machines
• ISO/AWI 19085-20 Horizontal cutting cross-cut sawing machines with one saw unit (radial arm saws)
• ISO/AWI 19085-21 Double blade circular sawing machines for cross-cutting with integrated feed
• ISO/FDIS 19085-7 Surface planing, thickness planing and combined surface/thickness planing machines
• ISO/FDIS 19085-9 Circular saw benches (with and without sliding table)
• ISO/FDIS 19085-11 Combined machines

There are currently no open ballots, however the ISO/TC 39/SC 4 is preparing for its annual in person working group and plenary meetings in Milan, Italy in late October 2024.  Working Group 1 will be discussing Part 1: Common Requirements and Working Group 2 will be discussing Part 10: Building site/contractor saws.

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Call for Subject Matter Experts

The U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 39/SC 4 is seeking Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to review draft international standards, provide technical comments and advise the TAG to represent the U.S. viewpoint on ballots related to the draft.

The TAG is actively searching for a SME for Part 21: Double blade circular sawing machines for cross-cutting with integrated feed.

If you or a colleague are interested in participating as a SME for Part 21 (or any of the other parts), please contact Nikki Augsburger at nikki@woodindustry.org.