The purpose od this standard is to establish the performance requirements for the design, construction, care, and operation of specific safeguarding, used to protext operators and others from hazards.

this standard shall not apply to a particular machine tool unless it is referenced, in part or in toto, by that machine tool safety standard.

When the other B11 stanrd provides performance criteria for the design, construction, care, and operation of specific safeguarding, that standard shall take precedence.