This standard specifies safety requirements and/or risk reduction measures, applicable to EDM equipment and EDM systems, such as:

a)    manually controlled

•     die sinking;

•     drilling machines.

b) numerically controlled

•     die sinking;

•     drilling machines;

•     wire cutting machines.

This standard addresses all hazardous conditions during the use and foreseeable misuse in normal environments and non-explosive atmospheres, including transportation, installation, setting, maintenance, repair and dismantling for removal or disposal.