Safety Requirements for Power Press Brakes

The requirements of this standard apply to those machines classified as power press brakes (hereinafter referred to simply as “press brakes”), which are designed and constructed for the specific purpose of bending material.

Excluded from the requirements of this standard are mechanical power presses; hydraulic / pneumatic power presses, folding machines; hand brakes; tangent benders; apron brakes; and other similar types of metal bending machines.