ANSI B71.7:2018 pdf download.Powered Consumer Ram- Type Log Splitters一Safety Specifications.
The safety specifications given in this standard are for powered consumer
(a) hydraulic-ram log splitters
(b) mechanical-ram log splitters
Power may be supplied by an internal-combustion engine or an electric motor.
These specifications are intended to provide safety requirements and to help ensure uniform operator environments. They are intended to apply to products specifically intended as consumer products for the personal use of a consumer around the home. This standard applies to all aftermarket parts, attachments, and accessories. Any manufacturer of aftermarket parts, attachments and accessories is responsible for ensuring compliance to this standard. Safety specifications in this standard apply only to a configuration of attachments/implements/accessories approved by their respective manufacturers.
These specifications are not intended to apply to commercial products customarily used by hired operators or to products designed primarily for agricultural purposes such as those defined in SAE J1116 or three- point hitch mounted machines.
The effective implementation date of this standard shall be two (2) years after the publication date and shall apply to all products built after that date. Manufacturers may also comply with the requirements of this standard anytime after the publication date.
2 Normative references
The following standards contain provisions, which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this American National Standard. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this American National Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below.
ANSI Z535.4, Product safety signs and labels1
ASABE/ISO 3767-1, Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment
— Symbols for operator controls and other displays — Part 1: Common symbols2
ASTM Gi 52, Standard Practice for Operating Open Flame Carbon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials3
ASTM G 155, Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
3 Definitions
3.1 durable label: A label for the purpose of identification, instruction, or warning that shall meet the requirements of clause 15.
3.2 guard or shield: A barrier that minimizes inadvertent personal contact with hazards.
3.3 guarded by location: A hazard is guarded when it is shielded by other parts or components of the machine or because of its relatively inaccessible location.
3.4 hydraulic-ram log splitter: A machine for splitting logs that uses hydraulic pressure.
3.5 mechanical-ram log splitter: A machine for splitting logs that uses a mechanical means.
3.6 neutral return: A device that will automatically return a control to a neutral position.
3.7 nip point : The mesh point of gears and the run-on point where a belt or chain enters a sheave, sprocket, or idler.
3.8 normal operation: Use of the machine which is reasonably foreseeable and which is consistent with such activities as loading and splitting logs, starting, stopping, fueling, connecting to (or disconnecting from) a power source.ANSI B71.7 pdf download.