1.1 This European Standard is applicable to shoe and leather presses (see 3.1) used in the manufacture of footwear, leather and imitation leather goods and other related components. These machines are: - Sole attaching presses (open and closed types); - Sole and insole moulding machines; - Back part moulding machines; - Backer, lining and toe puff attaching presses; - Ironing presses; - Marking, stamping, labelling and embossing machines; - Stitch marking machines; - Upper preforming machines; - Automatic shoe and leather presses; a) Premoulding machines for thermoplastic counters and counter forming machines; b) Integrated manufacturing systems; c) Presses with mobile stations and rotary configuration; - Folding presses; - Activating presses; - Relasting and last slipping machines; - Top piece attaching presses; - Leather button covering machines. 1.2 This European Standard is not applicable to: - Cutting and punching machines; NOTE See EN 12044.- Eyelet, hook and decorative nail attaching machines;- Presses used for shoe repair and orthopaedic works NOTE See EN 12387.1.3 This European Standard specifies safety requirements for construction, transport, installation, adjustment, setting, teaching or process change-over, operation, cleaning, maintenance, decommissioning, dismantling and, as far as safety is concerned, disposal for machines mentioned in 1.1. It takes account of intended use, foreseeable misuse, component and system failure.