本标准适用于工业或商业应用中使用的所有固定式磨床，这些磨床利用研磨产品改变任何材料的形状、尺寸或表面光洁度。本标准也适用于研磨玻璃、陶瓷、塑料和橡胶等金属以外材料的机器。本标准的要求不包括:便携式手持磨床、使用松散磨料的机器、用于木材加工的机器或用于道路施工中混凝土切割的机器。此外，本标准不适用于珩磨机、研磨机、抛光机或砂带磨床。

This standard applies to all stationary grinding machines, used in either industrial or commercial applications that utilize an abrasive product to change the shape, size or surface finish of any material. This standard also applies to these machines when they are grinding materials other than metals such as glass, ceramics, plastics, and rubber.Excluded from the requirements of this standard are: portable hand-held grinding machines, machines using loose abrasives, machines used in wood-working applications, or machines used for concrete cutting in road construction. Also, this standard does not apply to honing machines, lapping machines, polishing machines or belt grinding machines.