This draft European Standard specifies the essential safety requirements applicable to the design and construction of haul-offs for cable, cable core, profiles and pipes used in extrusion lines for processing plastic and rubber for the hazards identified in Annex A. The following kinds of haul-offs are covered: caterpillar haul-offs; belt haul-offs; capstan haul-offs; belt capstan haul-offs; roller haul-offs. The machine begins at the product inlet opening and ends at the product outlet. Cutting units which are integrated with or attached to the haul-off are not covered. Take-off devices used on film or sheet lines are not covered. Unwinding and winding machines are not subject to this standard. They are being dealt with in a separate standard being produced by another working group of CEN/TC 145. This European Standard is not applicable to haul-offs that are manufactured before the date of its publication.