If you are interested in functional safety, and I know many readers are based on the statistics I see for my other functional safety-related posts, I think you will be interested in this.…
Read More1,000,000
1,000,000 views! Today marks a fantastic milestone for the Machinery Safety 101 blog – 1,000,000 views! When I started writing this blog back in October 2008, I had high hopes that a few dozens,…
Read MoreDo-It-Yourself Safety Labels, Signs and Tags
One of the great challenges that all product designers face is the sourcing of appropriate product safety labels. There are many sources for off-the-shelf labels including some of the biggest…
Read MoreEmergency Stop Pull-Cords
This article was updated 2020-06-13, adding links to the Rockwell Automation and Schmersal pull-cord data, and on 2019-04-26, adding specific details related to IEC 60947 – 5‑5 [7]. When it comes to…
Read More5 Things You Need to Know About ANSI
Have you ever wondered about ANSI? Needed to know how ANSI standards are developed? Find your answers and more in this post!
Read MoreAre You Ready? WEEE Directive Full Implementation Starts 15-Aug-18
image: Advanced Recycling Machines Many manufacturers selling industrial products into the EU market have come to understand at least one of the environmental protection Directives, RoHS – the “Restriction of…
Read MoreTrapped Key Interlocking
Many machine designers think of interlocks as exclusively electrical devices; a switch is attached to a movable mechanical guard, and the switch is connected to the control system. Trapped Key Interlocking is…
Read MoreHow to Apply a Safety Edge to a Machine Guard – Part 3: Stopping Performance
In Part 2 of this article, I looked at the pressure-sensitive devices (safety edges) themselves. This part explores the stopping performance requirements that engineers and technologists need to consider when applying these…
RA101 – Introduction to Risk Assessment
Learn Machinery Risk Assessment anytime and anywhere. Introduction to Risk Assessment is our 12-week machinery risk assessment course, based on ISO 12100:2010 and ISO/TR 14121 – 2:2012 standards. Delivered online, this course features widely…
Read MoreHow to Apply a Safety Edge to a Machine Guard – Part 2: Design Considerations
In Part 1 of this article, I looked at the pressure-sensitive devices (safety edges) themselves. This part explores the design requirements that engineers and technologists need to consider when applying these devices.…