ISO 13850 Archives | Machinery Safety 101

3 September, 2010

Busting Emergency Stop Myths

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There are a number of myths that have grown up around emergency stops over the years. These myths can lead to injury or death, so it’s time for a little Myth Busting here on the MS101 blog!

6 March, 2009

Emergency Stop – What’s so confusing about that?

by Doug Nix

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I get a lot of calls and emails asking about emergency stops. This is one of those deceptively simple concepts that has managed to get very complicated over time. Not every machine needs or can benefit from an emergency stop. In some cases, it may lead to an unreasonable expectation of safety from the user, which can lead to injury if they don’t understand the hazards involved. Some product-specific standards