An emergency stop is the red, latching control on a yellow background that when pressed, overrides everything else and brings a machine to a safe stop in an emergency.
Design rules come from EN ISO 13850 and EN 60204-1: it must latch when struck, need a deliberate manual reset, and resetting must never restart the machine on its own. Under PUWER Regulation 16 e-stops are provided where appropriate, as the backup for the moment other safeguards have failed.
Functional safety is the part of a machine’s safety that depends on its control system working correctly, from sensor through logic to actuator.
A MEWP, or mobile elevating work platform, is powered access equipment, such as a scissor lift or cherry picker, that must satisfy both PUWER suitability and LOLER lifting performance requirements.
EN ISO 13855 sets where to position light curtains, scanners, mats and other protective devices, using human approach speed and the machine’s stopping time.
For nearly two decades, the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) has been the backbone of machinery safety compliance across Europe.
Introduction Machinery is now software-defined, connected, and increasingly autonomous. The Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 treats software failures as
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