People, Safety and Premises
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Ensuring machinery control system safety

ISO 13849 is a critical element to ensure safe machinery, allowing manufacturers to have confidence that they are operating in a well-defined functional safety environment, and it is therefore vital that they understand its requirements and their associated responsibilities.

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How to prevent operator bypass

Safety guard interlocks help protect operators when working with rotating equipment and other high-risk machinery. However, interlocks are vulnerable to manipulation, putting operators in danger from unsafe machinery, explains David Dearden

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