Avoid Four Common Safeguarding Flaws

Mutin g and Light Curtains: Four Commo n Machin e Safegua rding Flaws and How to Avoid Them In nearly any industry that manufactures a product, there are automatic feeder systems and conveyor applications that can be optimized simply by using muting. When used with a safety light curtain, muting enables the safety function to be temporarily disabled for a limited time to let parts or products in while protecting workers from potentially hazardous situations. Learn how to avoid pot ential safet y fla ws when safeg uardi ng hig hl y automat ed mac hines, which typically have one or more openings to allow large material, such as pallets, in and out. Despite service doors being nearby, these openings often present the easiest way to enter the machine area to perform min or ser vic e and rou tin e mai ntenance act iviti es. However, the se mac hin es (es pecia lly legacy equi pmen t) do not always come equi ppe d with state-o f-the -art, buil t-in safe guar din g mech anis ms – possibly creating a hazardous situation for personnel. Following are four common safety flaws and how to avoid them. Safety Flaw 1: To rely on adminis trative meas ures alone Simple awareness measures (barriers, signs) are not sufficient in these kinds of applications. Administrativ e or awareness measures are the least effectiv e way of risk reduction . Technolo gically advanced electro-sensitive devices are able to differentiate between a person and material and should be used. Below is one example of how this equipment works.

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Avoid Four Common Safeguarding Flaws