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Safety
Inanyindustrialdesign,safetymustbeafirstpriorityinthatthedesigner(s)musttake
allreasonablestepstoensureapersonorpersonscannotbeharmedinanywaywhilst
thesystemisbeingoperated.
TherearenowEuropeanMachinerySafetyStandards,whichalsoincludethecontrol
systemsofthemachinery.Thesecanbesummarisedasfollows:
1.Allemergencycircuitssuchasemergencystopbuttonsandsafetyguardswitches
mustbehardwiredandnotdependonsoftware,i.e.PLCsorelectroniclogic
gates.
2.Adesigner(s)mustcarryoutariskassessmentprocedure.Inadditiontheprocedure
mustbedocumentedforpossibleinspectionatanytime.
3.Implementanychangestothedesigntolimitanyrisk,asfaraspossible.
4.Ensure