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Everything you wanted to know about machine safeguarding... but didn't know to ask.

FREE HANDBOOKS & VIDEOS
For more than 50 years, SCHMERSAL has dedicated themselves to making safer workplaces. These videos and handbooks have been prepared based on this experience. They represent a compilation of answers to the most frequently asked questions from machine designers, control engineers, occupational health/safety professionals, plant management, machinery operators, maintenance personnel and others who are regularly involved in the design and use of manufacturing machinery and equipment.

In addition each features a detailed glossary... a valuable reference for those being newly introduced to this subject. We trust that you will find the answers to your questions... and that they will prove a valuable reference for you and your colleagues.

Man-Machine Safeguarding Requirements & Techniques

• View Man-Machine Safeguarding Principles and Practices (120 kb)
• View Control Reliability (40 kb)
• View Risk Assessment (48 kb)
• View Safety Standards CE Marking and European Directive (36 kb)
• View Safety Controllers Basics (206 kb)
• View Safety Controllers Selection Guide (90 kb)
• View Application and Solutions (23 kb)
• View Machine Safety Terminology (76 kb)

Safety Light Barriers

• View Selection & Application Characterisitics
• View Safety Distance Requirements
• View Wiring & Installation Considerations
• View Standards & Certifications
• View Light Curtain Terminology (Glossary

 

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