Safety Tutorial Videos
Here you will find a collection of Safety Tutorial Videos.
These videos are designed for broadband download only.
Our most recent videos
PODCAST: Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered
Energy Control Unlocked: Navigating Lockout Tagout in the Age of Automation
A discussion on Lockout Tagout, misconceptions around minor servicing, and coming capabilities for LOTO Management.
View on YouTube (Duration 16:03)
Ask The Expert: Machine Safety Questions
Question: What is the purpose of Safety Controllers?
Devin Murray answers this question.
View on YouTube (Duration 1:29)
Schmersal on Machine Safety series
Safety Circuits: Manual Reset
Peter Rigakos talks about manual reset for safety circuits and best engineering practices of using falling edge detection to prevent manual reset buttons becoming automatic resets.
View on YouTube (Duration: 3:52)
Performance Levels
Devin Murray explains performance levels, per ISO 13849, breaking down the related concepts such as diagnostic coverage, common cause failures, mean time to a dangerous failure, and categories.
View on YouTube (Duration: 3:45)
Control Reliability
Peter Rigakos discusses Control Reliability, its origins, and designing safety circuits to standards.
View on YouTube (Duration: 2:40)
Risk Assesssment
Devin Murray talks briefly about risk assessment and identifying machine hazards so the machine can be properly safeguarded.
View on YouTube (Duration: 1:36)
Ask The Expert: Machine Safety Questions
Our experts answer machine saftey questions:
What is "High Level Coding" and how do I apply it?
Answer: Matt Ernst (YouTube 1:31)
What is the purpose of Safety Controllers?
Answer: Devin Murray (YouTube 1:29)
PODCASTS
Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered
The podcast series “Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered” connects Automation World subscribers with industry experts to get the answers to many questions on machine automation, Industry 4.0/networking, safety, and new technologies. The podcast is hosted by David Greenfield, Director of Content for Automation World.
What Is A Machine Risk Assessment?
(May 2022) Learn the details of machine risk assessments, what types of equipment require them, who's responsible for them, when to begin the process, and how to comply with machine risk assessment regulations in this episode.
(Duration: 16:26)
Do Collaborative Robots Need Safety Risk Assessments?
(October 2023) In this episode, Devin Murray defines what a collaborative robot (cobot) is, current standards for cobot safety, the hazards around cobots, the need for risk assessment of the cobot application, and several methods to make cobots safer.
(Duration: 15:37)
Can Internet of Things Technology Improve Safety?
(June 2024) Learn how IoT technologies can be used with safety applications – from e-stops to safety controllers and sensors – and what manufacturers should look for in connected safety devices.
(Duration: 13:34)
What Should Manufacturers Understand About the New ISO (10218) Robot Standard?
(June 2025) Devin Murray explains the new ISO 10218 robot standard, how it interacts with other parts of the ISO 10218 series of standards, how manufacturers can integrate it with their existing robotic systems, and for what kinds of manufacturing operations this standard is considered critical.
(Duration: 14:30)
Energy Control Unlocked: Navigating Lockout Tagout in the Age of Automation
(August 2026) New host Chris McNamara and guest Devin Murray explore the most common and beneficial applications of lockout/tagout, how network complexity is affecting this tactic, and how minor-servicing comes into play. Finally, they discuss how standards support lockout/tagout and what new capabilities are revealing themselves as this tactic evolves and new tools are launched.
(Duration: 16:03)
From our archives: Man-Machine Safeguarding video series
Volume 1: Principles & Practices
In this video, you'll learn how to create a safer work place, reduce liability, improve productivity and lower your insurance costs.
View on Youtube (Duration: 16 min, 50 sec)
Volume 2: Problems & Solutions
This video goes into more depth on the types of safety switches, how they function, and how they can best be installed to achieve a safe workplace.
View on YouTube (Duration: 15 min, 11 sec)
Volume 3: Safety Controllers – Application & Selection
This video demonstrates in more depth how to select and use safety controllers based on your risk analysis and machine safety requirements.
View on YouTube (Duration: 19 min, 29 sec)
