Webinar Recordings
Here you will find a collection of webinar recordings on general machine safety topics.
Machine Safety in the Digital Age: Industry 4.0, Connectivity, and Cybersecurity
Industry 4.0 is redefining machine safety through connected devices, industrial networks, and real-time data that deliver greater visibility into equipment performance. This webinar explores how connected safety solutions, safety PLCs, and cybersecurity considerations can help manufacturers improve diagnostics, maintenance strategies, operational efficiency, and risk reduction in modern manufacturing environments..
Duration: 1 hour
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Machine Safety Functions - Design and Implementation
Machine safety functions play a central role in reducing risk, protecting operators, and ensuring that equipment operates within safe parameters. Yet many safety functions are misunderstood, improperly designed, or incorrectly validated, leading to gaps in protection and a lack of compliancy. Learn about key safety functions such as Safety stop initiated by a safeguard, Guard locking, Safety light curtain muting and blanking, Safe speed, Safe enable, Reset, and Emergency stop.
Duration: 1 hour
Retrofitting Legacy Machinery for Safety: Navigating Risks & Regulatory Challenges
Many industrial facilities still rely on legacy machinery that predates modern safety standards - creating significant risk for operators and liability for organizations. Retrofitting these machines can improve performance, but without proper attention to safety integration, retrofits can inadvertently create new hazards or violate compliance requirements. From risk assessments and safeguarding techniques to navigating OSHA and ISO/ANSI standards, you'll learn how to bring legacy machinery up to current safety expectations.
Duration: 1 hour
Engineering Safety Control Measures
Effective engineering controls play a vital role in workplace safety by minimizing risks and protecting workers from hazards. In this webinar, we will explore essential safety control measures used across industries, including fixed guarding, guard door interlocks, and presence-sensing devices. Our experts will discuss best practices for implementation and compliance with key safety standards such as ANSI B11.0, NFPA 79, ISO 12100, ISO 13855, and other essential safety regulations. Gain valuable insights into designing safer work environments and ensuring compliance with both local and international regulations.
Duration: 1 hour
Basic OSHA Requirements for a Control Reliable Safety Circuit
Control reliability is a benchmark for the design of safety control circuits. There are several Categories of circuits for safety systems. Here we discuss the basic wiring designs of a safety circuits, to help you fulfill OSHA requirements and meet the conditions of a specific Performance Levels (PL) and Safety Integrity Levels (SIL).
Duration: 1 hour
Minimum Distances for Safety Control Measures
Master the art of calculating and implementing minimum safe distances. Discover the crucial factors behind implementing fixed guards and presence sensing safety devices, including the essential considerations for their strategic placement to ensure compliance and effectiveness in risk reduction.
Duration: 1 hour
Basic Requirements of Lockout Tagout
Lockout Tagout is consistently on OSHA’s top ten safety violations year after year. In this webinar, Devin Murray defines the importance of lockout tagout, its scope, the basic elements of an energy control program and alternative measures.
Duration: 1 hour
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Risk Assessment
A machine safety risk assessment is a crucial step for safeguarding industrial equipment. In this presentation, Devin Murray discussed the basic needs, requirements, and processes for an effective and efficient risk assessment procedure. This includes hazard identification, risk estimation, and risk reduction as defined by various consensus standards and regulations.
Duration: 1 hour
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Applying ISO 13849 Functional Safety to Machines in the USA
Functional safety and Performance Levels are key elements behind the global-harmonized machine safety standard ISO 13849. This webinar provides an overview of the standard, when and how to use it, how it relates to machine safety in the USA and a look at misconceptions surrounding the standard.
Duration: 1 hour
Commonly Overlooked & Misapplied Machine Safety Requirements
Machine safety can be challenging and complex, for both machine builder and user. Many times, it is difficult to stay up to date on all applicable safety standards and guidelines. With so many safety aspects to consider, it is easy to overlook crucial elements to successfully implement a safety measure. This webinar provides guidance and answers.
Duration: 1 hour
