Steve Kemp
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- Join Date
- Nov 2003
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- 122
Hello All. I'm trying to fight my way through the maze that is health & safety legislation with regard to the automatic re-start of a machine's operation following a light guard breach. Does anyone know whether this depends on the category of the system, or is it universal? What I'm missing right now is the "connection" between the selected category and the type of guarding to be used. I've always used manual reset for such applications, but then, I always err on the side of caution. (One of our customers specifies that the first press of the start button resets the guard monitor(s) and only the rising edge of the second press starts the machine cycle). By contrast, there's no use discussing the matter with this customer, as his attitude regarding the safety of dozens of operators on the shop floor is -and I quote- "F**k 'em". Incredible... So, any pointers most welcome, thanks.