Machinery Safety Matters

Where do I need to locate my emergency stops?   This podcast is going to cover, not just where to locate your emergency stops around your machines or on the machine itself, but what else you need to consider. This is will help make the decision process much easier, and you will at least have some clarity of what to think about, when you need to think about installing emergency stops on or aro...

I want to discuss what you must at least think about before you put your machine into service, so that the maintenance of keeping your machine safe and sound, throughput of your machine, and ultimately the profits for your business are safeguarded.       KEY TAKEAWAYS   Have a look in EN ISO 14122 parts 1 through to 4 for access dimensions,       VALUABLE RESOURC...

Description   Risk assessment for safety related parts of control systems, and how to approach those first decisions on what to do.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   This is an extra step, and builds on the information of the risk assessment, that you carried out at the beginning of the machine design .     This is not just for controls engineers, but for anyone who is involved with machi...

Description     The 6 requirements for interlocking movable guards   KEY TAKEAWAYS   “the last thing you want is a door interlock that comes away, from the movable guard when operators are in the danger area.”     BEST MOMENTS   “because this is a critical safety feature and if it were to fail and cause an injury then it must meet the requirements for safety and...

Description       The safety related part of the control system, is the brains, it's the intelligence, it's the part of your machine that will decide, if something is safe for you to interact with or not.     BEST MOMENTS   ·      1 - Can they operate in the environment that you are using it? ·      2 - A fau...

Description     The work of someone who is interested in improving safety of machinery isn't one, where you identify an issue, report it and then it smoothly gets done with no resistance or pushback. - If only life was that straight forward.         KEY TAKEAWAYS   You will get opposition, and challenge, from curious questioning to outright disagreement and every...

Description   What does state of the Art mean?   a phrase that you may have heard before, in everyday use or even in an engineering setting     VALUABLE RESOURCES   BS EN ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery. General principles for design. Risk assessment and risk reduction   https://tidd.ly/4draJfV     For access to other standards   https://tidd.ly/3JWx...

Description         Once you've got hold of your maintenance manual, and the type of information you should expect to see contained within it     I'm going to cover the first 8 area's that you might expect to see in the manual, not all of it will apply to your machine, but it will give you a good indication of what to expect, and it is up to you to either provide it,...

Description   Machines sometimes come with an emergency stop, and sometimes they come with their own stop, sometimes with both. Do we need both, just one or none at all?     KEY TAKEAWAYS     The 3 different types of stop categories Stop Type 0 Uncontrolled 1 Controlled 2 Operational           VALUABLE RESOURCES   BS EN ISO 12100:2010 Saf...

Description   Required characteristics of a machine isolator   KEY TAKEAWAYS   Not all devices that are used for machine isolation are up to the job.     BEST MOMENTS   I'm going to briefly discuss the 6 main requirements for machine disconnection     VALUABLE RESOURCES   BS EN ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery. General principles for design. Risk asse...

Description       KEY TAKEAWAYS         BEST MOMENTS       VALUABLE RESOURCES   BS EN ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery. General principles for design. Risk assessment and risk reduction   https://tidd.ly/4draJfV     For access to other standards   https://tidd.ly/3JWxE6t     For access to standards   https:...

Description Machines operate in different modes, and there are key characteristics of changing these modes of operation if you want to ensure operator safety. There are at least 4 key requirements that must be in place before, you change the mode of operation of a machine, and I'm going to cover them in more detail.     KEY TAKEAWAYS   When considering mode selection think about how...

Description   You may have heard in your organisation or business that one or two people who comes out with the following phrases: I call them Common myths around risk assessments.      KEY TAKEAWAYS     t's not my job. Someone else has to do it.     BEST MOMENTS   You need to do this because it is your legal responsibility and obligation!    ...

Description   There are multiple types of emergency stops on the market and today, I want to discuss the over-use of shrouded emergency stops on installations, and where it’s inappropriate to install one.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   L ocation - can you change where it is, so that it does not get inadvertently knocked? A lternative direction - to think about how it is mounted, and the way in w...

Description     When you add a machine into an existing system it will more often than not have it's own emergency stop, and a decision on whether or how to integrate it into the existing system will have to be made. This podcast aims to address this situation.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   P is for Process E is for Exposure A is for adjacent hazards R is to recognise hazardous situations...

Description If I modify the machine, will I need to re CE mark it? Well, the short answer to that is - it depends,       KEY TAKEAWAYS   The 4 requirement of assemblies of machinery listed.       BEST MOMENTS    THe 4 different scanario's for modifying machinery explained   VALUABLE RESOURCES   For access to standards   https://tidd.ly/3J...

Description     This is going to be a deep dive into what a guard is, the required characteristics, the types, how to choose and where to get more information, for creating your guard design.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   Guards come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and are defined as providing protection by a physical barrier, some are obvious and some are not so. A guard doesn't necessa...

I'm going to walk you through the first 10 considerations for inherent safe machinery design. 1 Geometric Factors - Shapes 2 Physical Aspects 3 Taking into account general technical knowledge of machine design 4 - Choice of appropriate technology 5 - Applying principle of positive mechanical action 6 - Provisions for stability 7 - Provisions for maintainability 8 - Observing ergonomic principles 9...

Description   How to approach hazards and apply the hierarchy of controls   KEY TAKEAWAYS   ·       When faced with a hazard on a machine, it is really important to know how to manage those hazards. ·       However there are times when the machine cannot run slower or have forces that a below hazardous limits...

Description   This podcast is going to describe what information that the manufacturer needs to provide to the user of the machinery.     KEY TAKEAWAYS   ·       There are 4 general principles when it comes to drafting instructions. ·       Try and avoid technical jargon, by making the layout clear and easy t...

Description   This show is about the 8 essential features of a Declaration of Incorporation or DOI.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   ·       With the right kind of knowledge of what to look for you will be able to gain or provide confidence in the product you are buying or selling. ·       Once you know what to look for it is ea...

Description   User responsibilities, and what you must do as an owner and provider of the work equipment.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   ·       There are many thing to consider when providing, or using equipment for work, and with that comes a lot of responsibility and also legal obligations. ·       First of all you have to...

Description   The 10 essential characteristics that need to be present on the declaration of conformity     KEY TAKEAWAYS   ·       One of the most important documents you will look over, is the Declaration of Conformity. ·       It's not something to be shoved in a drawer without reading it   &nbsp...

Description   How to approach risk assessments for machinery safety.     KEY TAKEAWAYS   ·       The very first thing we must do is to is get a feel for the machine ·       How you determine where a score sits in relation to the level of risk, is your risk profile.     BEST MOMENTS   ·&nbs...

Description     KEY TAKEAWAYS   ·       Every machine that claims any sort of conformity must at the very least have a nameplate on it. ·       There are certain characteristics that must be present on it. ·       As soon as you physically receive your machine you need to check t...