Machine safety module
Machine safety function: guard, interlock and stop on one record
A machine guard, a door interlock, an emergency stop button and a light curtain are each checked separately; when a given function was last tested is rarely written down anywhere. This page describes the planned scope for machine safety functions.
This page is written for production sites with a machine park, maintenance teams and the specialists who run field inspections.
What the scope covers
- A list of functionsThe aim is to record the safety functions on a machine one by one.
- Test trailKeeping the date and outcome of each function test on record is part of the planned scope.
- A function taken out of serviceMaking a temporarily disabled function visible is part of the design.
- Tied to the equipment recordThe aim is to attach the functions to the equipment record they belong to.
- Link with field findingsLanding a finding from a field check on the relevant function is part of the planned scope.
Where the topic lives on the site today
Until the module goes live, the published pages that cover the same subject are below.
- Machine guards guideA guide on guard types and the order in which they are chosen.
- Lockout and tagout guideA guide on how energy is isolated before work on a machine.
- What lockout and tagout isAn answer page giving the short definition.
- Equipment interval tableA free reference table showing inspection intervals for machines.
- Statutory inspection moduleThe module page describing the inspection record of a machine.
When does this module open
This page is updated once the module is queued; if you write which functions you follow in your machine park, it is taken into account in the ordering.
Machine safety module
Which safety functions sit on your machines
Send us what you expect from the scope; the module is announced from this page once it is queued.
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