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SafetyUpdate
Safety Automation Forum Presentations Available for Download
Some 200 people attended the Rockwell Automation Safe- ty Automation Forum in November, to learn how to better pro- tect workers, increase productivity and use sustainable man- ufacturing processes.
Now, to help spread the knowledge disseminated at the event, Rockwell Automation has made the event’s presentations available at its online Safety Portal—download the presenta- tions (www.safetyautomationforum.com/downloads/index.html) to study best practices and obtain innovative ideas to improve your company’s safety strategies for sustainable manufacturing. Rockwell Automation; www.rockwellautomation.com
Ross Controls Receives
Updated Pneumatic
Safety Product Certification
The DM Series C pneumatic double-valve family of products from Ross Controls, Troy, MI, has received third- party certification to ISO 13849-1:2006 (Safety of Machin- ery, Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems), which
replaced the EN 954-1 standard on November 30. DM-series valves are used to exhaust downstream air to help meet stop-time requirements in machine-guarding applications. Also, the valves will be labeled with the CE mark to comply with the new EU machinery directive that went into effect on
December 29.
Ross Controls: 800/438-7677; www.rosscontrols.com
Using Safety Light Curtains?
Consult this Checkout Log to Make
Sure They’re Being Used Properly
Through OSHA’s Alliance Program, this checklist was devel- oped for informational purposes only, as a product of the OSHA and The Association for High Technology Distribution Alliance. It is recommended that the following checkout procedures be performed by a qualified person during initial light-curtain instal- lation and at least every three months (or more frequently, depending on machine-usage and company guidelines). A “qual- ified person” is defined by ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2006 as an indi- vidual who “understands, is trained on, and demonstrates com- petence with the construction, operation or maintenance of the machinery and the hazards involved.”
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