Abstract
This chapter focuses on functional safety systems and describes those safety measures that are based on sensors and control systems and are designed to ensure the safe working of machines. The term “machine” can be defined as an assembly of linked parts or components joined together for a specific application—in particular, for the processing, treatment, moving, or packaging of a material. Any assembly of devices designed to protect people from hazards or injuries that could arise from the use of the machine can be considered to be a machinery safety system. The machinery safety system may also provide protection for the machine itself or for other machines against damage because of malfunctioning of the machine. An important point to note about machinery safety legislation is that the designer and builder of a machine have a major responsibility to make the machine safe to use within a foreseeable range of applications. However, once the machine is installed in a factory, it becomes the owner's responsibility to see that it is used in a safe manner and that all safety measures are properly taken and maintained.
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