MACHINE-GUARDING5 MIN READ
Sort the Safeguard Method
Differentiate fixed guards, interlocked or presence-sensing devices, and distance or feeding aids in common machine-guarding scenes.
Sort each machine scene by the safeguarding method doing the main work. Fixed guard Interlock or sensing device Distance or feeding aid Bolted conveyor nip cover fixed-guard Interlocked lathe chuck shield device Two-hand press control Push stick for narrow stock distance-aid Fan blade mesh cage safeguarding method selection You moved from generic guard language to mechanism-specific control checks. Ask what the control physically prevents or detects.
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