CHAPTER 37

Human-Factors Engineering, Safety and

Product Liability

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 Barrier Guards

Figure 37.1 Barrier guards:

(a) spring-type interlock
shuts off power to machine
when guard door is opened;
(b) guard can only be
removed by removing the
plug, which then shuts off
power to machine. Source:
Triodyne, Inc.

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 Presence-Sensing Devices

Figure 37.2 (a) Presence-sensing device, with light beams forming a curtain across the zone of operation.
(b) Breaking the curtain of light beams by operator’s hands sets brake on machine and disconnects clutch.
Source: Triodyne, Inc.

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