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- When the emergency stop is operated on a machine, does it have to be reset/acknowledged on each individual machine?
- What colour must an area stop pushbutton be?
- Can single and dual-channel emergency stops be used together on a plant?
- When do we speak of a "competent person"?
- When is a conveyor line considered no longer accessible?
- Is there a standard that states how high the reduced speed may be, on conveyors for example, if the conveyor is not enclosed?
- What has changed with the standard EN ISO 12100?
- What is the difference between Type A, B and C standards?
- Is it possible to connect as many emergency stop pushbuttons as possible in series, in order to simplify a circuit (designed to Cat. 4)?
- Must an operating mode selector switch be safely evaluated?
- What do we mean by an assembly of machinery?
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