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4th January 2021, 01:48 PM #16Taking a break
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Because that's the easiest place to reach it when in use.
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4th January 2021, 07:30 PM #19Taking a break
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Yep, almost definitely a legal requirement.
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4th January 2021, 11:46 PM #20GOLD MEMBER
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5th January 2021, 10:17 AM #21GOLD MEMBER
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Mine doesn't have one, but it's quite possible it hails from a time before Aus added another rule to the existing rules because the only thing better than some rules is more rules. Because: rules.
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5th January 2021, 10:24 AM #22Taking a break
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Here ya go, legal requirement
Machinery Safety & Hazard Guidance - E-stops: Plant Assessor
AS4024.1604:2014 Safety of Machinery – Design of controls, interlocks and guarding —Emergency stop—Principles for design contains the definition and other information for emergency stop devices
Type: The types of actuators that may be used include the following: – mushroom-type pushbuttons;
– wires, ropes, bars;
– handles;
– in specific applications, foot-pedals without a protective cover.
Colour: The actuators of the emergency stop must be coloured red and where a background exists be yellow as far as is practical.
Location: An emergency stop device shall be located at each operator control station.
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5th January 2021, 12:14 PM #23Member
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Legislative requirement, then. I admit I'm not surprised - Hammer is the discounted range for Felder but even so, the E-stop is a fairly blatant add-on with little "engineering" to it. They just stuck it on a plate. Painted, yes, but it's just stuck there.
First time I couldn't start the machine because I'd knocked the e-stop with my knee was a learning moment.
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5th January 2021, 01:52 PM #24GOLD MEMBER
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5th January 2021, 01:58 PM #25Taking a break
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Beats me... Perhaps the standard off switch was deemed sufficient on the other machines?
The standard is the 2014 revision, so might have been different if your machines are older than that?
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5th January 2021, 06:22 PM #26GOLD MEMBER
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Mine has a single push to stop switch which has to be manually reset every time. It appears that the stop switch on this machine is a momentary switch which does not need re-setting at all. It can be seen here. It is interesting that a change was deemed necessary.
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5th January 2021, 06:25 PM #27Taking a break
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Chris, your stop button would satisfy the requirements on its own
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5th January 2021, 07:39 PM #28GOLD MEMBER
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Think mine is the same as Chris's: easily operated by a knee in case of severed fingers
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