SI GROUP OVERVIEW

With the introduction of new standards and technologies fundamentally changing the approach to safety engineering, the Safety Special Interest Group has the opportunity to educate BARA members - both vendors and end-users, influence standards committees and act as a forum for the promotion of best practice within industry.

The Safety SIG has been a particularly active BARA Special Interest Group, since its launch in mid 2004, it has organised a series of machine safety seminars, and conferences on Machine Safety and Functional Safety. These conferences address the issues surrounding machine safety, EN 954-1 and its planned replacement ISO 13849-1. ISO 13849 embodies the concept of Functional Safety, which is common to both IEC/EN 61508 & IEC/EN 62061. The Safety SIG foresaw the need to clarify understanding in this key area, where there is significant change

BARA MACHINE SAFETY CONFERENCES 2008

BARA, the British Automation and Robotics Association, announced two conferences on machine safety for 2008, continuing the very popular series. The first was in Manchester on the 17th June, the second taking place in the Midlands on 30th September. The conferences are run in association with Drives & Controls and sponsored by the IET, IMechE and MachineBuilding.net. The conferences will provide a comprehensive overview of machinery safety standards, covering current and emerging standards, applicable technology and will examine practical application through case studies. Sessions will include safety-related networking and emerging robotic safety standards.

For full programme and registration details, please click here. 

If you would like to book on line, please click here.

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To see the press release, please click here.

For more Machinery Safety Information, click here.

MEMBERSHIP

If you are interested in joining the Safety Special Interest Group please contact the SIG chairman, Dr Richard Piggin, email: bara_a@wmgmail.wmg.warwick.ac.uk

For past SIG safety events and news, click here.