PT Honda Prospect Motor
Occupational Health & Safety Department
PT Honda Prospect Motor
Safety Functions
Section 4–Safety Circuit
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A.Safetycircuit
1.Forsafetyoperation,thenecessaryprotectiveinterlockshouldbeimplemented.Whenthemachinestopsforwhateverreason,
unintentionalrestartingshouldbeprevented
2.Thesectionswhichmaycausecontradictoryoperationssuchasclock-wiserotationvs.counter-clock-widerotation,damagingofthe
facility,orpersonalinjuryshouldbeinterlockedwithandexternalcircuit.Whenapotentialfailuremayleadtopersonalinjury,a
safetyrelayshouldbeemployed.
3.Theelectricallyactivateddevicessuchasrelays,solenoids,clutches,andbrakes,shouldbeabletomaintaintheirsafetyfunctions
evenifpoweristurnedoffandtheybecomeunexcited.
4.Themotorshouldhaveandoverloadprotectiondevice.Whenoverloadisdetected,analarmshouldbeissued.
5.Whenanoverload/overcurrentprotectivedeviceofanactuatorofamechanicalbrakesystem(e.g.,motorbrake)istriggered,the
mechanicalactuatorrelatedtothesystem(e.g.,motor)shouldstopsupplyingpower(electricity)aswell.
6.Ifthereisapossibilityofthemovingsectiongoingoveracertainlimit,apositionsensororalimitswitchshouldbeinstalledto
providepropercontrol.
7.Whenthemachineisstoppedotherthanduringtheautomaticoperation(continuousautomatic,one-cycleautomatic,
semiautomatic),nomechanismshouldbeactivatedifthedetectorisactivated.
8.Whenasafety-relatedparameter(e.g.,position,speed,temperature,pressure)exceedsthelimitthathasbeensetbeforehand,the
controlsystemshouldstopthemachine,issueanwarningsignal,oractivatethealarm.
9.Forinstance,iftemporaldeactivationofthesafetyfeaturesisrequiredforsetup,adjustment,maintenance,orrepair,themode
shouldbefixed(mechanicallyorotherwise)atamodeinwhichautomaticoperationisdisabled.Inaddition,itispreferabletoapply
thefollowingmeasures.
a.Themachineshouldbeoperatedwithahold-to-rundevice.
b.Anemergencystopdeviceoraportablecontrolpanelwithanenablingdeviceshouldbeusedasnecessary.Onlythatcontrol
panelshouldbeallowedtocontrolthemachine.
c.Theoperatingspeedshouldberestricted(madetolower)ortheoutputofthemachineshouldberestricted(non-operable).
d.Theoperatingrangeofthemachineshouldberestricted(withmechanicalstoppers).
10.Itispreferablethathard-wiredsafetydevicesbeusedforallthesafety-relatedstopfunctions.However,thesafetyPLCandsafety
networkcompatiblewiththeSafetycategory4definedin"EN954-1"maybeused.
11.Formonitoringortestingofthesafety-relateddevicesorforbackingupthedata,aprogrammableelectronicdevicemaybeused.
However,theyshouldnotimpedethenormaloperationofthesafety-relatedstopfunctions.