Product Code: ILSC2009_904

Risk Assessment, Guarding and Control Reliable Interlocking
Authors:
Paul R. Daniel Jr., Delphi Corp. Energy & Chassis; Flint MI USA
Presented at ILSC 2009

An experienced Manufacturing Controls Engineer and Laser Safety Officer (LSO) from the automotive parts supplier industry shares some of the ways he applies laser safety to building custom industrial laser machines. The engineering controls considerations will cover selected topics from risk assessment, guarding and control reliable circuits. These considerations may apply to custom laser machines built in your facility, or at a machine tool company. It also may be used to evaluate standard off the shelf laser machines.