Tapeswitch - Diamond Plate Aluminum Safety Mats - Technical Manual

The Tapeswitch Diamond Plate Safety Mat (DPM) is a pressure-sensitive safety device designed to protect operators working at or near dangerous machinery. The DPM is designed to meet and exceed the requirements of BS EN1760-1: 1998. It is important for the user to select a safety interface that complies with annex B of BS EN954-1: 1996. That will establish a complete safety machine interface system. In addition, the category rating will then be at the level of the attached controller to a maximum category level of 3. When correctly installed at and interfaced to a machine, the DPM will: (a) detect a person present in the dangerous area and prevent dangerous motion from occurring. (b) Detect a person entering the dangerous area and cause dangerous motion to cease before the person can reach the dangerous parts. (c) A combination of (a) and (b). The area covered by the DPM depends on which of the functions (a), (b) or (c) is to be performed.