Are you looking for a partner who can make your machines and plants safe while also focusing on your productivity? Then you have come to the right place here at SICK, because machine safety and protecting people do not automatically equate to downtimes for your production. Quite the contrary. Our in-depth safety expertise and comprehensive automation know how lead to productive business processes. Our certified experts around the globe can advise you on performance level a to e, and are fully acquainted with the applicable local standards and guidelines. Combined with best-in-class products and systems, we offer you innovative and future-oriented solutions for any requirement.
Ensuring safety projects succeed worldwide
Safety applications often have a local significance while also having a global context. With the world’s largest network of certified safety experts, we can assist you on-site not only with our expertise but also with our detailed knowledge of local standards and guidelines as well as an international perspective.
Services and knowledge transfer for a safe future
Benefit from a high plant availability and secure your productivity. Operators who regularly inspect and optimize their equipment not only protect their staff, machines, and the environment, but also work more productively in the long term.
The product and system support team at SICK will advise you with product selection, commissioning, and troubleshooting to ensure your machines are ready for operation at all times.
We make you an expert – here at SICK or at your company premises
Get informed about the functionality of our safety solutions
Find answers to your questions about Safety! The “#40SecondsOfSafety” video series answers frequently asked questions about the SICK safety portfolio in just 40 seconds.
Guarantee the safety of people and machines and increase your productivity – we will show you how this can be implemented in practice in our video tutorials. From the visualization of important device data to the equipping of mobile and stationary applications with a safety system from SICK: increasing your performance and efficiency is always top of mind for us. Why not take a few moments to learn just how easy that is.
Six steps to a safe machine
The globally application standards and directives form the principles of machine-related safety. We know about the standards and directives, not just in Europe, but all over the world.
This includes the regional differences and characteristics, as well as future changes. The “Guide for Safe Machinery” from SICK is a practical reference for machine builders, manufacturers, and operators that guide you on your way to safe productivity.
Download the guide for safe machinery
Additional information on machine safety
Country / Regionspecific
PUWER – Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (United Kingdom)
ANSI: American National Standards Institute (USA)
OSHAcademy: Machine Safeguarding Basics (USA)
NR12 - Machinery and Work Equipment Safety (Brazil)
SAC: Standardization Administration of the P.R.C. (China)
Chinese GB Standards searching website (China)
International
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
International
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
IEC: International Electronical Commission
Machinery Directive (European Commission)
List of harmonized standards under the Machinery Directive (European Commission)
Machinery Directive 2006/42 / EC (European Commission)
Guide to application of the Machinery Directive
SISTEMA and component libraries
SISTEMA – assistant for performance level calculation
Component library in accordance with VDMA-66413/SISTEMA 2.x
IFA – Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance