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DEVELOPMENT OF SAFETY TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE SAFETY OF TWO ORMORE OPERATORS IN HAZARDOUS AREAS BY PREVENTING ERRONEOUSRESETTING ? TAKAO FUKUI, TAKEO YASUI, NORIFUMI OBATA, MASASHI FUJIMOTO,ATSUSHI MATSUMOTO, TOSHIHIRO FUJITA, LANNY SCHUBERG ? IDEC CORPORATION7-31, Nishimiyahara 1-chome, Yodogawa-ku Osaka 532-8550, Japan Abstract In Human Machine Interface (HMI) environments, safety measures are required in various situations to prevent inadvertent machine startup. Even though a production system?can be?highly automated, there may still be cases where operators need to enter hazardous areas, and safety measures corresponding to risk levels must be provided.?These measures ensure protection for the worker in the event that a human error causes?a machine to start unexpectedly. In this paper, we report on the effectiveness of installing padlocks on interlocking devices as a safeguard.? We also discuss using emergency stop switches as a complementary protective measure, which is among the safety measures described in the ISO 12100 standard for reliably preventing machinery from hazardous startup. Introduction In industrial fields with HMI environments, such as factory automation, increased efforts have been made in recent years to improve usability and safety.? The International Safety Standard ISO 12100 denotes that performing risk assessment?is an obligatory effort. This standard has been incorporated into many countries national standards and has become the de facto safety standard when dealing with machinery and workers. IDEC actively presents proposals and reports concerning concept and development of safety components that can be used for risk reduction. In this paper, we analyze how installing a padlock on a door interlock device or emergency stop device, as a complementary protective measure, can ensure the safety of two or more operators in a hazardous area. We also report on the effectiveness of applying a padlockable structure to safety products [12-13]