I am investigating a situation where a maintenance worker was injured during a non-routine repair procedure. The injury resulted from the release of stored energy after the Emergency Stop (E-Stop) was activated prior to maintenance. The relase was obviously unepected by the maintenance worker...
What is the reqponsiblity of an equipment designer to protect a maintenance worker from lack of skill or training?Is there any sort of "official" analysis to distinguish operations from maintenance? My general concern is about the safety interlocks and other safety matters that may be...
