{"id":45688,"date":"2024-06-20T15:37:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T14:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/?post_type=approfondimento&#038;p=45688"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:41:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T14:41:20","slug":"is-the-escape-release-of-guard-locking-compulsory","status":"publish","type":"approfondimento","link":"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/en\/insights\/machinery-safety\/is-the-escape-release-of-guard-locking-compulsory\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Escape release of guard locking compulsory?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-base\"\n            id=\"\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"o-text-media px-side-spacer sm:px-side-spacer-sm lg:px-side-spacer-tablet 2xl:px-side-spacer-desktop flex flex-wrap items-start md:block\">\n\n    \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 relative w-full md:mb-4 lg:mb-8 xl:mb-9\">\n                \n        <div                class=\"m-headings\"\n            >\n    \n    \n<h2 class=\"a-heading text-primary font-heading text-2xl lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl font-normal mt-2 first:mt-0\">\n                    The Doubt    <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"relative w-full\">\n                \n<div class=\"a-text font-text text-base normal mt-8 first:mt-0 space-y-4\">\n    <p>Is an Escape Release compulsory?<\/p>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-base\"\n            id=\"\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"o-text-media px-side-spacer sm:px-side-spacer-sm lg:px-side-spacer-tablet 2xl:px-side-spacer-desktop flex flex-wrap items-start md:block\">\n\n    \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 relative w-full md:mb-4 lg:mb-8 xl:mb-9\">\n                \n        <div                class=\"m-headings\"\n            >\n    \n    \n<h2 class=\"a-heading text-primary font-heading text-2xl lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl font-normal mt-2 first:mt-0\">\n                    What is an Escape release?    <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        \n                    <div\n                class=\"h-auto mb-6 md:mb-4 lg:mb-8 xl:mb-9  float-right ml-6 md:ml-4 lg:ml-8 xl:ml-9 overflow-hidden shadow-content-image w-full md:w-1\/3\"\n            >\n                \r\n\r\n    \r\n        \r\n            \r\n                \r\n                    <picture\r\n                        class=\"\"\r\n                                            >\r\n                                                                                                        <source\r\n                                media=\"(max-width: 150px)\"\r\n                                width=\"150\"\r\n                                height=\"150\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Escape-release-150x150.jpg\"\r\n                                type=\"image\/jpeg\"\r\n                            \/>\r\n                                                                                <source\r\n                                media=\"(max-width: 225px)\"\r\n                                width=\"225\"\r\n                                height=\"300\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Escape-release-225x300.jpg\"\r\n                                type=\"image\/jpeg\"\r\n                            \/>\r\n                                                                                <source\r\n                                media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"\r\n                                width=\"768\"\r\n                                height=\"1024\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Escape-release-768x1024.jpg\"\r\n                                type=\"image\/jpeg\"\r\n                            \/>\r\n                                                                                <source\r\n                                media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"\r\n                                width=\"768\"\r\n                                height=\"1024\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Escape-release-768x1024.jpg\"\r\n                                type=\"image\/jpeg\"\r\n                            \/>\r\n                                                                            <img\r\n                            class=\"a-image transparent border-image h-auto  w-full\"\r\n                                                        srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Escape-release-scaled.jpg\"\r\n                                                        title=\"Escape release\"\r\n                                                        type=\"image\/jpeg\"\r\n                        \/>\r\n                    <\/picture>\r\n\r\n                \r\n\r\n                    \r\n    \r\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"relative w-full\">\n                \n<div class=\"a-text font-text text-base normal mt-8 first:mt-0 space-y-4\">\n    <p>Every time an Interlock with Guard Lock is installed, there is the issue that a person may be trapped inside the safeguarded area and not be able to exit, because the guard lock is in the locked position.<\/p>\n<p>An Escape Release is, normally, a mechanical device that <strong>forces the opening of a Guard Lock<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[ISO 14119: 2024] <em>3 Terms and definitions<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>3.28 escape release of guard locking<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>manual release without auxiliary means of the guard locking from inside the safeguarded space to leave the area<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The new edition of ISO 14119 (paragraph <strong>6.8 Whole Body Access<\/strong>) clarifies that there are 2 risks related of being trapped inside a safeguarded area:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The person may die after days of being inside because of lack of food and water<\/li>\n<li>The person may be hit by a moving part, like a robot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If the first risk is considered significant<\/strong> (for example if the person can be trapped inside a soundproof cabin), the standard recommends a few solutions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>application of personnel keys<\/li>\n<li>escape release<\/li>\n<li>use of interlock blocking devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n      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   \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-2xs\"\n            id=\"\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"o-text-media px-side-spacer sm:px-side-spacer-sm lg:px-side-spacer-tablet 2xl:px-side-spacer-desktop flex flex-wrap items-start md:block\">\n\n    \n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"relative w-full\">\n                \n<div class=\"a-text font-text text-base normal mt-8 first:mt-0 space-y-4\">\n    <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45706 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1234.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"898\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1234.png 898w, https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1234-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1234-768x301.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-xs\"\n            id=\"\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"o-text-media px-side-spacer sm:px-side-spacer-sm lg:px-side-spacer-tablet 2xl:px-side-spacer-desktop flex flex-wrap items-start md:block\">\n\n    \n                    <div class=\"mb-6 relative w-full md:mb-4 lg:mb-8 xl:mb-9\">\n                \n        <div                class=\"m-headings\"\n            >\n    \n    \n<h2 class=\"a-heading text-primary font-heading text-2xl lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl font-normal mt-2 first:mt-0\">\n                    Conclusion    <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"relative w-full\">\n                \n<div class=\"a-text font-text text-base normal mt-8 first:mt-0 space-y-4\">\n    <p>There is no obligation to install an Escape Release with each Interlock with Guard Lock. 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