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This emergency stop button appears to indicate that the red button must be rotated clockwise to operate it to the OFF position. Should it not be marked PUSH, so that anyone knows what to do to operate it in an emergency?

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    I have worked in loads of factories with those sorts of e-stops in place. Everyone knows you push the red button marked Emergency Stop to stop the machine. And some of the people who work in those factories are not the greatest intellectuals. To me you seem to making an issue out of nothing  

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    So presumably they are familiar with the use of emergency stops as they have been instructed in  their use. If the emergency stops are clearly marked EMERGENCY STOP and PUSH TO STOP is present, then all is clear. But what if they are not marked, or indication as to which part of the plant or to which machine they control is unclear? Or how to use them is confusing. Do you rotate the red knob with arrows on it in an emergency? You are trained and skilled in their use. Others may not be. And in a panic situation things need to be crystal clear.

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    So presumably they are familiar with the use of emergency stops as they have been instructed in  their use. If the emergency stops are clearly marked EMERGENCY STOP and PUSH TO STOP is present, then all is clear. But what if they are not marked, or indication as to which part of the plant or to which machine they control is unclear? Or how to use them is confusing. Do you rotate the red knob with arrows on it in an emergency? You are trained and skilled in their use. Others may not be. And in a panic situation things need to be crystal clear.

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