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Bad Design.

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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'm a bit confused, the stop button in the link is a standard 'push to stop' and twist to reset

    In my experience, this is how they all are, and on a machine, once pressed, they have to latch, requiring a manual reset. Once the stop circuit has been reset, the machine can then be started again. 

    The button being on the equipment that it stops is the giveaway as to what it stops in most cases. I imagine on some large production lines it might be a bit more vague, but I think anyone would expect to press the red button and it will stop the machinery in front of them

    I have to say, I don't think ours have signs with them, but, as we know, green indicates a safe condition, so common sense tells you it should be green

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    I'm a bit confused, the stop button in the link is a standard 'push to stop' and twist to reset

    In my experience, this is how they all are, and on a machine, once pressed, they have to latch, requiring a manual reset. Once the stop circuit has been reset, the machine can then be started again. 

    The button being on the equipment that it stops is the giveaway as to what it stops in most cases. I imagine on some large production lines it might be a bit more vague, but I think anyone would expect to press the red button and it will stop the machinery in front of them

    I have to say, I don't think ours have signs with them, but, as we know, green indicates a safe condition, so common sense tells you it should be green

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