Sec\u00adondly, it guar\u00adan\u00adtees full com\u00adpli\u00adance with applic\u00adable reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtions and stan\u00addards. This enables OEMs to posi\u00adtion them\u00adselves as sup\u00adpliers of modern, safe machinery, to gain access to inter\u00adna\u00adtional mar\u00adkets and imple\u00adment best prac\u00adtices to pre\u00advent acci\u00addents, down\u00adtimes and damage to their image. Oper\u00ada\u00adtors, in turn, fulfil their oblig\u00ada\u00adtion to pro\u00advide a safe and secure working envi\u00adron\u00adment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\u201cOEMs can posi\u00adtion them\u00adselves as sup\u00adpliers of modern, safe machinery, to gain access to inter\u00adna\u00adtional mar\u00adkets and imple\u00adment best prac\u00adtices to pre\u00advent acci\u00addents, down\u00adtimes and damage to their image.\u201d<\/p>\nJaime Alonso, Vice Pres\u00adi\u00addent Global Ser\u00advices at Pilz<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s more, the life\u00adcycle approach pro\u00admotes coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion and trans\u00adparency between all par\u00adties. When everyone \u2013 from design to oper\u00ada\u00adtion \u2013 knows and under\u00adstands their role in the life\u00adcycle, the result is a more reli\u00adable and robust overall system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
OEMs and oper\u00ada\u00adtors are both affected, but in dif\u00adferent ways. OEMs focus on devel\u00adoping com\u00adpliant, safe machinery and must incor\u00adpo\u00adrate safety aspects from the outset, both tech\u00adni\u00adcally and in terms of doc\u00adu\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion. Oper\u00ada\u00adtors, on the other hand, are respon\u00adsible for safe oper\u00ada\u00adtion \u2013 they must use sys\u00adtems cor\u00adrectly, train employees and comply with processes. The OEM lays the foun\u00adda\u00adtion, the oper\u00adator main\u00adtains it. Their roles are dif\u00adferent, but suc\u00adcess depends on their coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why is it important to consider Safety and Security together?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Jaime Alonso:<\/strong> Tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adally, Safety and Secu\u00adrity were treated as sep\u00ada\u00adrate dis\u00adci\u00adplines. How\u00adever, in today\u2019s net\u00adworked fac\u00adto\u00adries, this sep\u00ada\u00adra\u00adtion no longer works. A secu\u00adrity inci\u00addent can have a direct impact on func\u00adtional safety \u2013 for example, if a hacker dis\u00adables a safety func\u00adtion or manip\u00adu\u00adlates the behav\u00adiour of a machine. Con\u00adversely, a poor safety design can expose vul\u00adner\u00ada\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties that could be exploited by attackers. So bringing these areas together is no longer optional, but essen\u00adtial for main\u00adtaining oper\u00ada\u00adtional integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pilz recog\u00adnises this and advo\u00adcates for a holistic and inte\u00adgrated approach, in which Safety and Secu\u00adrity are con\u00adsid\u00adered together throughout the entire life\u00adcycle of indus\u00adtrial sys\u00adtems. This syn\u00adergy enables more robust safety strate\u00adgies, sup\u00adported by spe\u00adcialised tools, tar\u00adgeted training and con\u00adsulting ser\u00advices, which cover both dis\u00adci\u00adplines. Tech\u00adni\u00adcally this approach is based on inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adally recog\u00adnised stan\u00addards such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- IEC 62443 for the secu\u00adrity of indus\u00adtrial net\u00adworks and sys\u00adtems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- ISO 13849 <\/a>and for the func\u00adtional safety of machinery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- IEC 61508 for the safety of electrical\/electronic\/programmable elec\u00adtronic sys\u00adtems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
By aligning our\u00adselves with these stan\u00addards, we ensure that Safety and Secu\u00adrity mea\u00adsures are not only com\u00adpliant, but also inter\u00adop\u00ader\u00adable and scal\u00adable in dif\u00adferent indus\u00adtrial envi\u00adron\u00adments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This inte\u00adgrated approach is par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlarly impor\u00adtant in indus\u00adtries such as con\u00adsumer goods, food and bev\u00ader\u00adages, as well as the auto\u00admo\u00adtive industry, where both human safety and data integrity are of the utmost impor\u00adtance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What can companies do to ensure that their employees take Safety and Security seriously \u2013 and how can this be integrated into machine-related processes?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Jaime Alonso: <\/strong>Cre\u00adating a cul\u00adture where Safety and Secu\u00adrity are taken equally seri\u00adously begins at lead\u00ader\u00adship level and is main\u00adtained through training, engage\u00adment and account\u00adability. It is not enough to install safety devices or imple\u00adment cyber\u00adse\u00adcu\u00adrity pro\u00adto\u00adcols \u2013 employees must under\u00adstand why these mea\u00adsures are impor\u00adtant and how they affect their daily work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\u201cCre\u00adating a cul\u00adture where Safety and Secu\u00adrity are taken equally seri\u00adously begins at lead\u00ader\u00adship level and is main\u00adtained through training, engage\u00adment and account\u00adability.\u201d<\/p>\nJaime Alonso, Vice Pres\u00adi\u00addent Global Ser\u00advices at Pilz <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Com\u00adpa\u00adnies should inte\u00adgrate Safety and Secu\u00adrity into all phases of the machine life\u00adcycle \u2013 from design and pro\u00adcure\u00adment through to oper\u00ada\u00adtion and main\u00adte\u00adnance. This includes reg\u00adular tech\u00adnical assess\u00adments, clear doc\u00adu\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion and trace\u00adability, as well as ongoing training. When employees are informed and involved, safety becomes a matter of course \u2013 not just a com\u00adpul\u00adsory exer\u00adcise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When does it make sense to involve external consultants or partners such as Pilz in a project?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Jaime Alonso: <\/strong>The ear\u00adlier, the better. Involving external experts such as Pilz even at the con\u00adcept and design phase of a machine project can sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcantly improve the results. We help iden\u00adtify risks early on, before they become embedded in the system, and offer alter\u00adna\u00adtive solu\u00adtions to ensure that both Safety and Secu\u00adrity are inte\u00adgrated into the archi\u00adtec\u00adture, sys\u00adtems and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s not just con\u00adsulting; training also plays a key role in building internal com\u00adpe\u00adtence and resilience. Pro\u00adgrammes such as FIS and CESA (Cer\u00adti\u00adfied Expert for Secu\u00adrity in Automa\u00adtion) enable tech\u00adni\u00adcians, engi\u00adneers, project man\u00adagers and safety offi\u00adcers to under\u00adstand and apply Safety and Secu\u00adrity prin\u00adci\u00adples effec\u00adtively. These training courses and cer\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtions not only sup\u00adport com\u00adpli\u00adance with legal require\u00adments, but also pro\u00admote a cul\u00adture of proac\u00adtive risk man\u00adage\u00adment throughout the com\u00adpany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also sup\u00adport com\u00adpa\u00adnies with com\u00admis\u00adsioning, mod\u00aderni\u00adsa\u00adtion and risk analysis fol\u00adlowing inci\u00addents. Whether you are starting a new pro\u00adduc\u00adtion line or upgrading older equip\u00adment, our aim is to help you comply with reg\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtions, reduce down\u00adtimes and pro\u00adtect people as well as sys\u00adtems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ulti\u00admately, a part\u00adner\u00adship with Pilz means access to a global net\u00adwork of cer\u00adti\u00adfied experts, proven methods and a clear com\u00admit\u00adment to con\u00adtin\u00aduous improve\u00adment. It\u2019s not just about com\u00adpli\u00adance \u2013 it\u2019s about building trust, resilience and oper\u00ada\u00adtional excel\u00adlence from the ground up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n