STANDARD HANDBOOK OF MACHINE DESIGN
TABLE 1.6 Considerations during Each Mode of Usage*
Life expectancy
Duration of length of use
Complexity
Operator position/station
Nonoperator position/station
Labeling
Misuse
Material used
Operator education/skill
Operator mental/physical
condition Environment or surrounding
condition
TABLE 1.7 Specific Design Concepts and Philosophies
K.I.S.S.f
Fail safe
Design hazards out
Positive lockouts
Warnings
Emergency shutoffs
Prevention of inadvertent
actuation Prevention of unauthorized
actuation
Shielding and guarding Proper materials for
operation Accessibility for
adjustments/service
Foreign material sensing/
elimination
Prevention of modification Isolation of operators from
point [...]