Comment by japanuspus
9 days ago
Just to nitpick, in the section after "On the other side, these following guards are more of a “you really shouldn’t do this” variety – much closer to a disabled state in graphical user interfaces:"
The second and third examples are safety lockouts [0] working as intended: Some system is locked in the off state to ensure safe access for technicians.
Especially the padlock lockout is simple and effective: As long as you have the key in your pocket, you can be sure than no one is going to turn on the meat grinder you are cleaning.
Isn't the third one just a sticker?