Stop Time Measurement
Stop time measurement helps safety teams verify how long it takes a machine to stop after a safety device is triggered.
For machine safeguarding, knowing that a light curtain, safety mat, two-hand control, interlocked guard, or presence-sensing device is installed is only part of the equation. Teams also need to understand whether the machine stops fast enough to protect the employee before they can reach the hazard.
The Stop Time Measurement portion of the app gives teams a structured way to document machine stopping performance, capture measurement details, and generate a completed report.
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The Stop Time Measurement tool gives safety teams, machine guarding specialists, maintenance teams, and engineers a practical system for recording stop time tests in one place.
Instead of relying on handwritten readings, disconnected photos, spreadsheets, or manually assembled reports, users can document the measurement directly from a phone, tablet, or computer.
Each stop time measurement can be tied to a specific machine, location, department, safety device, test point, stopping time, distance calculation, measurement equipment, photos, notes, technician, date, and final report.
Built for Machine Safeguarding Verification
Stop time measurement is especially important when safeguards depend on distance. A presence-sensing device needs to be far enough away from the hazard so the machine has time to stop before an employee can reach the danger zone.
The app is designed to help document the details needed for that verification.
Users can record the machine being tested, the safety device involved, where the measurement was taken, the stop time result, the safety distance information, and any notes or photos needed to support the record. This helps create a clearer picture of whether the safeguarding setup is appropriate for the machine condition being reviewed.
A Guided Stop Time Documentation Workflow
A stop time test can be documented while the machine is being reviewed. Users can identify the machine, select the safety device, record the measurement results, document the test setup, add photos, and generate a completed report.
This helps reduce missing details and gives companies a cleaner way to maintain stop time documentation over time.
Clearer Records for Safety Distance and Machine Stopping Performance
A completed stop time measurement record provides documentation of how the machine performed at the time of testing.
The generated report can include machine information, safeguard type, test location, stopping time, safety distance details, measurement equipment, technician information, photos, notes, dates, and completion details.
This gives safety managers, engineers, and machine guarding teams a more organized record of stopping performance. Instead of trying to locate old handwritten readings or rebuild a report later, the measurement details are captured as part of the workflow.
These records can help support machine guarding reviews, safety device placement decisions, validation activity, corrective action planning, and future comparison when machines are modified or retested.
Why Digital Stop Time Measurement Records Matter
Digital forms help standardize how stop time measurements are recorded. Each test can capture the machine, safeguard, hazard point, measurement results, and supporting details in a consistent format.
Photos can be attached directly to the stop time record, providing visual documentation of the safety device, test setup, hazard area, measurement location, control panel, or machine condition at the time of testing.
Stop time measurements help teams evaluate whether safety devices are positioned far enough from the hazard. Clear documentation makes it easier to review and support those decisions.
Once the measurement record is completed, the app can generate a report immediately. This reduces administrative work, improves recordkeeping, and creates a cleaner documentation trail.
A More Organized, More Consistent, and More Defensible Stop Time Measurement Process
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