!%Sick Inc.%!, a manufacturer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, has released the Guidelines for Safe Machinery – Six Steps to a Safe Machine. The downloadable, illustrated, 116-page publication briefly outlines laws, regulations and standards for machine safety in the US, Canada and Mexico. Risk assessment, machine design, engineering controls, administrative measures, and machine validation and operation are addressed. Application examples are included.