Keynote speeches

Keynote: The upcoming European Machinery Regulation. A critical review

Otto Goernemann, SICK AG, Manager Machine Safety & Regulation, Chairman of ISO/TC199 - Safety of Machinery & CEN/TC114

The review presents the significant changes of the upcoming Machinery Regulation in comparison to the existing Machinery directive. It also explores the expected changes in the design of future machinery as well as the possible effects in production during their use. The review shows also shortcomings and obvious flaws and errors which can be solved by proposed improvements in the legal text and by clarification in the planned application guide.

Otto Goernemann is an expert for machine safety, standards and regulations at the Central Department -Safety management & innovation- of SICK AG in Waldkirch, Germany.

Otto is a member of technical committees of ISO - IEC - CEN - DIN - AENOR and holds several patents in the field of industrial safety. Otto Görnemann has been lecturer at Technical Schools in Aachen, Bochum, Düsseldorf, Fulda, Heide, etc. He is also visiting lecturer at several German Social Accident Insurance Institutions (Berufsgenossenschaften) and provided lectures to occupational safety authorities in Brazil (Ministry of Labor, Fundacentro), Chile (ACHS), Israel (IIOSH), Japan (NIOSH), Singapore (SISO), Colombia (CCS) and Portugal (CATIM notified body).

He is a TÜV-certified Functional Safety Expert and the current chairman of the ISO Technical Committee for Safety of Machinery TC/199 as well as the CEN Technical Committee for Safety of Machinery TC/114.

Keynote: Machinery safety: insights from the automation provider

Minna Kettunen, Fastems Oy Ab, Lead Engineer, Mechanical Design, CMSE® - Certified Machinery Safety Expert

Currently, Minna is focusing on her role as a Machinery Safety Specialist. She has the ownership for the system safety process. She is responsible for creating risk assessments and developing the related process, supporting engineers in standard interpretation and safe design, creating learning materials for the whole organization, and leading our internal Machinery Safety Group.

Earlier, Minna had also worked e.g. as a Mechanical Design Lead. She was responsible of the mechanical implementation in extension and modernization projects of flexible manufacturing systems. This meant supporting project manager in technical questions, presenting designs to customer, leading mechanical designers, and advising installation and commissioning technicians on their site work.

EDUCATION
Master of Science in Technology, Tampere University of Technology
Mechanical engineering: major in product development, minor in industrial management, international minor in industrial management - Master’s thesis: The development of a configurable documentation service

Unversiteit Gent, Belgium, Industrial management

Tampere University of Technology
Mechanical engineering: major in integrated product development and production, minor in industrial management - Bachelor’s thesis: Speed in product development