E-Stops are used to stop machinery or processes quickly. They usually have one or more normally closed contacts which are opened when the E-Stop is activated. If the normally closed contact block falls off the activator, the contacts remain closed, pressing the E-Stop will not stop the equipment. Of course, a block that is not attached to the activator is not visible from the front of the panel.The Guardian block from Sprecher & Schuh eliminates this problem. Th...