Safety limit switches are used on many types of electrically powered machines and equipment to prevent injury or damagein the event aspects of operating motion go outside normal operating limits.Safety limit switches are usually adjusted to a range of motion just outside thenormal operating limit switches of the device. A typical application for theseswitches is on powerful machinery in common use by casual users such as trashdumpsters in residential complexes or amusement rides where motion must beimmediately ceased to protect life in the event of a breach in the machine.