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A Dead man switch is a safety protection device. Such a device is typically used to switch off a technical system (i.e. a train) if no input is given for certain period of time.

For example: A train driver is required to press a button at regular intervals. If he gets a heart attack, the button will fail to be pressed and the train will be stopped automatically.

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	'''Dead man switch''' is ~~technical [[jargon]] term for~~ [[Safety engineering\|safety protection]] device. Such a device is typically used to switch off technical system (~~like~~ [[train]]) if no input is given for certain period of time.		A '''Dead man switch''' is a [[Safety engineering\|safety protection]] device. Such a device is typically used to switch off a technical system (i.e. a [[train]]) if no input is given for certain period of time.

	For example: A train driver is required to press a button at regular intervals. If he gets a [[heart attack]], the button will fail to be pressed and the train will be stopped automatically.		For example: A train driver is required to press a button at regular intervals. If he gets a [[heart attack]], the button will fail to be pressed and the train will be stopped automatically.