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  2. Kill switch - Wikipedia

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    An emergency switch in Japan. On railways, [1] an emergency stop is a full application of the brakes in order to bring a train to a stop as quickly as possible. [2] This occurs either by a manual emergency stop activation, such as a button being pushed on the train to start the emergency stop, or on some trains automatically, when the train has passed a red signal or the driver has failed to ...

  3. Push-button - Wikipedia

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    Red pushbuttons can also have large heads (called mushroom heads) for easy operation and to facilitate the stopping of a machine. These pushbuttons are called emergency stop buttons and for increased safety are mandated by the electrical code in many jurisdictions. This large mushroom shape can also be found in buttons for use with operators ...

  4. Emergency brake (train) - Wikipedia

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    Emergency Brake Handle on Bombardier commuter rail equipment, Sounder, Seattle, WA. In the USA, an emergency stop cord is not used. Any visible cord running within the body of a railway car would have been what was known as the "communicating cord". This was a method of signalling the engine operator (known in the US as the "engineer").

  5. Panic button - Wikipedia

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    A panic button in an Ola cab in Kolkata, for passenger use. A panic alarm is an electronic device that can easily be activated to request help during an emergency where danger to persons or property exists. It is designed to contact assistance quicker, easier, and simpler (in some cases, less conspicuously) than a conventional phone call.

  6. Dead man's switch - Wikipedia

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    Interest in dead man's controls increased with the introduction of electric trams (streetcars in North America) and especially electrified rapid transit trains. The first widespread use came with the introduction of the mass-produced Birney One-Man Safety (tram) Car, though dead-man equipment was fairly rare on US streetcars until the successful PCC streetcar, which had a left-foot-operated ...

  7. New panic alarm system saved countless lives during shooting ...

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    A new panic alarm system that was triggered during Wednesday’s deadly shooting at a Georgia high school likely saved countless lives, authorities and advocates for the technology said.

  8. Safety on the Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) - Wikipedia

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    A number of emergency facilities are available in MRT stations, such as emergency stop plungers to stop trains approaching or at the station, and emergency telephones. Emergency communication buttons in trains allow communication with MRT staff, and emergency detrainment ramps at both ends of the trains allow for evacuation to the track or ...

  9. Scram - Wikipedia

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    SCRAM button at the Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Idaho. Sometimes the switch will have a flip cover to prevent inadvertent operation. A scram or SCRAM is an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor effected by immediately terminating the fission reaction.

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