We do not just want to inform you about what has to be observed in the future because of new or revised requirements in order to comply with the statutory or normative requirements for safe machinery and machinery control systems. We also want to give you suggestions about which new possibilities result from the pending changes in the machinery safety law and in the normative situation, i.e. if you ‘take a look over your garden fence’! It is especially from this point of view that the acknowledged experts, who we were able to gain as guest lecturers for the respective topics, make their contribution.