Welcome to season 2 of On Air with SICK USA! In this season, we're discussing the importance of safety standards in industrial automation. Throughout this season, we’ll be interviewing safety experts in various industries to discuss current safety standards and the impacts they have. 

Today, our host Rolf Agner is joined by Chris Soranno. Chris is a world-renowned functional safety expert in machinery safety and is currently the Safety Standards and Competence Manager at SICK. He is also an active member of numerous standards committees in North America. Today, Chris helped answer the question of how safety has evolved over time. This interview will be two parts, so join us next time to hear the second half of our interview with Chris!