The invention relates to a safety
system for securing an operating region of a production
plant, comprising a control device and at least one contactless protection device, by means of which, in the operating mode of the safety
system, the safety of the operating region of the production
plant can be ensured by means of the control device and the protection device. By forming a protection field spaced apart from the operating area, the operating area of the production
plant is defined at a safety boundary, and in the event of a breakthrough of the safety boundary, the safety
system can be shifted into an
alarm state in which the control device can provide a
control signal to the production plant. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a solution for ensuring the safety of a possible rear step-in area by means of an operating area boundary formed by a non-
contact protection device (BWS). According to the invention, the solution to achieve the above-mentioned object is that the position of the non-
contact protection device (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) for ensuring the safety of a rear step-in area (4) of the production plant, which is formed by a distance between an operating area (1.1) and a safety boundary (1.2) in the operating mode, can be adjusted by driving, and the position of the non-
contact protection device (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) can be adjusted by the driving of the non-contact protection device (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) in order to ensure the safety of the rear step-in area (4) of the production plant, which is formed by the distance between the operating area (1.1) and the safety boundary (1.2). According to the invention, the protection field (5.1 a, 5.1 b, 5.2a, 5.2b, 5.3a, 5.3b) generated by the contactless protection device (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) can be guided at least in sections through the rear access area (4) in a starting mode of the safety system by means of the drivable adjustment of the contactless protection device (2.1, 2.2, 2.3).