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Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380

Rockwell machinery safety from the Safebook to the safety signature: machinery safety principles and safety relays, light curtains, cable-pull switches and laser scanners, GuardLink smart safety, GuardLogix with a SafeZone laser scanner, safety produce/consume, signatures and version control, and the CompactLogix 5380 with Compact 5000 I/O.

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Free to learn. Verifiable certificate £19 when you pass the final exam (optional, VAT included).

Level
Intermediate
Modules
7
Video
8 hours
Price
Free

Outcome

What you will be able to do

Apply machinery safety principles and select safety relays, install and align light curtains, cable-pull switches and laser scanners, configure GuardLink and GuardLogix safety I/O, program safety applications with a SafeZone scanner, share safety data with produce/consume, manage safety signatures and version control, and configure CompactLogix 5380 controllers with Compact 5000 I/O.

  • Apply Safebook 5 principles and select safety relays
  • Install light curtains, cable-pull switches and laser scanners
  • Configure GuardLink and GuardLogix safety I/O
  • Program a SafeZone scanner application
  • Manage safety signatures, version control and produce/consume
  • Configure CompactLogix 5380 and Compact 5000 I/O

Software

Studio 5000 Logix Designer, which is paid Rockwell software with no public trial: use a work or college licence. Every calculation and design exercise can be done on paper.

Hardware

None required.

Syllabus

7 modules

Each module has video lessons, notes and a short quiz. The final exam closes the course.

  1. 1Machinery Safety, Safebook 5 and Safety Relays4 lessonsLab
  2. 2Safety Devices: Light Curtains, Cable-Pull Switches and Laser Scanners7 lessonsLab
  3. 3GuardLink Smart Safety10 lessonsLab
  4. 4GuardLogix with the SafeZone 3 Laser Scanner5 lessons
  5. 5The Safety Task, Produce/Consume, Signatures and Version Control3 lessons
  6. 6CompactLogix and Compact GuardLogix 5380 with Compact 5000 I/O10 lessons
  7. 7Final Assessment1 lesson

How it works

How this course works

  1. Watch the video lessonsOne module at a time, at your own pace.
  2. Take the module quizA short quiz at the end of each module shows what stuck.
  3. Keep your notesWrite in My notes beside each module and ask the trainer if you are stuck.
  4. Practise in the labOptionalTry a task from the module in the EDWartens Lab, in your browser.
  5. Sit the final examPass it once you have been through the modules.
  6. Certificate, if you want oneOptionalPaid, and only after you pass. Anyone can check it online.

EDWartens Lab

Practise this in the EDWartens Lab

Prove on a robot cell that the E-stops, gate and light curtain stop the arm and need a reset, the same checks a safety task has to give you.

Works alongside Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380. The Lab is robot cell practice in your browser: no install, no hardware, free to use. Sign in as a learner and it opens with your account.

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Robot cell: Teach a robot arm.

Levels to try with this course

Optional. Skip it whenever you like: it never blocks your progress or your certificate.

Why practise in a lab

Technical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.

  • Practise safely, so a mistake costs nothing.
  • The lab checks your work like a site test, so you know when it is right.
  • Free, in your browser, with nothing to install.

Certificate

An optional certificate when you pass

Learning is free. Pass the final exam and you can have a certificate for £19, including VAT, with a number employers can check online. It records that you completed a free online course; it is not a regulated qualification or a CPD certificate.

  • Your name, the course, its study time and your final exam score
  • A unique certificate number and a QR code to its verification page
  • Issued by Wartens Ltd; add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
  • Pay now or after you pass: it is issued the moment you pass the final

How the certificate works

Sample certificate for Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380

Credits

Who made the lessons

The video lessons belong to their creators. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, quizzes and the final exam.

Questions

About this course

Is this the Rockwell equivalent of the Siemens safety course?
Yes: GuardLogix, GuardLink and Guardmaster devices instead of F-CPUs and F-modules; the safety principles are the same.
Why is CompactLogix 5380 included?
It is the controller most new GuardLogix-capable machines ship with, and the Rockwell playlist covers its I/O and migration in the same short-video style.
Is it long?
No: about four hours of Rockwell's own videos plus the notes, practice tasks and one final assessment.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
Do I need GuardLogix hardware?
No hardware is needed. The configuration exercises need Studio 5000 Logix Designer, which Rockwell sells with no public trial, so use a work or college licence if you have one; the risk assessment, safety distance and timing problems are all worked on paper.

The Professional Module is five live days of Siemens PLC, HMI and SCADA with an instructor, then a resume session and a CPD certificate.

See the Professional Module