A machine tool for industrial processing operations, comprising a system to monitor the operational safety of said machine tool for industrial processing operations, comprising: first safety sensors, which are configured to implement a volumetric monitoring of an operating area at the machine tool in order to detect the presence and/or the movement of operators and/or of other elements within a monitored volume; a monitoring unit, operatively coupled to the first safety sensors to acquire corresponding detection signals and configured to determine, at least based on the presence and/or the movement of the operators and/or of the other elements within the monitored volume, whether there is a situation that can affect the safety or the operation of the machine tool; comprising further detection devices, which are configured to contribute with the first safety sensors to monitoring the safety of the machine tool, wherein the monitoring unit is operatively coupled to the further detection devices to acquire further detection signals, which are associated with parameters that are relevant for the safety and/or the operation of the machine tool, and to determine, based on the further detection signals, further information concerning the situation that can affect the safety or the operation of the machine tool, wherein the first safety sensors are radar sensors, which are arranged in a fixed position relative to the machine tool and to the corresponding operating area and are configured to detect the presence and/or the movement of the operators and/or of the other elements within the monitored volume relative to a fixed reference system; and wherein the further detection devices comprise second safety sensors, being of the radar type, arranged in a movable position relative to the operating area and configured to detect the presence and the movement of the operators and/or of the other elements within the monitored volume relative to a movable reference system. first safety sensors, which are configured to implement a volumetric monitoring of an operating area at the machine tool in order to detect the presence and/or the movement of operators and/or of other elements within a monitored volume; a monitoring unit, operatively coupled to the first safety sensors to acquire corresponding detection signals and configured to determine, at least based on the presence and/or the movement of the operators and/or of the other elements within the monitored volume, whether there is a situation that can affect the safety or the operation of the machine tool; comprising further detection devices, which are configured to contribute with the first safety sensors to monitoring the safety of the machine tool, wherein the monitoring unit is operatively coupled to the further detection devices to acquire further detection signals, which are associated with parameters that are relevant for the safety and/or the operation of the machine tool, and to determine, based on the further detection signals, further information concerning the situation that can affect the safety or the operation of the machine tool, wherein the first safety sensors are radar sensors, which are arranged in a fixed position relative to the machine tool and to the corresponding operating area and are configured to detect the presence and/or the movement of the operators and/or of the other elements within the monitored volume relative to a fixed reference system; and wherein the further detection devices comprise second safety sensors, being of the radar type, arranged in a movable position relative to the operating area and configured to detect the presence and the movement of the operators and/or of the other elements within the monitored volume relative to a movable reference system.