A switching arrangement for functionally safe switching of an electrical load in accordance with a safety regulation, comprising: a first changeover relay, a first terminal for a first safety switch, a second terminal for an external restart switch, a third terminal for an actuator, and a first internal restart switch, wherein a first excitation coil of the first changeover relay is connected to the first terminal and to the internal restart switch such that current flow through the first excitation coil is effected only when the first safety switch is in a predetermined switching state and when the first internal restart switch undergoes a switching operation, a second changeover relay connected in series with the first changeover relay, a fourth terminal for a second safety switch a second internal restart switch, wherein an excitation coil of the second changeover relay is connected to the fourth terminal and to the second internal restart switch such that current flow through the excitation coil is effected only when the second safety switch is in a predetermined switching state and when the second internal restart switch undergoes a switching operation, wherein a changeover switch of the first changeover relay, on which the first excitation coil acts, switches the third terminal for the actuator on when the first excitation coil is in the energized state, and a changeover switch of the second changeover relay on which the second excitation coil acts switches the third terminal for the actuator on when the second excitation coil is in the energized state, characterized in that the changeover switch of the first changeover relay, on which the first excitation coil acts in the de-energized state of the first excitation coil, conductively switches an operative connection between the second terminal for the external restart switch and the first internal restart switch, and in that the changeover switch of the second changeover relay, on which the second excitation coil acts, in the de-energized state of the excitation coil conductively switches an operative connection between the second terminal for the external restart switch and the second internal restart switch, the active connection between the external restart switch and the first and second internal restart switches (22, 24) comprising a feedback circuit in which the two changeover relays (14, 16), the first and second internal restart switches (22, 24) and a current source are connected in series on the control side, the current source being connected on the control side to the second connection for the external restart switch. a first changeover relay, a first terminal for a first safety switch, a second terminal for an external restart switch, a third terminal for an actuator, and a first internal restart switch, wherein a first excitation coil of the first changeover relay is connected to the first terminal and to the internal restart switch such that current flow through the first excitation coil is effected only when the first safety switch is in a predetermined switching state and when the first internal restart switch undergoes a switching operation, a second changeover relay connected in series with the first changeover relay, a fourth terminal for a second safety switch a second internal restart switch, wherein an excitation coil of the second changeover relay is connected to the fourth terminal and to the second internal restart switch such that current flow through the excitation coil is effected only when the second safety switch is in a predetermined switching state and when the second internal restart switch undergoes a switching operation, wherein a changeover switch of the first changeover relay, on which the first excitation coil acts, switches the third terminal for the actuator on when the first excitation coil is in the energized state, and a changeover switch of the second changeover relay on which the second excitation coil acts switches the third terminal for the actuator on when the second excitation coil is in the energized state, characterized in that the changeover switch of the first changeover relay, on which the first excitation coil acts in the de-energized state of the first excitation coil, conductively switches an operative connection between the second terminal for the external restart switch and the first internal restart switch, and in that the changeover switch of the second changeover relay, on which the second excitation coil acts, in the de-energized state of the excitation coil conductively switches an operative connection between the second terminal for the external restart switch and the second internal restart switch, the active connection between the external restart switch and the first and second internal restart switches (22, 24) comprising a feedback circuit in which the two changeover relays (14, 16), the first and second internal restart switches (22, 24) and a current source are connected in series on the control side, the current source being connected on the control side to the second connection for the external restart switch.