Control installation with: - at least one actuator (2a,...,2d), - a plurality m of control components (4a,...,4d), which are configured to control the at least one actuator (2a,...,2d) and to generate at least one first item of status information, - a plurality n of guard components (5a,...,5d), which are configured to monitor a state of the at least one actuator (2a,...,2d) and to generate at least one second item of status information, as well as - a communication network, wherein one or more items of predefined status information (Zdef) regarding defined statuses of the actuator (2a,...,2d) and/or the control component and/or the guard component are stored in the communication network, - a central energy supply for supplying the control installation with electrical energy, wherein the guard components (5a,...,5d) and the control components (4a,...,4d) - are integrated into the communication network, and - are configured to exchange the first and second items of status information (Z1, Z2) with one another via the communication network and - are configured to compare the first and second items of status information (Z1, Z2) with one another and/or accordingly with the predetermined items of status information (Zdef), and - are configured to switch off the central energy supply, in order to transfer the control installation into a safe state, when a comparison of the first and second items of status information (Z1, Z2) with one another and/or accordingly with the predetermined items of status information (Zdef) reveals a deviation of the first and second items of status information (Z1, Z2) from one another and/or accordingly from the predetermined items of status information (Zdef), wherein - the first and second items of status information (Z1, Z2) are combined information both regarding statuses of the control component (4a,...,4d) and the guard components (5a,...,5d) and regarding one or more statuses of the actuator (2a,...,2d) and - the first item of status information contains an item of information regarding a status of the actuator (2a,...,2d) that has been recorded by the control component (4a,...,4d) and the second item of status information is an item of information regarding a status of the actuator (2a,...,2d) that has been recorded by the guard component (5a,...,5d) and - the first item of status information contains an item of information regarding the status of the control component (4a,...,4d) and the second item of status information contains an item of information regarding a status of the guard component (5a,...5d). - at least one actuator (2a,...,2d), - a plurality m of control components (4a,...,4d), which are configured to control the at least one actuator (2a,...,2d) and to generate at least one first item of status information, - a plurality n of guard components (5a,...,5d), which are configured to monitor a state of the at least one actuator (2a,...,2d) and to generate at least one second item of status information, as well as - a communication network, wherein one or more items of predefined status information (Zdef) regarding defined statuses of the actuator (2a,...,2d) and/or the control component and/or the guard component are stored in the communication network, - a central energy supply for supplying the control installation with electrical energy, wherein the guard components (5a,...,5d) and the control components (4a,...,4d) - are integrated into the communication network, and - are configured to exchange the first and second items of status information (Z1, Z2) with one another via the communication network and - are configured to compare the first and second items of status information (Z1, Z2) with one another and/or accordingly with the predetermined items of status information (Zdef), and - are configured to switch off the central energy supply, in order to transfer the control installation into a safe state, when a comparison of the first and second items of status information (Z1, Z2) with one another and/or accordingly with the predetermined items of status information (Zdef) reveals a deviation of the first and second items of status information (Z1, Z2) from one another and/or accordingly from the predetermined items of status information (Zdef), wherein - the first and second items of status information (Z1, Z2) are combined information both regarding statuses of the control component (4a,...,4d) and the guard components (5a,...,5d) and regarding one or more statuses of the actuator (2a,...,2d) and - the first item of status information contains an item of information regarding a status of the actuator (2a,...,2d) that has been recorded by the control component (4a,...,4d) and the second item of status information is an item of information regarding a status of the actuator (2a,...,2d) that has been recorded by the guard component (5a,...,5d) and - the first item of status information contains an item of information regarding the status of the control component (4a,...,4d) and the second item of status information contains an item of information regarding a status of the guard component (5a,...5d).