Rapid safety switch, wherein the rapid safety switch has a switch housing, the switch housing having: - six housing external sides, having a housing front side, an open housing rear side, a housing upper side, a housing lower side, a first housing side, and a second housing side; - an operating-tool interface which is able to be operated via one of the housing external sides; and - one or more connection elements for controlling the rapid safety switch; the rapid safety switch is able to be unlatched by an electromagnetic release mechanism, and the rapid safety switch has a moving contact which is movable by means of a spring accumulator, wherein the spring accumulator is latched in a biased position, and the latching mechanism is able to be released by the electromagnetic release mechanism; the moving contact is designed in such a manner that the moving contact in a first position: - is connected in an electrically conducting manner to a fourth terminal; and - is disposed so as to be electrically isolated from a first terminal and a second terminal and a third terminal; and that the moving contact in a second position: - is connected in an electrically conducting manner to a fourth terminal; and - is disposed so as to contact in an electrically conducting manner the first terminal and the second terminal and the third terminal; wherein the rapid safety switch by way of unlatching by the electromagnetic release mechanism is able to be transferred from the first position to the second position, and wherein the rapid safety switch by way of the operating-tool interface is able to be transferred from the second position to the first position. the rapid safety switch has a switch housing, the switch housing having: - six housing external sides, having a housing front side, an open housing rear side, a housing upper side, a housing lower side, a first housing side, and a second housing side; - an operating-tool interface which is able to be operated via one of the housing external sides; and - one or more connection elements for controlling the rapid safety switch; - six housing external sides, having a housing front side, an open housing rear side, a housing upper side, a housing lower side, a first housing side, and a second housing side; - an operating-tool interface which is able to be operated via one of the housing external sides; and - one or more connection elements for controlling the rapid safety switch; the rapid safety switch is able to be unlatched by an electromagnetic release mechanism, and the rapid safety switch has a moving contact which is movable by means of a spring accumulator, wherein the spring accumulator is latched in a biased position, and the latching mechanism is able to be released by the electromagnetic release mechanism; the moving contact is designed in such a manner that the moving contact in a first position: - is connected in an electrically conducting manner to a fourth terminal; and - is disposed so as to be electrically isolated from a first terminal and a second terminal and a third terminal; - is connected in an electrically conducting manner to a fourth terminal; and - is disposed so as to be electrically isolated from a first terminal and a second terminal and a third terminal; and that the moving contact in a second position: - is connected in an electrically conducting manner to a fourth terminal; and - is disposed so as to contact in an electrically conducting manner the first terminal and the second terminal and the third terminal; - is connected in an electrically conducting manner to a fourth terminal; and - is disposed so as to contact in an electrically conducting manner the first terminal and the second terminal and the third terminal; wherein the rapid safety switch by way of unlatching by the electromagnetic release mechanism is able to be transferred from the first position to the second position, and wherein the rapid safety switch by way of the operating-tool interface is able to be transferred from the second position to the first position.