A switching arrangement, comprising: a first and a second processing unit each comprising a first input; an OR gate , a first position feedback device and a first switch , wherein the OR gate has an output and is in operative communication with the first switch via the output of the OR gate ;wherein the OR gate has a first input and a second input, and the first processing unit is in operative communication with the OR gate via the first input of the OR gate , and the second processing unit is in operative communication with the OR gate via the second input of the OR gate ; wherein at least one of the processing units is configured to send a digital ON signal to the OR gate , and the OR gate is configured to actuate the first switch on receiving the digital ON signal; wherein the first position feedback device is associated with the first switch and is in operative communication with the first input of the first processing unit and with the first input of the second processing unit ; wherein the processing units are communicatively interconnected, and each of the processing units is configured to: read a first position signal from the first position feedback device ; send the read first position signal to the other processing unit so that the other processing unit receives the sent first position signal; compare the read first position signal with the received first position signal; and output an error message if the read first position signal is different fromis different from the received first position signal. a first and a second processing unit each comprising a first input; an OR gate , a first position feedback device and a first switch , wherein the OR gate has an output and is in operative communication with the first switch via the output of the OR gate ;wherein the OR gate has a first input and a second input, and the first processing unit is in operative communication with the OR gate via the first input of the OR gate , and the second processing unit is in operative communication with the OR gate via the second input of the OR gate ; wherein at least one of the processing units is configured to send a digital ON signal to the OR gate , and the OR gate is configured to actuate the first switch on receiving the digital ON signal; wherein the first position feedback device is associated with the first switch and is in operative communication with the first input of the first processing unit and with the first input of the second processing unit ; wherein the processing units are communicatively interconnected, and each of the processing units is configured to: read a first position signal from the first position feedback device ; send the read first position signal to the other processing unit so that the other processing unit receives the sent first position signal; compare the read first position signal with the received first position signal; and output an error message if the read first position signal is different fromis different from the received first position signal. read a first position signal from the first position feedback device ; send the read first position signal to the other processing unit so that the other processing unit receives the sent first position signal; compare the read first position signal with the received first position signal; and output an error message if the read first position signal is different fromis different from the received first position signal. <EOS>