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. <EOS>