The Remote Modules provide additional monitoring and protection for the connected machinery. The PR1 relays information from the machinery back to the ECM using the pilot wire. This information is then communicated via Extended Internet Protocol (EIP) to the EMM. Monitoring of the machine includes equipment identification, earth continuity, remote start and stop functionality as well as temperature protection. This ensures quick disconnection and reconnection of a variety of plant as each machine has a unique identifier which is recognised by the EPOCH protection system. The protection settings for the machine can be pre-stored on the PR1 and this is automatically detected by the EPOCH system once the PR1 is connected to an outlet. This allows for site wide management of the equipment and its protection settings via the EMM and an Ethernet network connection. Equipment settings can be adjusted and saved “in situ” by personnel authorised to access the locked reset facility.