Have we been operating safely in 2015?

During LS1 most machine protection systems (MPS) have undergone significant changes. A full (re-) commissioning of the MPS has been performed before and respectively during beam commissioning in 2015, followed by a step-wise intensity ramp-up to reach nominal beam intensities. This contribution will summarize the results of the MPS commissioning and the intensity ramp-up, focusing on issues like near misses and false triggers. The implementation of the new approval strategy for machine protection relevant MDs will be critically reviewed. A list of machine protection systems with remaining issues and required improvements will be presented. Finally, an outlook on the proposed machine protection strategy for 2016 including a first proposal for the intensity ramp-up will be provided.