A safety network system is constructed by connecting a safety PLC to a
safety slave through a safety network. The safety slave obtains safety
input informations from a plurality of safety devices connected thereto
and transmits information based on the plurality of safety input
informations in response to a request from the safety PLC. At this time,
the safety slave determines whether or not a safety condition is
satisfied based on the plurality of safety input informations, includes
two notification modes, that is, a result notification mode in which a
result of determination of safety determined by the above determination
is transmitted and a detailed information mode in which the plurality of
safety input informations are transmitted as they are as aggregated data,
and returns a safety response in any of the modes according to a command
from the safety PLC. In the result notification mode, the response can be
returned at a high speed because an amount of data is small, and, in the
detailed information mode, detailed information can be secured.