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Risk Assessment
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2.3
Risk Assessment
Without special safeguards in its control system, Adept Python Modules could inflict
serious injury on an Operator working within its work envelope. Safety standards in
many countries require appropriate safety equipment to be installed as part of the system.
lists some of the safety standards that affect industrial robots. It is not a
complete list. You must comply with all applicable local and national standards for the
location where the robot will be installed.
Adept has performed a Risk Assessment for this product, based on the intended
applications of the robot. The conclusions are summarized in the following sections.
Exposure
When High Power is on, all personnel must be kept out of the robot work envelope by
interlocked perimeter barriers. The only permitted exception is for teaching the robot in
Manual Mode by a skilled programmer (see
), who must wear
safety equipment (see
) and carry the T2 pendant. Therefore,
exposure of personnel to hazards related to the robot is limited (seldom and/or short
exposure time).
Severity of Injury
Provided that skilled personnel who enter the modules robot work envelope are wearing
protective headgear, eyeglasses, and safety shoes, it is likely that any injuries caused by
the robot would be slight (normally reversible).
Table 2-1. Partial List of Robot and Machinery Safety Standards
International
USA
Canada
Europe
Title of Standard
ISO 10218
EN 775
Manipulating Industrial Robots -
Safety
ANSI/RIA
R15.06
CAN/CSA-
Z434-94
Industrial Robots and Robot Systems
- Safety Requirements
EN 292-2
Safety of Machinery - Basic
Concepts, General Principles for
Design
EN 954-1
Safety Related Parts of Control
Systems - General Principles for
Design
EN 1050
Safety of Machinery - Risk
Assessment