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Robots |
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Various techniques are available to prevent employee exposure to the hazards
caused by robots. The most common technique is the installation of perimeter guarding with
interlocked gates. Their design must ensure that the computer program, control circuit, or
the primary power circuit is interrupted when an interlock is activated. The various
industry standards should be investigated for guidance. However, it is generally accepted
that the primary motive
power to the robot should be interrupted by the interlock. The American National Standard Institute (ANSI) safety standard for industrial robots, ANSI/RIA R115.06-1986 is very informative and presents certain basic requirements for protecting the worker. However, when a robot is to be used in a workplace, the employer should conduct a comprehensive operational safety/health hazard analysis and then devise and implement an effective safeguarding system which is fully responsive to the situation. (Various effective safeguarding techniques are described in ANSI B11.19-1990.) |
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