1. Safety
1.7. Safety Operation for Robot Handling
Follow the safety instructions to prevent any accidents. Don't modify nor ignore safety devices or circuits at any time, and be careful of electric shock.
All the normal operations in an automatic mode must be performed outside of the safety fence. Check the robot's working envelope if anyone is inside before operating.
1.7.1. Safety Precautions for Robot Handling
(1) Do not handle the robot other than such personnel as operators handling the robot and other possible operators and supervisors who were designated as whom duly trained in an approved robotic training course and become familiar enough with the proper operation of the safety and robotic functions.
(2)Be sure to wear helmets, goggles, and safety shoes.
(3)Perform the work in pairs. One person must be ready to press the emergency stop button in an emergency while the other must perform his work quickly but carefully within the robot’s working envelope. Always check the escape route before working.
(4)Make sure that there is no one in the working envelope when the power source is on.
(5)Operations such as teaching must be performed outside of the robot's working envelope. However, if the operation is performed within the working envelope after stopping the robot, enter the envelope with safety plug or key switch for converting to automatic mode. Make sure that other operators do not change it into automatic mode by accident. Also, pay close attention to the specific direction of robotic movement in case of abnormal operation and malfunction.
(6)Supervisors should follow the instructions below.
①Be located at a place where you could take an entire view of robot, and commit yourself to monitoring.
② Press the emergency stop button immediately when abnormality is found. ③ Anyone is forbidden to be near the operating area other than those who
are engaged in the operation.
(7)In a manual mode, the speed of teaching is limited to 250mm/sec
(8)In teaching, post a sign [Under Teaching].