SAFETY
1. General
This information regarding safety covers functions with respect to the operation of the
industrial robot itself.
However, it does not cover complete information on how to design, install and operate the
entire system, including all peripheral equipment, which can influence the safety of the
system and the robot safety function.
To protect personnel, the supplier of the entire system has to design and install the ABB
industrial robot in accordance with the safely requirements set forth in the standards and
regulations of the country where the robot is installed.
The users of ABB industrial robots are responsible for ensuring that the applicable safety
laws and regulations in the country concerned are observed and that all safety devices
that are necessary to protect against any injuries to persons who work with the robot
system have been installed correctly.
Personnel who work with robots must be trained in advance in the operation and
handling of the functions of the industrial robot described in applicable documents, such
as programming, installation and service manuals.
INTRODUCTION
Apart from the built-in safety functions in the industrial robot itself, the robot also has
electrical inputs and outputs for the connection of external safety devices.
Through these electrical inputs and outputs the robot interacts with other machines and
peripheral equipment. This means that control signals can initiate safety functions from
the peripheral equipment as well as from the robot itself.
In the Installation Manual instructions are provided for connecting emergency stop
circuits and other safety devices between the robot and the peripheral equipment, the
software for limiting the range of movement of the individual axes, the mechanical limits
for the robot's working space and instructions for transport and assembly.
Service intervals and inspection points on the mechanical unit and the control system are
indicated in the Service Manual.
2. Applicable safety standards
IRB 2000, IRB 3000, IRB 3200 and IRB 6000 are designed in accordance with the
requirements of ISO 10218, Jan 1992, Industrial Robot Safety. The IRB 6000 also fulfils
the requirements in the Machinery Directive 89/392/EEC as defined in EN 775, October
1992. The system also fulfils the ANSI7RIA 15.06-1992 stipulations, with the exception of
slow speed definition.
Safety 1KB 2000 1KB 3000
1 1KB 3200 1KB 6000
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