7 Reference information
7.3. Applicable safety standards
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7.3. Applicable safety standards
Standards, general
The robot is designed in accordance with the requirements of:
• EN ISO 10218-1: 2006 Robots for industrial environments of machines - Safety
requirements - Part 1 Robot
• ANSI/RIA 15.06-1999
• ISO/DIS 11161, Industrial automation systems - safety of integrated manufacturing
systems - Basic requirements
Standards, safety fence
The following standards are applicable to the safety fence surrounding the robot cell:
• ISO 11161, Industrial automation systems -safety of integrated manufacturing systems
- Basic requirements
• prEN 999 Safety of machinery - The positioning of protective equipment in respect of
approach speeds of the human body.
Standards, robot cell
The following standards are applicable when the robot is part of a robot cell:
• EN 294, Safety of machinery - Safety distance to prevent danger zones being reached
by the upper limbs.
• EN 349, Safety of machinery - Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human
body.
• EN 811 Safety of machinery - Safety distance to prevent danger zones being reached
by the lower limbs.
• Pr EN 999 Safety of machinery - The positioning of protective equipment in respect
of approach speeds of the human body.
• EN 1088 Safety of machinery - Interlocking device associated with guards principles
for design and selection.