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■ Warnings and Cautions
This manual is also structured on the premise that any personnel who handle industrial robots must complete the
appropriate training programs, which can be a requirement of related regulations and standards. Some safety
precautions are emphasized using the following symbols for extra caution.
Warnings, Cautions, Mandatory Actions and Prohibitions listed in this manual must be followed without fail. If directions
are not followed carefully, potentials for personal injury not only to the operator(s), but also other personnel and potential
for property damage to the equipment.
It is also important to ensure that equipment functions correctly at all times.
Panasonic robots are designed and manufactured on the premise that contents of this manual are conformed to by users.
Personnel who use any other manuals must read and understand the contents of this manual first.
●Improper operation of the machine may lead to various levels of hazardous conditions. This document classifies all of
these hazardous conditions into three levels, namely Danger, Warning or Caution, and indicates these levels by using
symbols.
The warning symbols and signal phrases are also used on the warning labels attached on the machine.
Warning
symbol
Signal phrase Description
Danger
When you see this symbol it means that a hazardous accident including death
or serious personal injury is imminent, if directions are not followed carefully.
Warning
When you see this symbol it means that the potential for a hazardous accident
including death or serious personal injury is high, if directions are not followed
carefully.
Caution
When you see this symbol it means that the potential for hazardous accident
including medium-level or light personal injury and/or the potential for property
damage to the equipment are high if, directions are not followed carefully.
The above warning symbols are commonly used.
“Serious personal injury” refers to loss of eyesight, burns (high-temperature and low-temperature burn), electrical shock,
bone fractures and gas poisoning, as well as those that leave after-effects, which require hospitalization or necessitate
medical treatment for an extended period of time.
“Medium-level and light personal injury” refers to burns, electrical shock and injuries which do not require hospitalization or
necessitate medical treatment for an extended period of time. “Property damage” refers to extensive damage to the
surrounding items and equipment.
●Furthermore, the mandatory items or actions that must be performed and those that are prohibited are indicated as
follows.
Warning
symbol
Signal phrase Description
Mandatory Action
Action which MUST be performed without fail, such as grounding.
Prohibition
Action which MUST NOT be performed.
The above warning symbols are commonly used.
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