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1 Safety

1.1 Introduction

This chapter contains important safety information, which must be read and un-

derstood by the integrator of UR robots before the robot is powered on for the ﬁrst

time.

The ﬁrst subsections in this chapter are more general and the later subsections con-

tain more speciﬁc engineering data relevant for setting up and programming the

robot.

It is essential that all assembly instructions and guidance provided in other chapters

and parts of this manual are observed and followed.

Chapter 2 describes and deﬁnes safety-related functions particularly relevant for

collaborative applications. Instructions and guidance provided in that chapter and

in section 1.7 is particularly important.

Special attention shall be paid to text associated with warning symbols.

1.2 Validity and Responsibility

The information does not cover how to design, install and operate a complete robot

application, nor does it cover all peripheral equipment that can inﬂuence the safety

of the complete system. The complete system must be designed and installed in

accordance with the safety requirements set forth in the standards and regulations

of the country where the robot is installed.

The integrators of UR robots are responsible for ensuring that the applicable safety

laws and regulations in the country concerned are observed and that any signiﬁcant

hazards in the complete robot application are eliminated.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Making a risk assessment for the complete system;

• Interfacing other machines and additional safety devices if deﬁned by the risk

assessment;

• Setting up the appropriate safety settings in the software;

• Ensuring that the user will not modify any safety measures;

• Validating that the total system is designed and installed correctly;

• Specifying instructions for use;

• Marking the robot installation with relevant signs and contact information of

the integrator;

• Collecting all documentation in a technical ﬁle; including the risk assessment

and this manual.

Guidance on how to ﬁnd and read applicable standards and laws is provided on

http://universal-robots.com/support/

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