Draft Details

1.1 General

This Standard specifies safety requirements for users of industrial robot cells, over the entire lifecycle of the machinery.

This Standard is supplementary to and used in conjunction with the requirements for industrial robots covered by Part 1 of CSA Z434 and requirements for the integration of industrial robot systems, applications, and cells covered by Part 2 of CSA Z434.

Note: The user is responsible for the continued safe operation of robot applications and reduction of risk as stated in Part 2 of CSA Z434. Among other risk reduction measures described in this document, training or retraining of affected persons is an important part of risk reduction.

1.2 Exclusions

When a manipulator is mounted to a mobile platform, rather than permanently mounted in a single location, it is an industrial mobile robot and is not covered by this Standard. See ANSI/A3 R15.08 for the safety requirements for an industrial mobile robot (IMR).

1.3 Units of measurement

The values given in SI units are the units of record for the purposes of this Standard. The values given in parentheses are for information and comparison only.

1.4 Terminology

In this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the worker is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the Standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.