1. Robot safety standards
IMTS Chicago 2012
Robot safety standards

2. Robot safety standards
Worldwide standards
ISO manufacturers
ISO integrators US EU
old standard
RIA R15.06 :1999
new standard
RIA R draft
technical report on ISO
RIA TR
old standard
EN ISO :2006
new standards
EN ISO :2011
EN ISO :2011
collaborative robots technical specification
TS draft

3. Robot safety standards
ANSI: American National Standard Institution
RIA: Robot Industries Association US
ANSI RIA R15.06 :1999
old standard; about to be replaced by new standard
contains outdated definitions
ANSI RIA R15.06 :2012 draft
consists of ISO and ISO
including additional guidance for securing the operator
ANSI is the american equivalent to the European CEN or Danish DS
American National Standards Institute

4. Robot safety standards
TR: Technical Report US
RIA TR R :2008
technical report on how to use ISO :2006 in US
recommends best practices for safe integration of industrial robots
ISO :2006 provides safety guidance for both robot manufacturer and robot integrator
TR R covers the complete robot application

5. Robot safety standards
OSHA: Occupational Safety And Health Administration US
It is not required to comply with standards when making an installation, but it is recommended to comply with standards
similar to ISO-standards in EU
In general all regulations/standards in US focuses on safety protection for the operator.
In US the employer is 100% resonsible for the employee
the integrator must conduct a risk assesment
OSHA is law in US
no specific OSHA standards covering industrial robots
OSHA 1910: standard for machine safety (similar to Machine Directive in EU)

6. Robot safety standards
EN: European Norm
ISO: International Standard Organisation EU
EN ISO :2006
old standard expires end of 2012
contained the 150N specification
EN ISO :2011
standard for guiding manufacturers of industrial robots
specifies requirements for the robot to be classified as a collaborative robot
EN ISO :2011
standard for guiding integrators of industrial robots
It is not required to comply with standards, but it is recommended to comply with standards

7. Robot safety standardsEU
ISO
standard containing definitions of Safety Categories and Performance Levels
UR complies with Cat. 3, PLd
Cat. 3 means redundant safety system (two-way parallel safety channels)
Performance Level D means that on extremely rare occasions a failure can potentially happen
The standard is rarely used in US

8. Robot safety standards
TS: Technical Specification EU
TS draft
collaborative robot technical specification
draft contains at present a table specifying maximum allowed impact (in Newtons) applied to specific body parts on a person and the subsequent injury
Specification is expected to be finished in 2013
it is widely expected that the specification will be altered before official release

9. Robot safety standards
CSA: Canadian Standards Association
Canada
CSA Z :2008
canadian safety standard for industrial robots and robot systems
standard is expected to be updated with implementation of ISO and -2
General terms in Canada
all robot installations must be validated by authorized personel
Canada may have requirements forcing people to comply with standards

10. Robot safety standards
UL: Underwriter Laboratories UL
Leading american test organisation that advises, validates and certifies for a wide range of products
focuses on the quality of a product
focuses on the safety of a product, primarily in fire related issues
not a requirement in US
UL 1740
old quality standard for industrial robots (17 years)
new standard is planned > committee established (UR is in the committee )
UR-robots
not UL certified
most internal components (e.g. cables) are UL components today.