AIR10-1420A Operation Manual
Safety precautions
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Safety of operating personnel
When applying the automatic system, the safety of operating personnel shall be
guaranteed. Since the motion range is very dangerous, measures for preventing
the operating personnel from entering into the manipulator motion range shall
be applied.
General cautions are shown as below. Proper available measures shall be applied
to ensure the safety of operating personnel:
Operating personnel who are in charge of operating the manipulator
system shall accept the company
’
s training and pass the examination.
During the equipment operation, even the manipulator seems to be shut
down, it may be because the manipulator may be in motion state waiting
for start signal. This state shall be treated as operation state. To ensure
the safety of operating personnel, warning lamps and other equipment
display or sound shall be applied to ensure the manipulator is in the
operation state;
Safety barriers and safety door around the system shall be set, so as to
make operating personnel cannot enter into the safety barriers if the
safety door is not opened. Interlock switch, safety latch, etc. shall be set
on the safety door, so as to stop the manipulator when operating
personnel open the safety door;
Electrical grounding shall be applied for peripheral equipment;
Peripheral equipment shall be set outside the manipulator motion range
as far as possible;
The motion range of the manipulator shall be marked with a line on
the ground and other ways, thus, the operator knows clearly about the
motion range, including mechanical arm and other tools fitted on the
manipulator;
The ground shall be set with cushion switch or fitted with photoelectric
switch, etc. so as to sound alarm through buzzer or to glows, etc. when
operating personnel enter into the motion range of the manipulator;
One lock shall be set as required; no one can connect the manipulator
power except the operating personnel;
When taking single commissioning of peripheral equipment, the
manipulator power shall be disconnected.
The safety of operator
Operator who is responsible for operating the power ON/OFF of the manipulator
system in the daily operation, or starting the manipulator program operation
through demonstrator.
Operator is not entitled to operate in the safety barriers:
If the manipulator motion is not required, its control cabinet power shall
be disconnected or the emergency stop button shall be pressed;
Manipulator system shall be operated outside the safety barrier;
To prevent irrelevant personnel from spraying into manipulator motion
range or to prevent operator from entering into hazardous area, protective
fence and safety door shall be set;
Emergency stop button shall be set in arm's reach for operator.
Notes
Manipulator control device can connect external emergency stop button. Thus,
once the emergency stop button is pressed, the manipulator will be shut down
through this connection.
