Industrial robots
Industrial robots have played a fundamental part in increasing production efficiencies and quality repeatability. However, they have also had a significant impact on health and safety within the workplace. While industrial robots have provided segregation between operators and dangerous hazards, they have also introduced new hazards into the workplace. These new hazards have to be carefully managed.
Cenheard has experience working with a wide range of industrial robots. From 6-axis robots to simple XYZ robots and everything in-between. Designing safety measures and machine integrations on robot cells, through to PUWER assessments and line CE marking.
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One of the main health and safety benefits of using industrial robots in manufacturing is that it removes people from hazardous work. Segregating people away from dangerous hazards mitigates the risks of injury during normal operations. Which is of course great for workplace safety.
Proper use of guarding in robot cells is the best way to prevent access in to the dangerous areas. However, the guarding must also be able to withstand the impact of any ejected parts or collisions. Any number of hazards could occur in the event of a fault. These must be considered during the design phase of a robot cell in order to prevent injury of those around the work area.
Cenheards extensive knowledge of applying standards and industry best practices has helped to identify and mitigate potential risks on numerous projects. Having competent knowledge and expertise involved during the design stage prevents risks being identified further down the project pipeline. Implementing control measures during the design phase is far more cost effective. It also helps reduce the likelihood of the project overrunning, going over budget or having unexpected costs. Our well proven design risk identification methodologies have help save significant costs on several of our clients projects.
Segregating operators from dangerous areas has been a great triumph of industrial robots, but they still need to be maintained. Keeping engineers safe along with technicians and OEM contractors is key to proper safety management. Systems and procedures must be inplace to make sure that those who have to work in close proximity to robots are still free from harm. Good contractor management must be in place to ensure the safety of specialist service providers or OEMs. Non-defeatable interlocks must in place for maintenance along with good Lock-Out-Tag-Out systems.
It is not possible to fully segregate robots programmers whilst they are implementing software changes. For this, the proper use of service / slow modes must be enforced. Standards place very specific requirements on service / slow modes for this exact reason, and they must be adhered. Navigating the complexities of industrial robot standards can be daunting, this is where Cenheards expertise can provide you with clarity.
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