BS EN ISO 10218-1:2011

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Hazard identification and risk assessment
5 Design requirements and protective measures
6 Verification and validation of safety requirements and
  protective measures
7 Information for use
Annex A (informative) - List of significant hazards
Annex B (normative) - Stopping time and distance metric
Annex C (informative) - Functional characteristics of
        three-position enabling device
Annex D (informative) - Optional features
Annex E (informative) - Labelling
Annex F (normative) - Means of verification of the safety
        requirements and measures
Bibliography
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 2006/42/EC

Describes requirements and guidelines for the inherent safe design, protective measures and information for use of industrial robots.

This part of ISO 10218 specifies requirements and guidelines for the inherent safe design, protective measures and information for use of industrial robots. It describes basic hazards associated with robots and provides requirements to eliminate, or adequately reduce, the risks associated with these hazards.

This part of ISO 10218 does not address the robot as a complete machine. Noise emission is generally not considered a significant hazard of the robot alone, and consequently noise is excluded from the scope of this part of ISO 10218.

This part of ISO 10218 does not apply to non-industrial robots, although the safety principles established in ISO 10218 can be utilized for these other robots.

NOTE 1 Examples of non-industrial robot applications include, but are not limited to, undersea, military and space robots, tele-operated manipulators, prosthetics and other aids for the physically impaired, micro-robots (displacement less than 1 mm), surgery or healthcare, and service or consumer products.

NOTE 2 Requirements for robot systems, integration, and installation are covered in ISO 10218-2.

NOTE 3 Additional hazards can be created by specific applications (e.g. welding, laser cutting, machining). These system-related hazards need to be considered during robot design.