HOW TO PROTECT ROBOT MAINTENANCE WORKERS

This article addresses the problem of protecting robot maintenance workers. Safety professionals, when determining necessary safeguarding measures, are urged to look beyond the individual robot and at the complete "Robot System." They are also reminded of the fact that maintenance and repair on a robot system may require that the power be "on." The article goes on to examine hazard types, hazard sources, accident experience, maintenance safeguarding, and system hazard analysis procedures. In conclusion, emphasis is placed on the extreme importance of training thoroughly all personnel responsible for the maintenance of a particular robot system. Such training and refresher training is deemed essential because different safeguarding methods or procedures may be used within a single plant for maintaining different robot systems.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Safety Council

  444 North Michigan Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60611
• Authors:
  • Lodge, J E
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 48-51
• Serial:
  • National Safety News
  • Volume: 129
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: National Safety Council

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hazards; Maintenance; Repairing; Robots; Safety; Training
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391821
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 225
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM