Safety Instructions
S-3
3.5.1 Release device
Therobotmechanicsarenotsuppliedwithanreleaseswitchtocontrolthebrakesofthemotors.
WARNING
• MOUNTARELEASESWITCHONTHEMACHINESOTHEARMS(MOTOR)OFTHEROBOTCOULDBEMANUALLY
MOVED.
• MOVINGANAXISWITHANIMPROPERLYWORKINGRELEASESWITCHCANDAMAGETHEMOTORBRAKE.THIS
CANRESULTINPERSONALINJURYANDMATERIALDAMAGE.
• BEFORERELEASINGTHEBRAKE,YOUHAVETOBESURETHATNOONEISINTHEHAZARDAREAOFTHEROBOT.
3.5.2 Transport
Theprescribedtransportpositionoftherobotmustbeobserved.Transportationmustbecarriedoutinaccordancewith
thetransportationinstructionsorassemblyinstructionsoftherobot.
WARNING
• ONLYUSEAUTHORIZEDHANDLINGEQUIPMENTWITHASUFFICIENTLOAD-BEARINGCAPACITYTOTRANSPORT
THEROBOT.
• WEARSUITABLEPROTECTIVECLOTHINGIFNECESSARY.
3.5.3 Assembly and start-up
Beforestartingupsystemsanddevicesforthefirsttime,acheckmustbecarriedouttoensurethatthesystemand
devicesarecompletedandoperational,thattheycanbeoperatedsafelyandthatanydamageisdetected.
Thevalidnationalorregionalworksafetyregulationsmustbeobservedforthischeck.Thecorrectfunctioningofall
safetycircuitsmustalsobetested.
Thefollowingtestsmustbecarriedoutbeforestart-upandrecommissioning.Itmustbeensuredthat:
• Therobotiscorrectlyinstalledandfastenedinaccordancewiththespecificationsintheassemblyinstructions.
• Therearenoforeignbodiesorloosepartsontherobot.
• Allrequiredsafetyequipmentiscorrectlyinstalledandoperational.
WARNING
• AWRONGINSTALLEDROBOTMAYTHROWOFFHISARMS.
• WEARSUITABLEPROTECTIVECLOTHINGIFNECESSARY.
3.5.4 Maintenance and repair
Aftermaintenanceandrepairwork,checksmustbecarriedouttoensuretherequiredsafetylevel.Thevalidnational
orregionalworksafetyregulationsmustbeobservedforthischeck.Thecorrectfunctioningofallsafetycircuitsmust
alsobetested.
Thepurposeofmaintenanceandrepairworkistoensurethatthesystemiskeptoriginalor,intheeventofafault,to
returnthesystemtoanoperationalstate.Repairworkincludestroubleshootinginadditiontotheactualrepairitself.
Thefollowingsafetymeasuresmustbecarriedoutwhenworkingontherobot:
• Switchofthemachine(system)wheretherobotisbuilt-in(e.g.withapadlock)topreventitfrombeingswitchedon
again
• Labelthemachine(system)withasignindicationthatworkisinprogress.Thissignmustremaininplace,even
duringtemporaryinterruptionstothework.
• Theemergencystopfromthemachine(system)mustremainactive.Ifsafetyfunctionsorsafeguardsaredeactivated
duringmaintenanceorrepairwork,theymustbereactivatedimmediatelyaftertheworkiscompleted.