Qualification Of Personnel - Omron Pioneer LX User Manual

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Qualification of Personnel

It is the end-user's responsibility to ensure that all personnel who will work with or around mobile robots
have attended an appropriate Omron training course and have a working knowledge of the system. The
user must provide the necessary additional training for all personnel who will be working with the
system. As noted in this and the robot user guides, certain procedures should be performed only by
skilled or instructed persons. For a description of the level of qualification, we use the standard terms:
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Skilled persons have technical knowledge or sufficient experience to enable them to avoid the
dangers, electrical and/or mechanical
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Instructed persons are adequately advised or supervised by skilled persons to enable them to
avoid the dangers, electrical and/or mechanical
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All personnel must observe industry-prescribed safety practices during the installation,
operation, and testing of all electrically-powered equipment.
WARNING: Before working with the robot, every entrusted person must confirm that they:
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Have the necessary qualifications
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Have received the guides (both this user's guide, and the
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Have read the guides
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Understand the guides
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Will work in the manner specified by the guides
Payload Movement and Transfer
Monitoring and confirmation of the status of robot payload or operation or movement of any added
equipment is the end-user's responsibility. Payload transfer problems must trigger a robot E-Stop,
preventing the robot from moving until an Operator has resolved the problem and confirmed that the
system is safe to use. This handling of payload transfer problems is the end-user's responsibility.
Providing an interlock between the robot and facility equipment is the user's responsibility.
Configurable Warning Buzzer
A warning buzzer is available in LD-series Pioneer LX robots, which may be connected to the core if
desired. It is the user's responsibility to connect, test and configure this buzzer as appropriate for the
facility in which the robot will be operating. The buzzer will sound whenever the robot is moving
backwards or is turning.
Multi-Vehicle Avoidance
WARNING: If two robots are approaching each other, incoming laser beams of laser sensors mounted at
similar horizontal planes may not be detected as reflected beams, reducing or preventing the ability of
one robot to sense and avoid the other. Use caution if using multiple robots, and implement additional
sensing or position sharing if neccesary for your facility and application.
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