General Hazards; Qualification Of Personnel - Omron Viper 650 User Manual

2.3 Safety Precautions
The Vipers must be well maintained, so that their control and safety functions continue
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to work properly.

General Hazards

IMPORTANT: The following situations could result in injury or damage
to the equipment.
Do not place objects on the robot.
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Do not exceed the maximum payload capacity.
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Do not exceed the maximum limits given in technical specifications. See Tech-
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nical Specifications on page 115.
Do not drop the robot, put weights on it or otherwise operate it irresponsibly.
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Do not use unauthorized parts.
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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
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 Safety Guide, certain procedures should be performed only by
skilled or instructed persons. For a description of the level of qualification, we use the standard
terms:
Skilled persons have technical knowledge or sufficient experience to enable them to
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avoid the dangers, electrical and/or mechanical
Instructed persons are adequately advised or supervised by skilled persons to enable
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them to avoid the dangers, electrical and/or mechanical
All personnel must observe industry-prescribed safety practices during the installation, oper-
ation, and testing of all electrically-powered equipment.
IMPORTANT: Before working with the robot, every entrusted person must con-
firm that they:
Have the necessary qualifications
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Have received the guides (both this user's guide, and the Robot Safety Guide)
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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
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