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Chapter 1 About Safety
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Essential Caution Items
Particularly important cautions for handling or operating the robot are described below. In addi-
tion, safety information about installation, operation, inspection and maintenance is provided in
each chapter. Be sure to comply with these instructions to ensure safe use of the robot.
(1) Observe the following cautions during automatic operation.
· Install a safeguard (protective enclosure) to keep any person from entering within the
movement range of the robot and suffering injury due to being struck by moving parts.
· Install a safety interlock that triggers emergency stop when the door or panel is opened.
· Install safeguards so that no one can enter inside except from doors or panels equipped
with safety interlocks.
· The warning labels 1 (Fig. 1-1) are supplied with the robot and should be affixed to
conspicuous spots on doors or/ panels equipped with safety interlocks.
DANGER
Serious injury or death will result from impact with moving robot.
· Keep outside of guard during operation.
· Lock out power before approaching robot.
(2) Use caution to prevent hands or fingers from being pinched or crushed.
Warning labels 2 (Fig. 1-2) are affixed to the robot.
WARNING
Moving parts can pinch or crush.
Keep hands away from robot arms.
DANGER
Serious injury or death
will result from impact
with moving robot.
• Keep outside of guard
during operation.
• Lock out power before
approaching robot.
Fig. 1-1 Warning label 1
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WARNING
Moving parts can
pinch or crush.
Keep hands away
from robot arms.
Fig. 1-2 Warning label 2
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