Adept T20 Pendant - Manual (Page 9)

1.3 Safety Precautions
1.3 Safety Precautions
DANGER: An Adept robot can cause serious injury or death, or damage
to itself and other equipment, if the following safety precautions are not
observed:
l
All personnel who install, operate, teach, program, or maintain the system must read
this guide, read the
Adept Robot Safety Guide , and complete a training course for their
responsibilities in regard to the robot.
l All personnel who design the robot system must read this guide, the Adept Robot Safety
Guide , and the Adept robot user's guide that was supplied with the equipment. The sys-
tem design must comply with all local and national safety regulations for the location
in which the robot is installed.
l
The robot system must not be used for purposes other than described in the Adept robot
user's guide that was supplied with the equipment. Contact Adept if you are not sure of
the suitability for your application.
l The user is responsible for providing safety barriers around the robot to prevent anyone
from accidentally coming into contact with the robot when it is in motion.
l Power to the robot and its power supply must be locked out and tagged out before any
maintenance is performed.
1.4 What to Do in an Emergency Situation
Press any E-Stop button (a red push-button on a yellow background/field) and then follow the
internal procedures of your company or organization for an emergency situation. If a fire
occurs, use CO
2
to extinguish the fire.
1.5 Additional Safety Information
Manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity (MDOC)
This lists all standards with which each robot complies. See Manufacturer's Declaration on
page 9.
Adept Robot Safety Guide
The Adept Robot Safety Guide provides detailed information on safety for Adept robots. It also
gives resources for more information on relevant standards. The Guide ships with each robot
manual, and is also available from the Adept Document Library. See Adept Document Library
on page 12.
1.6 Manufacturer's Declaration
The Manufacturer’s Declaration of Incorporation and Conformity (MDOC) for Adept robot sys-
tems can be found on the Adept Web site, in the Download Center of the Support section.
http://www.adept.com/support/downloads/file-search
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