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BS EN ISO 10218-2:2025 Robotics. Safety requirements - Industrial robot applications and robot cells, 2025
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- Annex ZA(informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of Directive2006/42/EC aimed to be covered [Go to Page]
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Terms and definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.1.1 Robot, robot system, robot application, robot cell - related
- 3.1.2 Sub-assemblies and components
- 3.1.3 Controls-related
- 3.1.4 Program-related
- 3.1.5 Power-, energy-related
- 3.1.6 Hazard-related
- 3.1.7 Role-related
- 3.1.8 Functional safety-related
- 3.1.9 Spaces, zones and distances
- 3.1.10 Risk reduction measures
- 3.1.11 Verification and validation
- 3.1.12 Contact-related
- 3.2 Abbreviated terms and symbols
- 4 Risk assessment [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Characteristics of robot applications and robot cells
- 4.3 Characteristics of collaborative applications [Go to Page]
- 4.3.1 General
- 4.3.2 Risk assessment for contacts between moving parts of the robot application and operator(s)
- 5 Safety requirements and risk reduction measures [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Design [Go to Page]
- 5.2.1 General
- 5.2.2 Materials, mechanical strength and mechanical design
- 5.2.3 Provisions for lifting or moving
- 5.2.4 Hazardous substances
- 5.2.5 Stability
- 5.2.6 Temperature and fire risks
- 5.2.7 Special equipment
- 5.2.8 Position holding
- 5.2.9 Additional axis (axes)
- 5.2.10 Power loss or change
- 5.2.11 Component malfunction
- 5.2.12 Hazardous energy
- 5.2.13 Electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic parts
- 5.2.14 Tool centre point (TCP) setting
- 5.2.15 Payload setting
- 5.2.16 Cybersecurity
- 5.3 Robot cell integration [Go to Page]
- 5.3.1 General
- 5.3.2 Span-of-control
- 5.3.3 Span-of-control of emergency stop function
- 5.3.4 Operational modes with multi-robot applications or robot cells
- 5.3.5 Local control, remote control and single-point-of-control
- 5.3.6 Automatic workpiece feeding
- 5.4 Layout [Go to Page]
- 5.4.1 General
- 5.4.2 Use and limits
- 5.4.3 Design
- 5.4.4 Design for collaborative applications
- 5.4.5 Prevention of trapping within the safeguarded space
- 5.4.6 Establishing restricted spaces
- 5.4.7 Limiting motion
- 5.5 Safety functions [Go to Page]
- 5.5.1 General
- 5.5.2 Functional safety standards
- 5.5.3 Performance
- 5.5.4 Failure or fault detection
- 5.5.5 Parameterization of safety functions
- 5.5.6 Speed limit(s) monitoring
- 5.5.7 Start / restart interlock and reset
- 5.5.8 Monitored-standstill
- 5.5.9 Communications
- 5.5.10 Electromagnetic requirements
- 5.6 Stopping [Go to Page]
- 5.6.1 General
- 5.6.2 Emergency stop
- 5.6.3 Protective stop
- 5.6.4 Normal stop
- 5.6.5 Associated equipment stopping
- 5.7 Control functions [Go to Page]
- 5.7.1 General
- 5.7.2 Modes
- 5.7.3 Protection from unexpected start-up
- 5.7.4 Status indication and warning devices
- 5.7.5 Single-point-of-control
- 5.7.6 Local and remote control
- 5.7.7 Enabling devices
- 5.7.8 Control stations
- 5.7.9 Simultaneous motion
- 5.8 Safeguards and their use [Go to Page]
- 5.8.1 General
- 5.8.2 Establishing a safeguarded space
- 5.8.3 Perimeter safeguarding
- 5.8.4 Overriding of protective devices
- 5.8.5 Guards
- 5.8.6 Sensitive protective equipment
- 5.8.7 Muting
- 5.8.8 Overriding of SPE
- 5.8.9 Minimum distances
- 5.8.10 Safeguarding to protect from unexpected restart
- 5.9 End-effectors [Go to Page]
- 5.9.1 General
- 5.9.2 Risk reduction measures
- 5.9.3 Shape and surfaces
- 5.9.4 Protective devices and/or safety functions
- 5.9.5 End-effectors and robot application design
- 5.9.6 End-effectors exchange systems
- 5.10 Vertical transfer components [Go to Page]
- 5.10.1 Mechanical design
- 5.10.2 Prevention of falling hazards
- 5.10.3 Prevention of crushing hazards
- 5.10.4 Control of movements
- 5.11 Lasers and laser equipment
- 5.12 Material handling, manual load/unload stations and material flow [Go to Page]
- 5.12.1 Material handling
- 5.12.2 Manual load/unload stations and other manual stations
- 5.12.3 Material flow
- 5.13 Adjacent robot cells
- 5.14 Collaborative applications [Go to Page]
- 5.14.1 General
- 5.14.2 Safeguarded spaces
- 5.14.3 Transitions
- 5.14.4 Hand-guided control (HGC)
- 5.14.5 Speed and separation monitoring (SSM)
- 5.14.6 Power and force limiting (PFL)
- 5.15 Assembly, installation and commissioning [Go to Page]
- 5.15.1 Commissioning of robot applications
- 5.15.2 Environmental conditions
- 5.15.3 Power
- 5.15.4 Lighting
- 5.15.5 Labelling
- 5.16 Maintenance [Go to Page]
- 5.16.1 General
- 5.16.2 Movement without drive power
- 6 Verification and validation [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Verification and validation methods
- 6.3 Verification and validation of guards, protective devices, safety function parameter settings and biomechanical threshold limits [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1 Guards and protective devices
- 6.3.2 Safety function parameter settings
- 6.3.3 Biomechanical limits
- 6.4 Complementary protective measures
- 7 Information for use [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Signals and warning devices
- 7.3 Marking
- 7.4 Signs (pictograms) and written warnings
- 7.5 Instruction handbook [Go to Page]
- 7.5.1 General
- 7.5.2 Identification
- 7.5.3 Intended use
- 7.5.4 Transport, handling and lifting
- 7.5.5 Installation
- 7.5.6 Commissioning and programming
- 7.5.7 Abnormal and emergency situations
- 7.5.8 Settings and operation
- 7.5.9 Maintenance
- 7.5.10 Decommissioning
- 7.5.11 Remote interventions
- 7.5.12 Hazardous energy
- 7.5.13 Limiting devices and restricted space
- 7.5.14 Movement without drive power
- 7.5.15 Control station(s)
- 7.5.16 Functional safety
- 7.5.17 Operating modes
- 7.5.18 Enabling devices
- 7.5.19 Vibration
- 7.5.20 End-effector(s)
- 7.5.21 Manual load/ unload stations
- 7.5.22 Collaborative applications
- 7.5.23 Cybersecurity
- Annex A (informative) List of significant hazards
- Annex B (informative) Illustrations of spaces
- Annex C (normative) Safety function performance requirements
- Annex D (Informative) Required safety function information
- Annex E (informative) Example of determination of the PLr or required SIL
- Annex F (informative) Comparison of stop functions
- Annex G (informative) Graphical symbols
- Annex H (informative) Means of verification and validation of the design and protective measures
- Annex I (informative) End-effectors
- Annex J (informative) Safeguarding manual load and unload stations
- Annex K (informative) Safeguarding material entry and exit point
- Annex L (normative) Speed and separation monitoring (SSM) – separation distance
- Annex M (informative) Limits for quasi-static and transient contact
- Annex N (informative) Validation of PFL collaborative applications
- Annex O (informative) Optional features
- Annex P (informative) Implementation of start/restart interlock and reset functions
- Annex Q (informative) Relationship of standards related to safeguards
- Bibliography [Go to Page]
