AS 4024.

3301—2009
AS 4024.3301—2009

Australian Standard®
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Safety of machinery

Part 3301: Robots for industrial

environments—Safety requirements
 This Australian Standard® was prepared by Committee SF-041, General Principles for the
Guarding of Machinery. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on
26 March 2009.
This Standard was published on 18 May 2009.

The following are represented on Committee SF-041:

• Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• Department of the Premier and Cabinet, SA
• Department of Employment and Industrial Relations, Qld
• Department of Primary Industries, Mineral Resources, NSW
• Engineers Australia
• Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
•
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Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia

• Institution of Instrumentation, Control and Automation Australia
• National Electrical and Communications Association
• Safety Institute of Australia
• Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia
• University of Melbourne
• Winery Engineering Association
• WorkCover NSW
• WorkSafe Victoria

This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 06103.

Standards Australia wishes to acknowledge the participation of the expert individuals that
contributed to the development of this Standard through their representation on the
Committee and through the public comment period.

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Australian Standard®
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Safety of machinery

Part 3301: Robots for industrial

environments—Safety requirements

Originated as AS 2039—1987.
Revised and redesignated as AS 4024.3301—2009.

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PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee SF-041, General
Principles for the Guarding of Machinery to supersede AS 2939—1987, Industrial robot
systems—Safe design and usage.
During its work, the Committee agreed to use the International Standard ISO 10218-1,
Robots for industrial environments—Safety requirements, Part 1: Robot as the basis for this
Australian Standard. This action will ensure the continuing consistency of machinery safety
standards with each other as well as maintaining a consistent approach to machinery safety
standards in Australia.
Hazards associated with robots are well recognized but the sources of these hazards are
frequently unique to a particular robot system. The number and types of hazards are directly
related to the nature of the automation process and the complexity of the installation. Risks
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associated with these hazards vary with the type of robot used, its purpose and the way in
which it is installed, programmed, operated and maintained.
The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define the
application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part
of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.
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CONTENTS

Page
1 SCOPE........................................................................................................................ 4
2 OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................................... 4
3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS.................................................................................. 4
4 DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................ 5
5 HAZARD ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT................................................... 8
6 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES............................... 9
7 INFORMATION FOR USE...................................................................................... 19
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APPENDICES
A GRAPHICAL AIDS DEPICTING THE ROBOT SPACE ......................................... 22
B LIST OF SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS........................................................................ 25
C OPTIONAL FEATURES........................................................................................... 27
D MODE LABELLING ................................................................................................ 29
E FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THREE-POSITION ENABLING
DEVICES .................................................................................................................. 30
F STOPPING TIME AND DISTANCE METRIC ........................................................ 31
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Safety of machinery

Part 3301: Robots for industrial environments—Safety requirements

1 SCOPE
This Standard specifies requirements and guidelines for the inherent safe design, protective
measures and use of industrial robots and robot systems as defined in Clause 4. It describes
basic hazards associated with robots, and provides requirements to eliminate or adequately
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reduce the risks associated with these hazards.

This Standard does not apply to non-industrial robots although the safety principles
established in this Standard may be utilized for them. Examples of non-industrial robot
applications include, but are not limited to undersea, military and space robots; tele-
operated manipulators; prosthetics and other aids for the physically impaired; micro-robots
(displacement <1 mm); surgery or healthcare; and service or consumer products.

2 OBJECTIVE
The objective of this Standard is to provide designers, manufacturers, suppliers and
employers with the technical means to minimize the risks to the health and safety of those
working with or otherwise near industrial robots.

3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
The following documents are referred to in this Standard.
AS
4024 Safety of machinery
4024.1201 Part 1201: General principles—Basic terminology and methodology
4024.1202 Part 1202: General principles—Technical principles
4024.1301 Part 1301: Risk assessment—Principles of risk assessment
4024.1501 Part 1501: Design of safety related parts of control systems—General
principles for design
4024.1604 Part 1604: Design of controls, interlocks and guarding—Emergency stop—
Principles for design
4024.1905 Part 1905: Displays, controls, actuators and signals—Indication, marking and
actuation—Requirements for marking
4024.2801 Part 2801: Safety distances and safety gaps—Positioning of protective
equipment with respect to the approach speed of parts of the human
body
60204 Safety of machinery—Electrical equipment of machines
60204.1 Part 1: General requirements (IEC 60204-1, Ed. 5 (FDIS) MOD)
AS/NZS
61000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
61000.6.2 Part 6.2: General standards—Immunity for industrial environments
61000.6.4 Part 6.4: Generic standards—Emission standard for industrial environments

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