20th Annual National Robot Safety Conference

W1 - An OSHA View on Machinery Safety (AM)
Join our OSHA representative as he introduces you to the requirements and expectations of OSHA compliance. Learn first hand what OSHA regulations are all about, how plant inspections are conducted, what to expect and how to respond to them. Understand how simple safeguarding principles for automated equipment can lead to a safe working environment for your facility. Additionally, learn what programs OSHA has to offer to help you in planning and implementing safe workplace environments.

W2 - Basic Safety Circuit Design (AM)
Our team of highly qualified instructors will guide you through a basic understanding of the needs and concepts of safety controls for automated machinery and robots using a building block approach. This course is intended as an introduction for engineers tasked with designing or building the safety system for a robot cell or line; and will be an excellent refresher for the Controls Engineer in preparation for the afternoon advanced session.

W3 - Understanding R15.06 - The Robot Safety Standard (PM)
Are you tasked to design, install or maintain a safe robot system? This course is intended to give you an in-depth understanding of the American National Standards for Robot Safety and how to apply them to your applications. Jeff Fryman, Director of Standards Development for the RIA, will lead you in this study of what is contained in the standards and some insight into what led to the requirements. He will also offer some advanced information on the future of robot safety requirements.

Join us for an exciting two days of presentations on robot safety, standards, successful robot applications and information important to everyone associated with industrial safety needs.

Updating Safety Standards
Roberta Nelson Shea, Chair of the R15.06 committee, will introduce the new Technical Report, TR R15.206 Guidelines for Implementing ANSI/RIA/ISO 10218-1-2007, and discuss its impact on new robot installations. She will also discuss experiences with the current robot safety standards and offer safety hints for your installations.

Tabletop Exhibits & Lunch
This year we will again be featuring an extended lunch hour viewing session for the popular tabletop exhibits of products.  This is the opportunity to review the latest in robot and robot safety products and get on-the-spot expert help in selecting the proper solution for your needs.

Next Generation Robots (NGR) Implementation Roundtable
We kick of day two of the conference with a repeat of the roundtable discussion originally presented at the June Robots 2008 Conference in Boston on the benefits and uses possible for the Next Generation Robots. Moderated by Jeff Fryman from the RIA, we will explore using the NGR from the perspective of the user, integrator, and manufacturer.

Benchmarking
Returning this year will be a Benchmarking session. Breaking the conference attendees into small groups led by our instructor staff gives you an opportunity to have your own application reviewed and evaluated by peers with comments reviewed by the group. If you have a cell design that you would like to have reviewed by the group, please contact Jeff Fryman at RIA headquarters prior to the event to make arrangements for its inclusion in the program.

W5 - Risk Assessment Exercise Using R15.06 (AM)
Jeff Fryman from the RIA will lead you in an interactive lesson in conducting a risk assessment of a typical robot cell with emphasis on employing the R15.06 risk assessment methodology. This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of concept and use a “hands-on” approach to practice the methodology.

W6 - Practical Application of Robot Safety (Full-Day Session Only)
We have assembled an international team of noted safety experts who will guide you through a review of the information presented during the week and help you in understanding and applying safety concepts in any robot, automated, or integrated manufacturing system you may be working on.  This exercise will feature demonstrations using actual equipment to help understanding and working the safety distance formula for installing safeguarding devices. Included will be an effective method to measure machine stopping time and discussions of requirements from USA, CSA and ISO machinery safety standards. This is an all day workshop.

W7 - Understanding R15.06 - The Robot Safety Standard (PM)
Are you tasked to design, install or maintain a safe robot system? This course is intended to give you an in-depth understanding of the American National Standards for Robot Safety and how to apply them to your applications. Jeff Fryman, Director of Standards Development for the RIA will lead you in this study of what is contained in the standards and some insight into what led to the requirements. He will also give some advanced information on the future of robot safety requirements. This is a repeat of the Monday workshop.