<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document specifies requirements for the inherently safe design, risk reduction measures and information for use of robots for an industrial environment.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document addresses the robot as an incomplete machine.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document is not applicable to the following uses and products:</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">underwater;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">law enforcement;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">military (defence);</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">airborne and space robots, including outer space;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">medical robots;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">healthcare robots;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">prosthetics and other aids for the physically impaired;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">service robots, which provide a service to a person and as such where the public can have access;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">consumer products, as this is household use to which the public can have access;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">lifting or transporting people.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">NOTE 1 Requirements for robot integration and robot applications are covered in ISO 10218-2:2025.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">NOTE 2 Additional hazards can be created by robot applications (e.g. welding, laser cutting, machining). These hazards are addressed during robot application design. See ISO 10218-2:2025.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events when used as intended and under specified conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document does not cover the hazards related to:</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">severe conditions (e.g. extreme climates, freezer use, strong magnetic fields) outside of manufacturer’s specifications;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">underground use;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">use that has hygienic requirements;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">use in nuclear environments;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">use in potentially explosive environments;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">mobility when robots or manipulators are fixed to or part of driverless industrial trucks;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">mobility when robots or manipulators are fixed to or part of mobile platforms;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">use in environments with ionizing and non-ionizing radiation levels;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">hazardous ionizing and non-ionizing radiation;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">handling loads the nature of which can lead to dangerous situations (e.g. molten metals, acids/bases, radiating materials);</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">handling or lifting or transporting people;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">when the public, all ages or non-working adults have access (e.g. service robots, consumer products).</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">Noise emission is generally not considered a significant hazard of the robot alone, and consequently noise is excluded from the scope of this document.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document is not applicable to robots that are manufactured before the date of its publication.</span></p>
Registration number (WIID)
73933
Scope
<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document specifies requirements for the inherently safe design, risk reduction measures and information for use of robots for an industrial environment.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document addresses the robot as an incomplete machine.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document is not applicable to the following uses and products:</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">underwater;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">law enforcement;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">military (defence);</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">airborne and space robots, including outer space;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">medical robots;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">healthcare robots;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">prosthetics and other aids for the physically impaired;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">service robots, which provide a service to a person and as such where the public can have access;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">consumer products, as this is household use to which the public can have access;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">lifting or transporting people.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">NOTE 1 Requirements for robot integration and robot applications are covered in ISO 10218-2:2025.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">NOTE 2 Additional hazards can be created by robot applications (e.g. welding, laser cutting, machining). These hazards are addressed during robot application design. See ISO 10218-2:2025.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events when used as intended and under specified conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document does not cover the hazards related to:</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">severe conditions (e.g. extreme climates, freezer use, strong magnetic fields) outside of manufacturer’s specifications;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">underground use;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">use that has hygienic requirements;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">use in nuclear environments;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">use in potentially explosive environments;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">mobility when robots or manipulators are fixed to or part of driverless industrial trucks;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">mobility when robots or manipulators are fixed to or part of mobile platforms;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">use in environments with ionizing and non-ionizing radiation levels;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">hazardous ionizing and non-ionizing radiation;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">handling loads the nature of which can lead to dangerous situations (e.g. molten metals, acids/bases, radiating materials);</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">handling or lifting or transporting people;</span></p>
<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB">— </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB">when the public, all ages or non-working adults have access (e.g. service robots, consumer products).</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">Noise emission is generally not considered a significant hazard of the robot alone, and consequently noise is excluded from the scope of this document.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">This document is not applicable to robots that are manufactured before the date of its publication.</span></p>
