Ontario safety conference highlights new industrial robot standards

February 11, 2008

The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) will co-sponsor the North American Robot Safety Conference in a new venue accessible to both Canadian and U.S. participants in Waterloo, Ont., from March 25 to 28. This year’s conference focuses on a new ISO standard covering new robots and a CSA robot safety standard focusing on user safety.

“Among the buzz at this year’s conference are some of the exciting safety features that will be highlighted from the newest robot safety standard—ANSI/RIA/ISO 10218-1-2007—the national adoption of the ISO standard covering new robots only,” said Jeff Fryman, director of standards development for RIA. “This information will be introduced in sessions throughout the week.”  The safety event also takes a comprehensive look at the CSA Z434 robot safety standard, Industrial Robots and Robot Systems, focusing on user safety.

This sixth annual spring safety conference is designed to assist managers, technicians, engineers and other personnel meet their industrial safety needs.  The four days of training are comprised of workshops, conference sessions and a tabletop exhibit trade fair.  The program is designed to aid attendees in learning how to improve efficiency while maintaining a safe environment and to discover the value safety standards have to a company.  Participants will gain an understanding of the various safety standards through the detailed workshops and conference presentations.
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