Robotics Safety

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Robotics Safety
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General Safety

• Robot pinch points look out where you place
  your hands on a robot!!
• When operating a robot someone should be
  responsible for emergency shut down!!
• Turn off robot at power switch
• Disconnect Modem
• Disconnect power to the Operator Interface.
• Dont put tools at the edge of tables!!
• Clear a workspace before you begin a task. The
  time spent preparing your work and area is time
  saved in the long run.
• Center punch a point before drilling to keep the
  bit from wandering
• SAFETY GOGGLES!!!

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General Safety

• Know where Fire Extinguisher is located.
• Know what to do in an emergency.
• Think about the worst case scenario before
  starting a job to prepare your thought process
  with safety in mind.
• Remove Fuses to temporarily disable motors
• PUT TOOLS AND BITS AWAY WHEN FINISHED!!

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Milling

• Loose clothing out of the way
• Hair tied back
• End Mills are sharp, hold them or grab them with
  a rag.
• Make sure the bit is turning the right way.
• Bigger the bit, slower the cutting speed!!
• Steel gets cut at a slower speed than Aluminum.
• Use coolant!! Cutting fluid (or hand lotion on
  aluminum).

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Milling

• Carriage is the big wheel, Cross-Slide is the
  small wheel. Be sure the work piece clears the
  DRO.
• Use a small shop vac to remove metal chips.
• Use the Vice or Finger Clamps to hold down the
  piece your cutting.
• Lock down the axis that you dont want to move.
• SAFETY GOGGLES!!!

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Glasses
Speed Control
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On / Off Switch
Vice
Cross Slide
Carriage
Ways (Dont Put tools here!)
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Disc / Belt Sander

• Loose clothing out of the way
• Hair tied back
• When metal is sanded, the friction causes a lot
  of heat, so piece youre holding will get hot!!
  Wear Gloves.
• Make sure to cut on the down turning side of the
  disc sander.
• Use a miter guide to get a straight edge.
• By moving the piece side to side, it will allow
  that portion of the sander to cool down.
• SAFETY GOGGLES!!!

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Safety Glasses
Miter Gauge
Sand on the down side!
OUCH HOT!
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Band Saw

• Loose clothing out of the way
• Hair tied back
• Lower the cutting guide / guard to allow the
  piece to just slide under it.
• To cut rounded edges or corners, make relief cuts
  so the blade doesnt bend.
• On Horizontal Band saw, be sure to clamp down the
  material.
• SAFETY GOGGLES!!!

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Safety Glasses
Watch what your doing!!
On-Off Switch
Set the guide just high enough to clear the piece
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Drill Press

• Loose clothing out of the way
• Hair tied back
• Clamp down the piece your drilling.
• Make sure there is clearance under the piece
  youre drilling or use a piece of wood under it.
• Bigger the bit, slower the cutting speed!!
• Steel gets cut at a slower speed than Aluminum.
• Use coolant!! Cutting fluid or you can use hand
  lotion on aluminum.
• Keep the chuck key with the drill!!!!
• SAFETY GOGGLES!!!

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Press / Broaching

• Loose clothing out of the way
• Hair tied back
• If making a keyway, ensure that the broach is
  lined up with a set screw if one is available.
• Some broaches (1/8 and 3/16) require two passes
  (the 2nd pass using a shim).
• Use coolant!! Cutting fluid or you can use hand
  lotion on aluminum.
• SAFETY GOGGLES!!!

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Welding

• Loose clothing out of the way
• Hair tied back
• Wear EYE PROTECTION, welding lens level 14.
• Cover skin, UV from the arc will cause sunburns.
• Wear gloves!!
• DO NOT TOUCH A WELDED PIECE WITHOUT COOLING IT
  OFF FIRST!!
• Argon bottle should be upright and secured.
• The work piece must be grounded.

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