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Robot Safety Standards & Services

Prepare for the Worldwide Market

Understanding regulatory and compliance requirements for different global markets helps to ensure you are designing and building safe and compliant machines, no matter the destination.

  • Personal Care Robots
  • Traditional Industrial Robots and Robot Cells
  • Autonomous Mobile Robots
  • Collaborative Robots
  • Automated Guided Vehicles
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United States

  • ANSI/CAN/UL 3300 Service, Communication, Information, Education and Entertainment Robots – SCIEE Robots

Canada

  • ANSI/CAN/UL 3300 Service, Communication, Information, Education and Entertainment Robots – SCIEE Robots

Europe

  • Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) / Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
  • EMC Directive (2014/30/EU)
  • EN ISO 13482 | Robots and robotic units - Safety standards for personal assistive robots
  • ISO/TR 23482-2 | Robotics - Application to ISO 13482 - Part 2: Application guidelines
  • EN 60204-1 | Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements

Japan

  • JIS B 8445 | Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for personal care robots
  • JIS B 8446-1 (Mobile service robots)
  • JIS B 8446-2 (Assistance robots)
  • JIS B 8456 (Supplement to JIS B 8446-2)
  • JIS B 8446-3 (Passenger transportation robots)

International

  • ISO 13482 | Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for personal care robots
  • ISO/TR 23482-2 | Robotics - Application of ISO 13482 - Part 2: Application guidelines
  • IEC 60204-1 | Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements

United States

  • ANSI/RIA R15.06, Part 1 | Industrial Robots – Safety Requirements
  • ANSI/RIA R15.06, Part 2 | Industrial Robot Systems and Integration
  • UL 1740 | Robots and Robotic Equipment
  • NFPA 79 | Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery

Canada

  • CAN/CSA Z434, Part 1 | Industrial Robots – Safety Requirements
  • CAN/CSA Z434, Part 2 | Industrial Robot Systems and Integration
  • CAN/CSA C22.2.301 | Industrial Electrical Machinery

Europe

  • Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) / Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
  • EMC Directive (2014/30/EU)
  • EN ISO 10218-1 | Robots and robotic units - Safety standards for industrial robots - Part 1: Robots
  • EN ISO 10218-2 | Robots and robotic units - Safety standards for industrial robots - Part 2: Robot systems and integration
  • EN 60204-1 | Machine safety - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: Essential requirements

Japan

  • JIS B 9960-1 | Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements
  • JIS B 8433-1 | Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial robots - Part 1: Robots
  • JIS B 8433-2 | Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial robots - Part 2: Robot systems and integration

International

  • ISO 10218-1 | Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial robots - Part 1: Robots
  • ISO 10218-2 | Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial robots - Part 2: Robot systems and integration
  • IEC 60204-1 | Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements

United States

  • ANSI/A3 R15.08-2 Requirements for IMR and IMR applications
  • ANSI/CAN/UL 3100 Automated Mobile Platforms (AMPs)

Canada

  • ANSI/A3 R15.08-2 Requirements for IMR and IMR applications
  • ANSI/CAN/UL 3100 Automated Mobile Platforms (AMPs)

Europe

  • Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) / Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
  • EMC Directive (2014/30/EU)
  • EN ISO 3691-4 Automated guided vehicles and their systems
  • EN ISO 10218-1 / -2 for the robot

Japan

  • JIS D6802-1 / Automated guided vehicles and their systems

International

  • ISO 3691-4 Automated guided vehicles and their systems
  • ISO 10218-1 / -2 for robots

United States

  • ANSI/RIA R15.06, Part 1 | Industrial Robots – Safety Requirements
  • ANSI/RIA R15.06, Part 2 | Industrial Robot Systems and Integration
  • RIA/TR R15.606 | Robots and Robotic Devices - Collaborative Robots
  • RIA/TR R15.806 | Guide to Testing Pressure and Force in Collaborative Robot Applications
  • UL 1740 | Robots and Robotic Equipment

Canada

  • CAN/CSA C22.2.301 | Industrial Electrical Machinery
  • CAN/CSA Z434, Part 1 | Industrial Robots – Safety Requirements
  • CAN/CSA Z434, Part 2 | Industrial Robot Systems and Integration
  • RIA/TR R15.806 | Guide to testing pressure and force in collaborative robot applications
  • ISO/TS 15066 | Robots and robotic units - Collaborative robots

Europe

  • Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) / Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
  • EMC Directive (2014/30/EU)
  • EN ISO 10218-1 | Robots and robotic units - Safety standards for industrial robots - Part 1: Robots
  • EN ISO 10218-2 | Robots and robotic units - Safety standards for industrial robots - Part 2: Robot systems and integration
  • ISO/TS 15066 | Robots and robotic units - Collaborative robots (The requirements of this standard are already included in EN ISO 10218-2:2025 and no longer need to be tested separately)
  • ISO/PAS 5672 Test methods for measuring force and pressure
  • EN 60204-1 | Machine safety - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: Basic requirements

Japan

  • JIS B 8433-1 | Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial robots - Part 1: Robots
  • JIS B 8433-2 | Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial robots - Part 2: Robot systems and integration
  • JIS TS B 0033 | Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots

International

  • ISO 10218-1 | Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial robots - Part 1: Robots
  • ISO 10218-2 | Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial robots - Part 2: Robot systems and integration
  • ISO/TS 15066 | Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots (The requirements of this standard are already included in ISO 10218-2:2024 and no longer need to be tested separately)
  • ISO/PAS 5672 Test methods for measuring force and pressure
  • IEC 60204-1 | Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements

United States

  • ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 | Safety Standard for Driverless, Automatic Guided Industrial Vehicles and Automated Functions of Manned Industrial Vehicles
  • ANSI/NFPA 505 | Fire Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks
  • ANSI/CAN/UL 583 | Electric-Battery-Powered Industrial Trucks

Canada

  • ANSI/CAN/UL 583 | Electric-Battery-Powered Industrial Trucks

Europe

  • Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) / Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
  • EMC Directive (2014/30/EU)
  • EN ISO 3691-4 Automated guided vehicles and their systems

Japan

  • JIS D 6001-1 | Fork lift trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part 1: Fork lift trucks

International

  • ISO 3691-4 Automated guided vehicles and their systems
  • ISO 10218-1 / -2 for the robot

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