Hi Steve,

Sorry, what is a FAT?

Steve,

The primary issue with Cobots is that the document from ISO is a TS and not a full standard, plus HSE do not recognise it.

I am due to be doing a full CE assessment on a cobot cell early next week for an integrator, the cell is going into a FMCG manufacturer in the Wiral area.

For this one we have gone by the EM robot standard, the TS, and the B-Type standards, and we have looked in depth at the hazards and done risk assessments and implemented mitigation in the design to limit the risks to what we feel is ALARP, and documented this based on the EHSR's.

It's quite engineering biased and we have been involved in 2 design reviews to date, and the integrator has done full 13849 validations etc. so hopefully the end user will be happy with the result.

Now, the timing of this is uncanny, so as long as it isn't the same cell then perhaps I can help, otherwise would it be a conflict of interest!...

Perhaps best discussed by PM.

p.s. FAT = Factory Acceptance Test.

Edited by user 22 January 2019 19:36:32(UTC)  | Reason: Watched topic

Are TUV still running that?

I know a few of the ex-directors of Laidler from before they were taken over by TUV SUD.  I work quite cosely with one of them.

Me from an Engineering background I did the NEBOSH GC from the H&S side, as I specialise in electrial and machinery, I did the TUV Nord CMSE course to get something formal, but tbh, they all just scratch the surface, I find it's the understanding of the equipment the standards and the EHSR's from an engineering point is the best route for machinery, but, then I would coming at it from that angle! ;)