SIST EN ISO 10218-1:2025

Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 1: Industrial robots (ISO 10218-1:2025)

This document specifies requirements for the inherently safe design, risk reduction measures and information for use of robots for an industrial environment.
This document addresses the robot as an incomplete machine.
This document is not applicable to the following uses and products:
—     underwater;
—     law enforcement;
—     military (defence);
—     airborne and space robots, including outer space;
—     medical robots;
—     healthcare robots;
—     prosthetics and other aids for the physically impaired;
—     service robots, which provide a service to a person and as such where the public can have access;
—     consumer products, as this is household use to which the public can have access;
—     lifting or transporting people.
NOTE 1        Requirements for robot integration and robot applications are covered in ISO 10218-2:2025.
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.
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.
This document does not cover the hazards related to:
—     severe conditions (e.g. extreme climates, freezer use, strong magnetic fields) outside of manufacturer’s specifications;
—     underground use;
—     use that has hygienic requirements;
—     use in nuclear environments;
—     use in potentially explosive environments;
—     mobility when robots or manipulators are fixed to or part of driverless industrial trucks;
—     mobility when robots or manipulators are fixed to or part of mobile platforms;
—     use in environments with ionizing and non-ionizing radiation levels;
—     hazardous ionizing and non-ionizing radiation;
—     handling loads the nature of which can lead to dangerous situations (e.g. molten metals, acids/bases, radiating materials);
—     handling or lifting or transporting people;
—     when the public, all ages or non-working adults have access (e.g. service robots, consumer products).
Noise emission is generally not considered a significant hazard of the robot alone, and consequently noise is excluded from the scope of this document.
This document is not applicable to robots that are manufactured before the date of its publication.

Robotik - Sicherheitsanforderungen - Teil 1: Industrieroboter (ISO 10218-1:2025)

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen für die eigensichere Konstruktion, für Risikominderungsmaßnahmen und Informationen für die Nutzung von Robotern in Industrieumgebungen fest.
Dieses Dokument betrachtet den Roboter als unvollständige Maschine.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für die folgenden Verwendungen und Produkte:
-   Unterwasser;
-   Strafverfolgung;
-   Militär (Verteidigung);
-   Luft- und Raumfahrtroboter, einschließlich Weltraum;
-   Medizinroboter;
-   Gesundheitspflegeroboter;
-   Prothesen und sonstige Hilfsmittel für Körperbehinderte;
-   Serviceroboter, deren Dienste von Personen beansprucht werden und daher öffentlich zugänglich sind;
-   Konsumprodukte für die Verwendung im Haushalt, da diese öffentlich zugänglich sind;
-   Anheben oder Transport von Personen;
-   mobile Plattformen;
-   telebetriebene Manipulatoren.
ANMERKUNG 1   Anforderungen an Robotersysteme, die Integration und Anwendungen werden in ISO/FDIS 10218 2:2024 behandelt.
ANMERKUNG 2   Durch Roboteranwendungen können zusätzliche Gefährdungen verursacht werden (z. B. Schweißen, Laserstrahlschneiden, spanabhebende Bearbeitung). Diese Gefährdungen werden bei der Konstruktion von Robotersystemen und Roboteranwendungen behandelt. Siehe ISO/FDIS 10218 2:2024.
Dieses Dokument behandelt alle signifikanten Gefährdungen, Gefährdungssituationen oder Gefährdungs-ereignisse, wenn sie bestimmungsgemäß und unter bestimmten Bedingungen von durch den Hersteller vernünftigerweise vorhersehbaren Fehlanwendungen verwendet werden.
Dieses Dokument behandelt nicht Gefährdungen in Zusammenhang mit:
-   schweren Bedingungen (z. B. extreme Klimabedingungen, Anwendungen bei sehr niedrigen Temperaturen, starke Magnetfelder) außerhalb der Herstellerangaben;
-   Untertagenutzung;
-   spezifischen Hygieneanforderungen;
-   der Verwendung in nuklearen Umgebungen;
-   der Verwendung in möglicherweise explosiven Umgebungen;
-   der Verwendung in Umgebungen mit ionisierender und nichtionisierender Strahlungsbelastung;
-   gefährlicher ionisierender und nichtionisierender Strahlung;
-   der Handhabung von Lasten, deren Eigenschaften zu gefährlichen Situationen führen können (z. B. geschmolzene Metalle, Säuren/Basen, strahlende Materialien);
-   Umgang, Beförderung oder Transport von Personen;
-   dem öffentlichen Zugang von Personen jeden Alters oder nicht arbeitender Erwachsener (z. B. Serviceroboter, Konsumgüter).
Lärmemission wird im Allgemeinen nicht als signifikante Gefährdung, die vom Roboter allein ausgeht, betrachtet; daher ist Lärm aus dem Anwendungsbereich dieses Dokuments ausgeschlossen.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anwendbar für Roboter, die vor seiner Veröffentlichung hergestellt wurden.

Robotique - Exigences de sécurité - Partie 1: Robots industriels (ISO 10218-1:2025)

Le présent document spécifie les exigences pour la prévention intrinsèque, les mesures de réduction du risque et les informations pour l'utilisation de robots destinés à un environnement industriel.
Le présent document traite le robot comme une machine incomplète.
Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux utilisations et produits suivants:
—     sous-marines;
—     maintien de l’ordre;
—     militaires (défense);
—     robots aériens et spatiaux, y compris extra-atmosphériques;
—     robots médicaux;
—     robots de soins de santé;
—     prothèses et autres aides pour personnes physiquement déficientes;
—     robots de service qui fournissent un service à la personne et sont, en tant que tels, accessibles au public;
—     produits de consommation, car il s'agit d'une utilisation domestique à laquelle le public peut avoir accès;
—     levage ou transport de personnes.
NOTE 1        Les exigences relatives à l’intégration de robots et aux applications robotisées sont couvertes par l'ISO 10218-2:2025.
NOTE 2        Des phénomènes dangereux supplémentaires peuvent être générés par des applications robotisées (par exemple, soudage, découpe au laser, usinage). Ces phénomènes dangereux sont traités lors de la conception de l'application robotisée. Voir l’ISO 10218-2:2025.
Le présent document traite des phénomènes dangereux, situations dangereuses ou événements dangereux significatifs lorsqu’ils sont utilisés normalement et dans des conditions spécifiées de mauvais usage raisonnablement prévisibles par le fabricant.
Le présent document ne couvre pas les phénomènes dangereux relatifs:
—     aux conditions difficiles (par exemple, conditions climatiques extrêmes, utilisation de congélateur, champs magnétiques importants) en dehors des spécifications du fabricant;
—     à une utilisation souterraine;
—     à l’utilisation avec des exigences hygiéniques;
—     à l’utilisation dans des environnements nucléaires;
—     à l’utilisation dans des environnements explosibles;
—     à la mobilité lorsque des robots ou manipulateurs sont fixés à des chariots industriels sans conducteur ou en font partie;
—     à la mobilité lorsque des robots ou manipulateurs sont fixés à des plateformes mobiles ou en font partie;
—     à l’utilisation dans des environnements comprenant des niveaux de rayonnements ionisants et non ionisants;
—     à des rayonnements ionisants et non ionisants dangereux;
—     à la manutention de charges pouvant provoquer des situations dangereuses (par exemple, métaux en fusion, acides/bases, matériaux-rayonnants);
—     à la manutention ou levage ou transport de personnes;
—     à l’accès possible pour le public, des personnes de tous âges ou des adultes non professionnels (par exemple, robots de service, produits de consommation).
L'émission sonore n'est généralement pas considérée comme un phénomène dangereux significatif du robot lui-même et par conséquent, le bruit est exclu du domaine d'application du présent document.
Le présent document n'est pas applicable aux robots qui ont été fabriqués avant sa date de publication.

Robotika - Varnostne zahteve - 1. del: Industrijski roboti (ISO 10218-1:2025)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 15-Jul-2021
• Publication Date: 08-Apr-2025
• ICS: 25.040.30 - Industrial robots. Manipulators
• Technical Committee: ITC - Information technology
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 25-Mar-2025
• Due Date: 30-May-2025
• Completion Date: 09-Apr-2025
• Directive: 2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Ref Project: EN ISO 10218-1:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 1: Industrial robots (ISO 10218-1:2025)

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN ISO 10218-1:2011 - Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial robots - Part 1: Robots (ISO 10218-1:2011)
• Effective Date: 01-May-2025

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 10218-1:2011
Robotika - Varnostne zahteve - 1. del: Industrijski roboti (ISO 10218-1:2025)
Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 1: Industrial robots (ISO 10218-1:2025)
Robotik - Sicherheitsanforderungen - Teil 1: Industrieroboter (ISO 10218-1:2025)
Robotique - Exigences de sécurité - Partie 1: Robots industriels (ISO 10218-1:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 10218-1:2025
ICS:
25.040.30 Industrijski roboti. Industrial robots.
Manipulatorji Manipulators
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 10218-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 25.040.30 Supersedes EN ISO 10218-1:2011
English Version
Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 1: Industrial robots
(ISO 10218-1:2025)
Robotique - Exigences de sécurité - Partie 1: Robots Robotik - Sicherheitsanforderungen - Teil 1:
industriels (ISO 10218-1:2025) Industrieroboter (ISO 10218-1:2025)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 3 January 2025.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
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United Kingdom.
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© 2025 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 10218-1:2025 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered . 4

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 10218-1:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 299
"Robotics" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 310 “Advanced automation technologies
and their applications” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2025, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2027.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 10218-1:2011.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 10218-1:2025 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 10218-1:2025 without any
modification.
Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered
This European Standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardization request “M/396
Mandate to CEN and CENELEC for Standardisation in the field of machinery" to provide one voluntary
means of conforming to essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast).
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZA.1 confers, within the limits of
the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements
of that Directive, and associated EFTA regulations.
Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Annex I of Directive
2006/42/EC
The relevant Essential Requirements Clause(s)/sub-clause(s) of this Remarks/Notes
of Directive 2006/42/EC EN
1.1.2. a Principles of safety integration 5, 6, 7

1.1.2. c Principles of safety integration 5, 6, 7
1.1.2. d Principles of safety integration 5, 6, 7
1.1.2. e Principles of safety integration 5, 6, 7
1.1.3. Materials and products 5.1.2
1.1.5. Design of machinery to facilitate its 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 7.5.18
handling
1.1.6. Ergonomics 5.2.5, 5.2.8.1, 5.2.8.4
1.2.1. Safety and reliability of control 5.1.8, 5.2.2, 5.2.9, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6,
systems 5.7, 5.10, Annex C
1.2.2. Control devices 5.1.13, 5.2.5, 5.2.7.2.3, 5.2.8, 5.2.9,
5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.5.1, 5.5.2.2, 5.5.4.2,
5.6, 5.10.2
1.2.3. Starting 5.2.7.1, 5.2.7.3, 5.2.8.5, 5.2.9, 5.5.2
1.2.4.1. Normal stop 5.4.1, 5.4.4
1.2.4.2. Operational stop 5.4.3
1.2.4.3. Emergency stop 5.2.8.5, 5.4.1, 5.4.2
1.2.5. Selection of control or operating 5.2.7
modes
1.2.6. Failure of the power supply 5.1.8, 5.1.10, 5.3, 5.5.2.1
1.3.1. Risk of loss of stability 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.5, 7.5.4
1.3.2. Risk of break-up during operation 5.1.2, 5.1.11, 5.1.13, 7.5.16
1.3.4. Risks due to surfaces, edges or 5.1.2.4, 5.10.2
angles
1.3.7. Risks related to moving parts 5.1.2.4, 7.5.16
1.3.8. Choice of protection against risks 5.1.2.4
arising from moving parts
1.3.8.1. Moving transmission parts 5.1.2.4, 5.2.4
1.3.9. Risks of uncontrolled movements 5.1.8, 5.1.12, 7.5.9, 7.5.16
1.4.1. General requirements 5.5.4, 5.7, 5.10
1.4.2.1. Fixed guards 5.1.2.4
1.4.2.2. Interlocking movable guards 5.1.2.4, 5.2.4
1.4.3. Special requirements for protective 5.3, Annex H
devices
1.5.1. Electricity supply 5.1.13
1.5.2 Static electricity 5.1.12
1.5.3. Energy supply other than 5.1.13
electricity
1.5.4. Errors of fitting 5.1.2.4, 5.1.13, 7.5.16
1.5.5. Extreme temperature 5.1.6
1.5.6. Fire 5.1.6
1.5.7. Explosion  Not covered
1.5.8. Noise  Not covered
1.5.9 Vibrations 5.10.2
1.5.10. Radiation  Not covered
1.5.11. External radiation  Not covered
1.5.12. Laser radiation 5.9
1.6.3. Isolation of energy sources 5.1.12
1.7.1. Information and warnings on the 7.1, 7.4
machinery
1.7.1.1. Information and information 5.2.5, 5.2.6, 5.2.8.1, 7.1
devices
1.7.1.2. Warning devices 5.2.5, 7.2
1.7.2. Warning of residual risks 7.5.3, 7.5.12.6
1.7.3. Marking of machinery 7.3
1.7.4. Instructions 7
1.7.4.1. General principles for the 7.5.1
drafting of instructions
1.7.4.2. Contents of the instructions 7.1, 7.5
1.7.4.3. Sales literature  Not covered
2.1.1. General  Not covered
2.1.2. Instructions  Not covered
2.2.1. General 5.10.2
2.2.1.1. Instructions 7.5.16
3. SUPPLEMENTARY ESSENTIAL  Not covered
HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
TO OFFSET HAZARDS DUE TO THE
MOBILITY OF MACHINERY
4.1.2.1. Risks due to lack of stability 5.1
4.1.2.3. Mechanical strength 5.1.2
4.1.2.4. Pulleys, drums, wheels, ropes and 5.1.2.3
chains
4.1.3. Fitness for purpose 5.1.2.3
4.2.1. Control of movements 5.2.7, 5.5.4, 5.10.2
4.3.3. Lifting machinery 7.3
4.4.2. Lifting machinery 7.5.3
5. SUPPLEMENTARY ESSENTIAL  Not covered
HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
FOR MACHINERY INTENDED FOR
UNDER GROUND WORK
WARNING 1 — Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
Standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2 — Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of
this standard.
International
Standard
ISO 10218-1
Third edition
Robotics — Safety requirements —
2025-02
Part 1:
Industrial robots
Robotique — Exigences de sécurité —
Partie 1: Robots industriels
Reference number
ISO 10218-1:2025(en) © ISO 2025

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ISO 10218-1:2025(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .vi
Introduction .vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 2
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 3
3.1 Terms and definitions .3
3.1.1 Robot, robot system, robot application, application . .3
3.1.2 Sub-assemblies and components .4
3.1.3 Controls-related .6
3.1.4 Program-related .7
3.1.5 Power-, energy-related . .8
3.1.6 Hazard-related .8
3.1.7 Role-related .8
3.1.8 Functional safety-related .9
3.1.9 Spaces, zones and distances .10
3.1.10 Risk reduction measures .11
3.1.11 Verification and validation . 12
3.2 Abbre
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