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Safety, Construction Standards for Industrial Robots Focus of March Conference

February 26, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS

 
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The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) will co-sponsor the North American Robot Safety Conference in Waterloo, Ontario, March 25-28, 2008.

The sixth annual safety conference is designed to assist managers, technicians, engineers and other personnel meet their industrial robot safety needs.

This year's conference will take a comprehensive look at two standards specifically:

The four days of training are comprised of workshops, conference sessions and an exhibit trade fair. The program will teach how to improve efficiency, while maintaining a safe, standards-filled environment.

Participants will also gain an in-depth understanding of various safety standards through detailed workshops and conference presentations. In addition, there are pre-conference workshops scheduled March 25-26.

For the latest conference information, go to www.roboticsonline.com/public/calendar/.

Source: Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

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