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# OSHA workplace-robotics safety framework (United States)

Canonical ID: `8ac49d66-f198-4bc7-9286-781bf6296b81`

- **Jurisdiction:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **Kind:** `safety_standard`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 1970-12-29

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration governs robot and humanoid safety in workplaces, even though no robot-specific OSHA standard exists. Coverage runs primarily through the OSH Act General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1), which requires employers to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards; the OSHA Technical Manual (Section IV, Chapter 4, Industrial Robots and Robot System Safety); applicable 29 CFR Part 1910 general-industry standards; and OSHA's recognition of the ANSI/RIA R15.06 consensus standard for industrial robot and robot-system safety as the industry benchmark. NIOSH conducts the supporting workplace-robotics safety research.

## Sources (10)

1. https://www.osha.gov/robotics/standards
2. https://www.osha.gov/otm/section-4-safety-hazards/chapter-4
3. https://www.osha.gov/robotics
4. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/oshact/section5-duties
5. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1910
6. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/robotics/
7. https://webstore.ansi.org/standards/ria/ansiriar15062012
8. https://www.automate.org/robotics
9. https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/16866-industrial-standards-for-robotic-machinery
10. https://www.ishn.com/articles/115007-updated-standard-for-industrial-robots-covers-safety-offers-clarification

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 1970-12-29 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5a federal regs)
    - Federal framework in effect; baseline status event (Sprint 5a). osha-robotics-safety

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