On October 12, 2017, three researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) gave a panel presentation at the National Robot Safety Conference on robotics applications in the workplace and worker safety. The conference was hosted in Pittsburgh, PA by the Robotic Industries Association (RIA). Among the attendees were robotics engineers and robot system integrators, industry safety professionals, and other robot and automation manufacturers and professionals. The conference addressed key issues in industrial robot safety and provided an in-depth overview of industrial robot safety standards (e.g., ANSI/RIA R15.06 industrial robot safety standards). Presenters provided relevant technical reports,
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