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Case Study 2: Automotive Component Lubrication Robotics
Correct.
The employer still has an obligation to provide the servicing
and/or maintenance employees protection if they are exposed to the unexpected
energization, start-up, or release of stored energy, which could cause injury.
The standard provides no exemption simply because an employer would be required
to take additional steps or implement additional controls to effectively protect
employee engaged in servicing and/or maintenance work. The robot could have been
rewired to eliminate the problem of computer memory loss, or could be
reprogrammed using a slave computer to transfer the necessary data and
instructions to the robot's computer.
For more information: To better evaluate this specific
case study, refer to the 6th
Circuit Court decision in the
Secretary of Labor vs. General Motors Corporation, Delco Chasis Division,
OSHRC Docket numbers 91-2973, 91-3116, and 91-3117.
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