Therefore, your risk assessment needs to be documented. ANSI B11 TR3 is a technical report for the machine tool industry that outlines a risk assessment protocol for that industry. This report is still under review by the B11 community and is not yet released to the general public. One of the significant contributions of this report is its explicit recognition that both machine suppliers and users have risk assessment responsibilities. A supplier is typically the machine manufacturer.
Users are typically employers.
The ANSI B11 methodology incorporates the idea that how the machine tool is used impacts the risks, and the user must be involved in the risk assessment process. In the summer of 1999, the Robotics Industries Association published a revision of the standard 15.06, Safety Requirements for Industrial Robots. This is a voluntary industry standard that applies to nearly all manufacturers and users of industrial robots. It explicitly includes a risk assessment requirement. Auto Industry General Motors has been a leader in Safety Through Design for several years.