FAST Basics
The certification required for personnel to safely enter, navigate, and exit the Amazon Robotics floor
What is FAST (Floor Access Safety Training)?
This acronym stands for Short Range Broadcast RF System
What is SRBRS?
This emergency device stops all drive unit activity on the AR floor
What is an E-Stop (Emergency Stop)?
The approved method to enter, navigate, and exit the live AR floor
What is Safe Passage?
A FAST-certified person who guides non-certified visitors on the AR floor
What is an Escort?
The minimum number of people required to enter the AR floor for any task
What is 2 (the buddy system)?
The device you must carry on the AR floor that broadcasts your location to the drive units
What is the SRBRS transmitter/puck?
The color of E-Stop buttons on the AR floor
What is red?
The type of path you must follow when using Safe Passage on the AR floor
What is a straight-line/direct path?
The maximum number of non-certified people one escort can bring onto the AR floor
What is 3?
This colored badge indicates a person is FAST certified
What is the green badge/lanyard?
The radius (in feet) around a person that SRBRS creates a safety zone where drives will stop
What is approximately 3 feet?
The two types of E-Stops available on the AR floor (field and perimeter)
What are Field E-Stops and Perimeter E-Stops?
The minimum clearance (in empty cells) you should maintain from active drive units while on Safe Passage
What is 1 cell/drive length away?
The item(s) that must never be brought onto the AR floor because they can interfere with drives
What are magnets/metal carts/unauthorized equipment?
The maximum speed limit (in mph) for walking on the AR floor
What is 3 mph (walking pace only)?
What happens to drive units when they detect an SRBRS signal in their path
What is they stop and wait/reroute?
The person you must notify after pressing an E-Stop
Who is the RME/Safety Lead/Floor Manager?
What you must do if a drive unit approaches your path during Safe Passage
What is stop and wait for the drive to reroute around you?
The first action to take if you notice a pod or drive is damaged or leaking on the floor
What is press E-Stop and notify Safety/RME immediately?
This must be done before entering the AR floor every time, even if you are FAST certified
What is checking in with the Safety Lead/scanning in at the gate?
The action you must take if your SRBRS device is not working or has a low battery indicator
What is immediately exit the floor and report to Safety?
You should press an E-Stop in this situation even if you are not in immediate danger yourself
What is when you see anyone in danger or a drive behaving erratically?
The reason running is never allowed on the AR floor even during Safe Passage
What is because it may interfere with SRBRS signal/cause falls/drives cannot react fast enough?
The consequence of being found on the AR floor without proper FAST certification
What is immediate removal from the floor and potential write-up/termination?