MONITORING DEVICE, INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION, METHOD FOR MONITORING, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

Automated production installations require safety monitoring, in particular when said production installations are collaborating with people. The invention relates to a monitoring device for the safety monitoring of a handling device (2), wherein the handling device (2) has a safety zone (5). The handling device (2) has a safe operating state and a working state, wherein in the working state, the handling device (2) is designed to carry out a handling step, comprising a first sensor unit (9), a second sensor unit (11), and an evaluation module (8). The first sensor unit (9) is designed to detect the entry of an object into the safety zone (5) and to provide said entry to the evaluation module (8) as first sensor data. The evaluation module (8) is designed to actuate the handling device (2) based on the first sensor data, to assume the safe operating state as soon as an entry into the safety zone (5) was detected. The second sensor unit (11) is designed to monitor the safety zone (5) by sensors, and upon entry of the object into the safety zone, to determine additional data for the object, and to provide the same to the evaluation module (8). The evaluation module (8) is designed to classify the object as a person (3) or a non-person, based on the additional data, wherein the evaluation module (8) is designed to actuate the handling device (2), based on the additional data, and to assume the working state if the object was classified as a non-person.