ANSI/ASA S1.13-2020 Measuring Sound Pressure Levels in Air
Have you heard: the American National Standard ANSI/ASA S1.13-2020: Measurement Of Sound Pressure Levels In Air has been revised. What is Loudness? In the beginning, […]
AMS 2750F Pyrometry Specification Requires ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation
The current edition of AMS 2750F on Pyrometry includes a new requirement for accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025. SAE AMS 2750F-2020: Pyrometry SAE International’s Aerospace Metals […]
ANSI C136.15-2020 Roadway Lighting Luminaire Identification
There is something vital, almost mystical to driving through long stretches of road in America. Some people just want to get in their cars and […]
Identification of Piping Systems Through ASME A13.1-2020
By the 1920s, piping was essential for conveying fluids, and many large companies had developed their own color scheme for identifying piping systems and components. […]
Batteries and Sustainability
Just in the United States alone, the average person throws out about 8 batteries per year. While this might not seem like a lot, multiply […]
Challenges for Cannabis Testing Laboratories
As the demand for cannabis testing grows, there are important considerations for laboratories seeking accreditation. Testing laboratories can be accredited for cannabis, cannabis-related products, and/or […]
Multi-Employer Programs for Construction and Demolition
You’ve seen the silly trope dozens of times in bad movies: “Who’s in charge here? Not anymore, you’re not.” In truth, some people just don’t […]
ANSI/ASSP Z244.1-2016: Control of Hazardous Energy: Lockout
Hazardous energy, whether deriving from electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, or thermal sources in machinery and equipment, is the basis of a longstanding issue in […]
Why Some Colors Are More Visible: The Evolutionary and Cultural Forces Driving Our Eyes
The world stuffed with colors, vibrant and omnipresent, occupying living forms, inanimate objects, and other sorts of matter reflecting varying wavelengths of the color spectrum. […]
ANSI/ISEA 107-2020: High-Visibility Safety Apparel
In the United States, nearly every 1 in 5 construction workplace fatalities is from a struck-by injury. A struck-by injury occurs when a worker is […]