ANSI/MSS SP-58-2018: Pipe Hangers and Supports
Support is important. Carrying weight alone can cumbersome and difficult. This too is true when considering the weight that pipe hangers and supports hold. In […]
ANSI/AWWA B300-18: Hypochlorites
The standard for hypochlorites, ANSI/AWWA B300-18: Hypochlorites, has been revised. Changes to this American National Standard were made to the sections on Sample Handling (Sec. […]
ASME B30.20-18: Changes to the Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices Standard
A volume of the overall safety standard for cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings, ASME B30.20-2018: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, has been released. Revising […]
ANSI/ESD S541-2018: Packaging Materials for the Protection of Electrostatic Discharge Susceptible Items
Imagine taking the time to carefully package a product and then realizing later that all that work that was painstakingly put into that task was […]
ASME A17.6-2017: Standard for Elevator Suspension, Compensation, and Governor Systems
Press a button and the elevator goes up. Press another button and the elevator goes down. Maybe the elevator user isn’t thinking about all the […]
ASTM D882-18: Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting
Bend don’t break. It’s a phrase used in many walks of life. The defense of a football team that gives up yards but doesn’t allow […]
TAPPI T 830-2018: Ink Rub Test of Container Board
Look deep into the ink smattering. Evaluate the smudges, and consider the splotches of ink everywhere. See anything? Maybe look deeper. Does it evoke memories […]
The SQL Standard – ISO/IEC 9075:2016
SQL (standing for Structured Query Language) is the standard language for relational database management systems. When it originated back in the 1970s, the domain-specific language […]
SQL: American National Standard Adoptions by INCITS
SQL is the standard language for relational database management systems, and, in the age of mass digitization, its intuitive capabilities in database manipulation have accelerated […]
The ANSI/ASSP Z490.1 & Z490.2 Standards for Environmental, Health, and Safety Training
In an article a few years back, you learned that the ANSI/ASSP Z490.1 Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training standard was […]