Arsine: The Toxic Gas and the CGA G-16-2018 Standard
Despite sometimes exhibiting a garlic-like odor and being colorless and generally non-irritating, arsine is a flammable and highly toxic gas. Arsine intoxication, which can take […]
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2018 For Legionnaires’ Disease Risk Management
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2018: Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems, an American National Standard that aims to minimize the potential for Legionnaires’ disease to spread […]
Laser Safety: Class 1, 1C, 1M, 2, 2M, 3R, 3B, and 4
Lasers, producing an intense, highly-directional beam of monochromatic light found in various wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum, exist as remarkable phenomena while having the industrial […]
Changes to ASME B31.1-2018: Power Piping
Power piping, unsurprisingly, is found in electric power generating stations, such as industrial and institutional plants, geothermal heating systems, and central and district heating and […]
SAE Levels of Driving Automation
It’s always useful to get things right. When approaching any subject, it remains crucial to possess enough information necessary to make enlightened decisions. Unfortunately, people […]
ANSI Z136.3-2018: Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care
Blasting a laser into your flesh or skin generally isn’t the brightest idea. Nonetheless, in health care facilities, lasers, of varying types and wavelengths (measured […]
Changes to ISO 50001:2018 for Energy Management Systems
With the recent release of ISO 50001:2018 – Energy management systems – Requirements with guidance for use, organizations (regardless of industry or size) can better […]
How the Cloud is Transforming the Way Hospitals Store & Use Patient Data
The massive cloud migration of recent years has spread across a myriad of industries, with healthcare being one of the latest to adopt its systems […]
Revised Taxonomy and Definitions for Driving Automation Systems in SAE J 3016-2018 Better Position the Industry for Self-Driving Cars
New Release: SAE J 3016-2018: Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles Some people like to boast that […]
Supplement to ANSI/NEMA MG 1-2016 Adds Testing Methods for Over-Air Motor Efficiency
There’s a new supplement to ANSI/NEMA MG 1-2016: Motors and Generators. Now a part of Section IV, “Performance Standards Applying to all Machines,” the supplement […]