Bridges in America: Faulty Infrastructure
Bridges may not quite be the backbone of infrastructure, but they certainly make up much of its skeletal system. Providing pedestrian and vehicular passageways over…
Standard Terminology for Valves and Fittings
Standard terminology is useful for advancing and maintaining uniformity among different standards within the same industry. For example, with valves, the terminology of which is…
ANSI/ASC X9 – Financial Services Industry Standards in a Fast Changing World
The rate of technological change is accelerating. Driverless cars…flying cars, and developments in computing that have put a computing device in the hands of over…
ANSI/OPEI B71.4-2017 – Commercial Turf Care Equipment Safety Specifications: Changes
ANSI/OPEI B71.4-2017 – Commercial Turf Care Equipment – Safety Specifications has been released. This American National Standard gives specifications for commercial turf care equipment, specifically…
ANSI C12.20-2015 – Electricity Meters – 0.1, 0.2, and 0.5 Accuracy Classes
***Update: This standard has been revised by ANSI C12.1-2024. The American National Standard that sets the physical aspects and acceptable performance criteria for 0.1, 0.2,…
Cybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Vehicle Systems
Since their conception, manufacturers have needed to consider an assortment of issues to assure safety and reliability in the fabrication of automobiles. For these interests,…
Performance Test Codes (PTCs) by ASME
Performance test codes, otherwise known as PTCs, are standard documents, written and published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), that provide uniform rules…
Vertical and Horizontal Standards – What?!
Standards terminology tells us that standards can be characterized as either horizontal standards (sometimes called general or basic standards) or vertical standards (sometimes called application…
Standards and Safety: Better Together
Every day, workers walk onto construction sites with one goal in mind – get the job done safely. They take great pride in the role…