Handbook on Safety Code for Elevators – ASME A17.1 HB-2019
A handbook on the elevator code, ASME A17.1/CSA B44 HB-2019, offers helpful commentary on the widely used standard code. ASME A17.1-2019 Safety Code for Elevators […]
ANSI/ASSP Z590.3-2021: Prevention through Design Guidelines
Sentient beings seek pleasure and avoid pain. The latter characteristic, at least in animals with a nervous system, manifests in reflexes. Involuntary movements act as […]
ANSI/ASSP Z359.14-2021: Self-Retracting Devices Safety Requirements
Year after year, fall protection tops OSHA’s top 10 most frequently cited violations. This threat is more than a workplace blunder, however, as falls comprise […]
Root Cause Analysis and ISO/IEC 17011:2017
Radio legend Paul Harvey had a signature style in all his broadcasts. After he presented the known facts of the narrative, he would pause, lower […]
Portland Cement Types and Specifications
Portland cement is an incredibly common material. It’s also the basic ingredient of concrete, which is formed when portland cement creates a paste with water […]
Standard for Medical Face Masks, ASTM F2100-21
Some 16 million people work in the healthcare sector, doing the work that keeps the rest of us alive. Personal protective equipment (PPE), such as […]
More Than a Digital Transcript: Social and Organizational Implications of LERs
A recent publication in Issues in Science and Technology–co-authored by Workcred’s Isabel Cardenas-Navia and New America’s Shalin Jyotishi–explores Learning and Employment Records (LERs), digital records […]
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2021 for Legionnaires’ Disease Risk Management
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2021: Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems, an American National Standard, aims to minimize the potential for Legionnaires’ disease to spread throughout […]
ISO 639 Codes for Ancient Languages
Thanks to practices in philology and related disciplines, languages subsumed, displaced, or superseded by contemporary languages or otherwise lost to time are accessible today. For […]
ANSI A137.1:2021 – Standard Specifications For Ceramic Tile
The standard for ceramic tile, ANSI A137.1:2021 – American National Standard Specifications For Ceramic Tile, covers quality criteria useful for buyers, specifiers, installers, manufacturers, and […]