Winter Slip and Fall Prevention
In industry, slips, trips, and falls are persistent concerns; they are responsible for 15% of all accidental deaths, being second only to motor vehicles as…
Khronos Virtual Reality Standard
December 2016 marked a major pinpoint on the timeline of virtual reality. The bookend month was so integral to the headset-based technology due to the…
ASTM Standards Make Leisure Activities Safe
ASTM International has released a wonderful animated video titled “ASTM Takes Sports and Leisure Seriously (So You Don’t Have To)”. You can view it here:…
The Dangers of Halloween Costume Flammability
For thousands of years, October 31 has been dedicated to the dead, originating during a time when people would dress in costumes and light bonfires…
Standard Codes and Symbols for Handling and Recycling Plastics
Recycling is the simplest way we can fulfill our obligation as environmental stewards. The act of putting refuse in the correct container, while incredibly basic,…
ISO 11469:2016 – Marking of Plastics Products
ISO 11469:2016 – Plastics – Generic identification and marking of plastics products is the newest edition of the standard for plastic markings. As stated in…
Powered Exoskeletons
Tools exist to meet the needs that humans cannot physically accomplish. Industrial practices have always combined the efficiency of tools and the ingenuity of human…
4K Resolution and VR Technology at E3 2016
Every June, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center gives companies the opportunity to announce any major innovations and exciting news…
Virtual Reality – Finding a Standard
Virtual reality has become a recent craze, ever since modern technology has granted the capability to make such a thing possible. Originating in video games…