ASA/ANSI S12.3-2023: Declaration Of Product Noise Emission Values
When anyone is exposed to 8 hours of 85 dBA or higher each workday without proper protection hearing damage may occur. Repeated exposure to loud…
ISO 10218-1:2025—Robots And Robotic Devices Safety
Manufacturing challenges like labor shortages, rising costs, higher consumer demand, and global marketplaces have renewed the push for companies to be automated. Industrial robots are…
ASME A17.1-2022: Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
The safety code for elevators and escalators, ASME A17.1-2022, or, if you’re in Canada, CSA B44-2022, has been revised. ASME A17.1/CSA B44-2022: Safety Code For…
ASME B29.28-2015 (R2020): High-Strength Roller Chains
Roller chains are a popular type of chain that provide a reliable mechanism for transmitting power to many kinds of different moving parts. Since its…
ANSI B11.0-2023: Safety of Machinery
In the hands of Homo erectus—or its contemporary primitive cousin, H. habilis (whose name literally means “handy man”)—the hand axe, dating back 1.8 million years,…
ISO 13849-1:2023—Safety Of Machinery
A factory recently replaced 90% of its human workforce with machines, which lead to a 250% increase in productivity and an 80% drop in defects….
ANSI Z136.7-2020: Testing Of Laser Protective Equipment
LASER is an acronym that stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. A laser produces an intense, highly directional beam of light, and…
ANSI/ASSP Z9.4-2011 (R2021): Abrasive-Blasting Operations
In 1870, the first patent for an abrasive blasting piece was filed by Benjamin Tilghman, an American soldier from Pennsylvania. Supposedly, Tilghman’s idea came from…
ANSI B11.17-2023: Horizontal Extrusion Press Systems
The main purpose of every machine tool is to process materials. Inadvertent interference with, or accidental misdirection of the released energy during production, maintenance, commissioning…