ANSI/OPEI B71.10-2018: Outdoor Power Equipment – Gasoline Fuel Systems
In a past post, we discussed the safety specifications for consumer turf care equipment- pedestrian-controlled mowers and ride-on mowers. The gasoline fuel systems in many…
NFPA 110-2019: Standard For Emergency And Standby Power Systems
Being prepared is key. Emergency and standby power systems are a sign of attentiveness to unpredictable situations, such as natural disasters and other events that…
ASME B30.25-2018: Scrap and Material Handlers
With a brief glance, scrap and material handlers can look like those arcade cranes that grab at stuffed animals. Except while those arcade cranes make…
ANSI/NAPIM 177.2-2017: Safety Standard – Printing Ink Vertical Post Mixers
ANSI/NAPIM 177.2-2017: Safety standard – Printing ink vertical post mixers has been released. It revises an earlier edition of the same standard. In a past…
ANSI/NAPIM 177.1-2018: Safety Standard – Three-Roll Printing Ink Mills
ANSI/NAPIM 177.1-2018: Safety standard – Three-roll printing ink mills has been released. Ink mills, such as the type discussed in ANSI/NAPIM 177.1-2018, are often used…
ASME A17.6-2017: Standard for Elevator Suspension, Compensation, and Governor Systems
Press a button and the elevator goes up. Press another button and the elevator goes down. Maybe the elevator user isn’t thinking about all the…
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…
Supplement to ANSI/NEMA MG 1-2016 Adds Testing Methods for Over-Air Motor Efficiency
There’s a new supplement to ANSI/NEMA MG 1-2021: Motors and Generators. Now a part of Section IV, “Performance Standards Applying to all Machines,” the supplement…
Harmonized U.S. and Canadian Standards
On October 4, 1987, the United States and Canada agreed to the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), and the agreement was brought into force…