ANSI C136.15-2020 Roadway Lighting Luminaire Identification
There is something vital, almost mystical to driving through long stretches of road in America. Some people just want to get in their cars and […]
AuthorBrad Kelechava
Identification of Piping Systems Through ASME A13.1-2020
By the 1920s, piping was essential for conveying fluids, and many large companies had developed their own color scheme for identifying piping systems and components. […]
Multi-Employer Programs for Construction and Demolition
You’ve seen the silly trope dozens of times in bad movies: “Who’s in charge here? Not anymore, you’re not.” In truth, some people just don’t […]
ANSI/ASSP Z244.1-2016: Control of Hazardous Energy: Lockout
Hazardous energy, whether deriving from electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, or thermal sources in machinery and equipment, is the basis of a longstanding issue in […]
Why Some Colors Are More Visible: The Evolutionary and Cultural Forces Driving Our Eyes
The world stuffed with colors, vibrant and omnipresent, occupying living forms, inanimate objects, and other sorts of matter reflecting varying wavelengths of the color spectrum. […]
“Lead Free” Drinking Water: Regulations and NSF/ANSI 372
Water, the molecule that comprises the majority of your body, your planet, and plays a small but important role in your atmosphere, is essential for […]
ISO 3166-1:2020 – Country Codes Standard Changes
The standard that specifies country codes, ISO 3166-1:2020 – Codes For The Representation Of Names Of Countries And Their Subdivisions – Part 1: Country Code, […]
ISO Country Codes – Standards in the ISO 3166 Series
There’s a whole world out there, and it’s filled with a vast array of idiosyncratic places. However, language barriers and communication issues can stunt international […]
Commentary to the International Fire Code
A companion document to the 2018 International Fire Code details comprehensive commentary to the standard, ICC IFC-2018 Codes/Commentary Vols 1/2: International Fire Code, 2018—Codes And […]
NSF/ANSI 61-2020: Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects
Water isn’t literally everywhere, but it is overwhelmingly abundant, taking up 332,500,000 cubic miles of the earth’s surface. H2O also comprises 60% of our bodies’ […]