OSHA Top 10 Violations of 2018
It’s that time of the year again—the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has released its top 10 violations for the fiscal year 2018. These […]
AuthorBrad Kelechava
Thermocouples: Calibration Tables, Types, Specifications, and Standards
When two dissimilar metals joined at two junctions, they generate what is known as an electromotive force (emf). This emf arises due to varying temperatures […]
ASME B30.5-2018: Mobile and Locomotive Cranes
If you examine many devices actively utilized in construction operations, you will see, while perfected with centuries of innovation and a comprehension of modern physics, […]
ANSI-ASC A14.1-2017: Ladders – Wood Safety Requirements
The desire to go up and reach heights beyond their basic biological limitations is persistent. The ladder was one of the first devices that moved […]
Determining Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup: Standard Tests from ASTM D93
ASTM D93-18: Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester details three procedures under a shared method for determining flash point. Basically, […]
ASME B30.20-18: Changes to the Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices Standard
A volume of the overall safety standard for cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings, ASME B30.20-2018: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, has been released. Revising […]
The SQL Standard – ISO/IEC 9075:2016
SQL (standing for Structured Query Language) is the standard language for relational database management systems. When it originated back in the 1970s, the domain-specific language […]
SQL: American National Standard Adoptions by INCITS
SQL is the standard language for relational database management systems, and, in the age of mass digitization, its intuitive capabilities in database manipulation have accelerated […]
Ion Nitriding Enhances Steel Parts With SAE AMS 2759/8B-2018
In their natural state within the earth’s crust, even the most abundant metals are rarely useful. To become viable in products across the spectrum of […]
NFPA 291-2019: Fire Hydrant Flow Testing and Marking
The standard for fire flow testing and marking of fire hydrants, NFPA 291-2019: Recommended Practice for Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants, has been […]