ANSI/BHMA A156.13-2022: Mortise Locks and Latches
Locks are a universal means of providing security to whatever is beyond the door to which they are affixed. Mortise locks support an especially secure…
MSS SP-99-2023: Instrument Valves
Whether employing the use of a needle-shaped plunger, a pivoting ball, or a rotating cylindrically tapered plug, instrument valves are abundant in industry to control…
ANSI/BHMA A156.2-2022: Bored and Preassembled Locks and Latches
American National Standard ANSI/BHMA A156.2-2022: Bored and Preassembled Locks and Latches offers guidance for performance tests of bored and preassembled locks and latches. Its scope…
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,…
NFSI B101.1-2022: Measuring the Wet SCOF of Walkways
The bipedal gait cycle (i.e., the way you walk), begins with heel strike. The spring ligament of the foot releases its tension during toe-off, which leads to the swing…
ANSI N14.1-2023: Uranium Hexafluoride Packagings Transport
~440 nuclear power reactors operate across the globe. 96 are in the United States, where they produce nearly 20% of the electricity generated throughout the…
NSF/ANSI 42-2023: Drinking Water Treatment Units, Aesthetic Effects
Picture a glass of water. Odds are it shares a striking similarity with the one above. We like our water a certain way, especially the…
ANSI A117.1 vs. ADA Guidelines for Accessible Design
For compliance with both federal law and moral responsibility, there is a need to make buildings accessible. To meet this need, building designers, architects, and…
Standard for Medical Face Masks, ASTM F2100-23
Some 16 million people work in the healthcare sector, doing the work that keeps the rest of us alive. Personal protective equipment (PPE), such as…