ASSE Standard 1024-2017: Dual Check Backflow Preventers
The body needs water to function. Think about all the water that flows through one’s system on a daily basis. It’s a lot. Water makes […]
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ANSI/MSS SP-58-2018: Pipe Hangers and Supports
Support is important. Carrying weight alone can cumbersome and difficult. This too is true when considering the weight that pipe hangers and supports hold. In […]
ANSI/AWWA B300-18: Hypochlorites
The standard for hypochlorites, ANSI/AWWA B300-18: Hypochlorites, has been revised. Changes to this American National Standard were made to the sections on Sample Handling (Sec. […]
ANSI/ESD S541-2018: Packaging Materials for the Protection of Electrostatic Discharge Susceptible Items
Imagine taking the time to carefully package a product and then realizing later that all that work that was painstakingly put into that task was […]
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 […]
ASTM D882-18: Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting
Bend don’t break. It’s a phrase used in many walks of life. The defense of a football team that gives up yards but doesn’t allow […]
TAPPI T 830-2018: Ink Rub Test of Container Board
Look deep into the ink smattering. Evaluate the smudges, and consider the splotches of ink everywhere. See anything? Maybe look deeper. Does it evoke memories […]
NFPA 105-2019: Smoke Door and Opening Protectives
Where there is smoke there is fire. It’s an old saying that highlights fire as the primary concern and positions smoke as an afterthought. However, […]
IEEE 1012-2016: Verification and Validation (V&V)
Salt and pepper, Batman and Robin, and verification and validation (V&V) have more in common than one might think. For instance, all three of these […]