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. It revises the 2007 edition of the same standard. Ink mills, such as […]
Machinery Safety
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 […]
ANSI Z136.3-2018: Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care
Blasting a laser into your flesh or skin generally isn’t the brightest idea. Nonetheless, in health care facilities, lasers, of varying types and wavelengths (measured […]
Supplement to ANSI/NEMA MG 1-2016 Adds Testing Methods for Over-Air Motor Efficiency
There’s a new supplement to ANSI/NEMA MG 1-2016: Motors and Generators. Now a part of Section IV, “Performance Standards Applying to all Machines,” the supplement […]
ASME A17.3-2017: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators
The latest edition of the existing elevators safety code, ASME A17.3-2017: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, was issued May 23, 2018. It will […]
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 […]
ASTM D2487 Unified Soil Classification System
The meaning of soil varies across disciplines. To geologists—probably those most familiar with soil—it is the product of past surface processes. To engineers, soil is […]
ASME A17 Elevator Safety Standards
In the United States and Canada, the relied-upon safety Code for elevators, escalators, and associated equipment and parts is ASME A17.1-2016: Safety Code for Elevators […]
Handbook on Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators – ASME A17.1/CSA B44 HB-2016
As enclosed chambers guided vertically by cables, elevators are anticipated to operate safely with few surprises. However, this expectation, while present, is often not inherent, […]