NFPA 110-2019: Standard For Emergency And Standby Power Systems
Being prepared is key. Emergency and standby power systems are a sign of attentiveness to unpredictable situations, such as natural disasters and other events that […]
Machinery Safety
ASME B20.1-2018: Safety Standard For Conveyors And Related Equipment
Safety considerations for conveyor design are detailed in ASME B20.1-2018: Safety Standard For Conveyors And Related Equipment. This American National Standard has been revised, so […]
ASME B30.25-2018: Scrap and Material Handlers
With a brief glance, scrap and material handlers can look like those arcade cranes that grab at stuffed animals. Except while those arcade cranes make […]
ANSI/NAPIM 177.2-2017: Safety Standard – Printing Ink Vertical Post Mixers
ANSI/NAPIM 177.2-2017: Safety standard – Printing ink vertical post mixers has been released. It revises an earlier edition of the same standard. In a past […]
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 […]
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 […]