ASME A17.3-2020: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators
ASME A17.3-2020: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators is the latest edition of the existing elevators code. Safety of Existing Elevators Fear is a […]
Machinery Safety
ASME B20.1-2021: Safety Standard For Conveyors And Related Equipment
Safety considerations for conveyor design are detailed in ASME B20.1-2021: Safety Standard For Conveyors And Related Equipment. Why Do We Need Conveyors? Considering our upright […]
Handbook on Safety Code for Elevators – ASME A17.1 HB-2019
A handbook on the elevator code, ASME A17.1/CSA B44 HB-2019, offers helpful commentary on the widely used standard code. ASME A17.1-2019 Safety Code for Elevators […]
ANSI Z136.8-2021: Safe Use of Lasers in Research & Testing
Lasers were conceived in science fiction, but it was in real-world research environments where they germinated. With a medley of laser applications serving a variety […]
The Role of Standardization in Machining
Standardization is critical to every industry, and those who work in machining understand its important role. From automotive to aerospace to medical and oil, machining […]
Applications of Lasers
An American National Standard published by the Laser Institute of America (LIA), ANSI Z136.1-2022: Safe Use Of Lasers, classifies laser beams by their potential harm. […]
ASME A17.2-2020: Guide for Inspection of Elevators
You could take the stairs for some exercise, but it’s hard to beat the convenience of a well-placed elevator (lift). While there are around 900,000 […]
ANSI/ASSP Z244.1-2016: Control of Hazardous Energy: Lockout
Hazardous energy, whether deriving from electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, or thermal sources in machinery and equipment, is the basis of a longstanding issue in […]
ANSI B11.27-2020: Safety of Electro Discharge Machines
For nearly one century, the ANSI B11 standards have minimized the inherent risks of machinery that come with processing materials. In doing so, these machine […]
ANSI B11 Standards (Safety of Machinery)
Machines might not make the world go round, but they definitely help us out on its surface. Unfortunately—even before pulley systems supported the construction of megaliths […]