ISO Type A-B-C Structure for Machinery Standards
Machinery plays a crucial role in numerous industries. However, tasks involving machinery always bear some level of risk, as hazards emerge during the design, construction, […]
Machinery Safety
ANSI B11.20-2017: Safety Requirements for Integrated Manufacturing Systems (IMS)
ANSI B11.20-2017: Safety Requirements for Integrated Manufacturing Systems, the third edition of the integrated manufacturing systems standard, has been released. Integrated manufacturing systems (IMS) incorporate multiple […]
ANSI/OEOSC OP1.002-2017: Optics and Electro-Optical Instruments – Optical Elements and Assemblies – Surface Imperfections
Any process conducted in the optics industry is subject to meticulous scrutiny, as the very purpose of utilizing optical elements in manufacturing is for its […]
ANSI/OPEI B71.4-2017 – Commercial Turf Care Equipment Safety Specifications: Changes
ANSI/OPEI B71.4-2017 – Commercial Turf Care Equipment – Safety Specifications has been released. This American National Standard gives specifications for commercial turf care equipment, specifically […]
Vertical and Horizontal Standards – What?!
Standards terminology tells us that standards can be characterized as either horizontal standards (sometimes called general or basic standards) or vertical standards (sometimes called application […]
Standard Specifications for Pedestrian-Controlled Mowers and Ride-On Mowers (ANSI/OPEI B71.1-2017)
Lawn mowers and similar equipment and machinery expose consumers to a variety of hazards for which they may not be adequately prepared. The average person […]
ANSI/PLASTICS B151.1-2017 – Safety Requirements for Injection Molding Machines
The global market for injection molding, the process of injecting molten plastic materials into a mold before solidifying them, was valued at $199.88 billion in […]
ANSI/ASSE Z244.1-2016 – Control of Hazardous Energy: Lockout, Tagout, and Alternative Methods
Hazardous energy – whether deriving from electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, or thermal sources in machinery and equipment – is the basis of a longstanding […]
Safety Requirements for Packaging Machinery
According to ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2016 – Safety Requirements for Packaging Machinery and Packaging-Related Converting Machinery, safe is “the state of being protected from recognized hazards likely […]
A Brief History of Elevators
In our past post, we discussed ASME A17.1-2016 – Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, a standard that has been in effect for almost 100 […]