Standard Codes and Symbols for Handling and Recycling Plastics
Recycling is the simplest way we can fulfill our obligation as environmental stewards. The act of putting refuse in the correct container, while incredibly basic, […]
ANSI/ASSE A10.4-2016 – Personnel Hoists and Employee Elevators on Construction Sites
ANSI/ASSE A10.4-2016 – Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists and Employee Elevators on Construction and Demolition Sites has been released, revising and updating the past version […]
Handbook for the Development of an Electrostatic Discharge Control Program
Static electricity and the resulting electrostatic discharge (ESD) have never been uncommon occurrences, simply resulting from the contact and separation of two materials. In fact, […]
The Benefits of Colonizing Mars (Other Than Getting to Live There)
Most people have, tucked away deep within the confined sanctuary of their dreams, a certain place where they would love to live more than any […]
ISO 11469:2016 – Marking of Plastics Products
ISO 11469:2016 – Plastics – Generic identification and marking of plastics products is the newest edition of the standard for plastic markings. As stated in […]
Standard Documents: Changes Through Amendments, Corrigenda, and Errata
To accommodate for any needed revisions, international standard documents are periodically reviewed approximately every five years. The result of this revision process generally leads to […]
AS9100D-2016: Revision of the Aviation, Space, and Defense Quality Management Standard
Quality management systems are designed to be all-encompassing, having viability in a wide range of organizations scattered throughout a variety of industries. However, certain organizations, […]
Requirements for Portable Bathrooms in Construction Sites
Needing to go to the bathroom is one of our most basic urgencies, but it, of course, is easily remedied by the prevalence of available […]
The Golden Ratio: A Standard of Art, Nature, and Space-Time
The theme of World Standards Day 2016 (which is to occur on October 14, 2016) is “Standards build trust”. To represent this visually, the poster […]
ANSI/ASSE Z359 – Fall Protection Code Package
In construction and other industries that require work at heights, falls are a serious problem, but they don’t have to be. According to OSHA, in […]