ASTM Playground Standards
Playground surfaces and equipment are the subject of a number of ASTM standards which are listed here and summarized briefly for reference. The U.S. Centers for […]
Blood Collection Standard Practice
Blood collection standard practices can guarantee efficiency and ensure the safety of all people involved with the drawing and testing of blood. Our blood is […]
ISO 50001 Helps Organizations
npower, a UK-based gas and electricity provider, was able to reduce its carbon intensity by 56 percent between 2008 and 2015 by using ISO 50001, […]
Internet of Things in Agriculture
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the collective, cloud-based storage of data coming from sensors (things) in a variety of sources that responds in real-time […]
Earth Day – Environmental Impact of Standards
Earth Day, despite representing the ancient celestial body that we call home, is a relatively recent holiday. Birthed out of concepts of the counterculture movement […]
Removing Data Silos for the IoT
Data silos are often used as the means for storing an organization’s data, having become one of the primary storage methods decades ago and surviving […]
Evaluation of Precision of Quantitative Measurement Procedures
Precision, accuracy, reproducibility, and repeatability are key components of the scientific method. Without precision, the validity of laboratory experiments can come into question. Because of […]
Wastewater Treatment Standards
Water is essential for life, both inside and outside our bodies. Even as terrestrial animals, we have a tendency to establish major cities near large […]
Coal Job Losses from Energy Trends
Renewable energy has been praised as the solution to so many of the world’s problems, being able to cut down greenhouse gas emissions, lower dependence […]
Smart Meters Are Not Dangerous
In a past post, we touched upon smart meters, as covered in ANSI C12.22-2012 – Protocol Specification For Interfacing to Data Communication Networks, which send […]