New Prefixes in the SI: ronto, quecto, ronna, quetta
As of November 2022, in its first update to prefixes since 1991, the International System of Units (SI) now includes prefixes ronna, quetta, ronto, and […]
Item and Form Analysis
Every certificate program accredited by ANAB has a summative (i.e., final) assessment following the course to determine whether learners have met the course learning objectives. […]
ANSI O5.1-2022: Wood Poles – Specifications and Dimensions
The wood pole is a relatively basic, yet robust and useful, structural resource, dating back to antiquity in usage and maintaining significance today as it […]
ANSI MH29.2-2020: Industrial Tilters Safety Requirements
Engineered to vastly reduce repetitive stress injuries while significantly increasing work performance, an industrial tilter is a pivotal machine used in manufacturing. The comprehensive safety, […]
ISO 21940-21:2022 – Mechanical Vibration, Rotor Balancing
Rotor balancing helps maintain an uninterrupted driving experience, ensuring no vibrations and that wheels are rotating smoothly. The requirements for evaluating rotor balancing in machines […]
ASTM F1816-18: Drawstrings on Children’s Upper Outerwear
Clothing can be hazardous to children, and, as such, certain standards on children’s safety are critical. ASTM F1816-18: Drawstrings on Children’s Upper Outerwear provides specifications […]
Software Attestation & Supply Chain Security (OMB M-22-18)
President Biden issued Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, on May 12, 2021 to address “persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns that threaten […]
ISO 9227:2022 – Salt Spray Tests
The stoic Statue of Liberty was vulnerable to corrosion as a result of its placement in the humid, saline environment of the New York Harbor. […]
ASTM E384-22: Test Method For Microindentation Hardness
Due to the ease and speed of the microindentation test, it has been widely applied to measure the mechanical properties of materials like metals, alloys, polymers, […]
IEC/TR 60878:2022 – Medical Electrical Equipment
The caduceus, a staff with two snakes coiled around it and surmounted by wings, is considered a symbol of medicine. It is the official insignia […]