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Happy group of people training at the gym cycling on stationary exercise bikes that comply with ISO 20957-5:2016.
ANSI | Fitness Center | Machinery Safety | Sports

ISO 20957-5:2016—Stationary Exercise Bicycle

ByAlexandra Schirn April 16, 2025June 4, 2025

Regularly riding a stationary exercise bike can support one’s lower body muscles, cardiovascular fitness, and overall health, among other advantages. It is thereby no wonder…

A young adult woman is pulling her clean laundry out of a washing machine at a laundromat, which has laundry equipment that adheres to ANSI Z8.1-2016.
ANSI | Machinery Safety

ANSI Z8.1-2016: Commercial Laundry Equipment & Operations

ByAlexandra Schirn February 4, 2025June 4, 2025

Did you know the first washing machine appeared in the 1760s? It was reportedly a simple box people filled with clothes, and it involved pouring…

Engineer in yellow hardhat looking at old machinery to prevent hazardous energy.
ANSI | Machinery Safety

ANSI/ASSP Z244.1-2024: Control of Hazardous Energy: Lockout, Tagout

ByBrad Kelechava January 9, 2025June 4, 2025

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…

Robot is welding assembly automotive part in car factory, while adhering to AWS D16.1M/D16.a:2018 robotic arc welding requirements.
ANSI | Machinery Safety

AWS D16.1M/D16.a:2018— Robotic Arc Welding Safety

ByAlexandra Schirn December 30, 2024May 20, 2025

Robotic arc welding is a type of automated robotic welding technique that uses an electric arc to melt and join metals together. Welding robots are typically…

Female industrial engineer inspecting the safety of the machines and control systems in an industry manufacturing factory, assuring adherence to ANSI B11.26-2024.
ANSI | Machinery Safety

ANSI B11.26-2024: Machines – Functional Safety

ByAlexandra Schirn December 12, 2024May 20, 2025

Controlling machines is essential because it allows for accurate and efficient operation, maximizing productivity and reducing waste of materials. Ultimate machine control leads to improved…

Man mower grass in his garden with a lawn mower that adheres to machine safety specifications in ANSI/OPEI 5395-1-2024.
ANSI | Machinery Safety

ANSI/OPEI 5395-1-2024: Combustion-Engine-Powered Lawnmowers

ByAlexandra Schirn August 27, 2024June 10, 2025

More than 250 million highway transportation vehicles in the United States rely on internal combustion engines. Besides vehicles, lawnmowers often rely on combustion engines. Each…

Two metal workers operating a crane to move steel members adhering to machine safety risk assessment processes in ANSI/ISO 12100:2012.
ANSI | Machinery Safety

ANSI/ISO 12100:2012—Machine Safety Risk Assessments

ByAlexandra Schirn May 20, 2024June 4, 2025

To ensure the safety of work crews and the machinery they operate, systematically collecting information on necessary improvements is imperative, especially when complex industrial machinery…

Cardboard boxes sliding along an ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2023 conveyor belt.
ANSI | Machinery Safety

ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2023: Packaging Machinery Safety Requirements

ByBrad Kelechava March 8, 2024June 4, 2025

What Is Safe in ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2023? According to ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2023: Safety Requirements For Packaging And Processing Machinery, safe is “the state of being protected from…

Large distribution warehouse company utilizing a belt manlift that adheres to ASME A90.1-2023.
ANSI | Machinery Safety

ASME A90.1-2023: Belt Manlifts

ByAlexandra Schirn February 26, 2024June 4, 2025

Do your employees travel vertically in the routine performance of their duties? If so, the low-cost mechanical solution is a belt manlift. ASME A90.1-2023: Safety…

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