NFPA 85-2019: Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code
The United States Department of Labor lists many accidents involving employees near or in contact with a boiler. In 2017, two employees were killed while […]
Safety
ANSI/IES RP-8-18: Design Of Roadway Facility Lighting
Intended to be used as a basis for the design and installation of roadway lighting and associated systems, ANSI/IES RP-8-18: Recommended Practice For Design And […]
IES G-1-16 – Guideline on Security Lighting for People, Property, and Public Spaces
Security lighting is among the variety of considerations that should go into providing security and safety at any given property. The installation of security lighting […]
Winter is Coming
The House Stark motto from the HBO series Game of Thrones, is both a warning and call to action. In the fictional series, winter lasts […]
Behavioral Based Safety
OSHA estimates that prior to 1970, 14,000 workers were killed on the job every year, an annual amount that has decreased by almost 70 percent […]
ANSI B11 Machine Tools Safety Package
Machine tools are used in a wide range of industries, safety being important in all of them. Throughout their life-cycle, from their initial design steps […]
ISO 45001 First Draft Standard released!
***Update: ISO 45001:2018 has been published. You can get it here: ISO/FDIS 45001:2018, or read more about it here: ISO 45001:2018 – Occupational Health and Safety Management […]
Safe Use of Lasers in Manufacturing Environments
The Laser Institute of America recently released the new ANSI Z136.9 Safe Use of Lasers in Manufacturing Environments standard. This standard is useful as a […]
Updates to the ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code
Updates to the ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code have significantly advanced fall protection standards as a whole as well as augmenting their utility in the […]
Fire Protection Systems
Fire protection systems are desirable in all structures where fires can occur and where such fires are not wanted—which is to say virtually all of […]