ANSI/IES RP-8-21: Design Of Roadway Facility Lighting
Intended as a basis for the design and installation of roadway lighting and associated systems, ANSI/IES RP-8-21: Lighting Roadway And Parking Facilities is a compilation […]
Safety
ANSI/ISEA 107-2020: High-Visibility Safety Apparel
In the United States, nearly every 1 in 5 construction workplace fatalities is from a struck-by injury. A struck-by injury occurs when a worker is […]
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 […]
IES G-1-16: Guideline on Security Lighting for People, Property, and Public Spaces
***Update: This standard has been revised. IES G-1-22: Guide For Security Lighting For People, Property, And Critical Infrastructure is available on the ANSI Webstore. You […]
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 […]
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 […]