Have you ever wondered about ANSI? Needed to know how ANSI standards are developed? Find your answers and more in this post!
Read MoreAre You Ready? WEEE Directive Full Implementation Starts 15-Aug-18

image: Advanced Recycling Machines Many manufacturers selling industrial products into the EU market have come to understand at least one of the environmental protection Directives, RoHS – the “Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances.” In this post, I’m going to be looking at another environmental directive: WEEE – the “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment” Directive (2012/19/EU).…
Read MoreTrapped Key Interlocking

Many machine designers think of interlocks as exclusively electrical devices; a switch is attached to a movable mechanical guard, and the switch is connected to the control system. Trapped Key Interlocking is a way to interlock guards that is equally effective, and often more appropriate in severe environmental conditions. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018Acknowledgements: As cited.Some Rights ReservedOriginal content here is published under…
RA101 – Introduction to Risk Assessment

Learn Machinery Risk Assessment anytime and anywhere. Introduction to Risk Assessment is our 12-week machinery risk assessment course, based on ISO 12100:2010 and ISO/TR 14121 – 2:2012 standards. Delivered online, this course features widely accepted methodology that can be used without modification in Canada, the EU, and the USA. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018Some Rights ReservedOriginal content here is published under these license…
Q & A: Category 2 and Testing Intervals

During the Free Safety Talks that we did with Schmersal Canada and Franklin Empire, we had a “hot question” come up regarding Category 2 architecture and the testing interval requirement. The definition of Category 2 in 6.2.5 does not include any mention of a minimum testing rate, but 4.5.4 “Simplified procedure for estimating the quantifiable aspects of PL”…
Read MoreFive reasons you should attend our Free Safety Talks

Reason #1 – Free Safety Talks You can’t argue with Free Stuff! Last week we partnered with Schmersal Canada and Franklin Empire to put on three days of Free Safety Talks. We had full houses in all three locations, Windsor, London and Cambridge, with nearly 60 people participating. We had two great presenters who helped…
Read MoreQ & A: Can Safety PLCs be used for Lockout?

The question of lockout and the use of safety PLCs as a means to meet the lockout requirements comes up more and more frequently these days. Can Safety PLCs be used for lockout? Safety professionals don’t always agree on this controversial topic! During the Free Safety Talks that we did with Schmersal Canada and Franklin Empire, this…
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