Electrical Equipment of Machinery Most modern machinery is controlled electrically, or electronically. There are a number of standards that apply to the design of control systems for machinery, with IEC 60204 – 1…
Read MoreNew Directions in Plastics Machinery
Canada’s Participation in ISO TC 270 In February of 2016, Canada formed the SCC Mirror Committee (SMC) to ISO TC 270, Rubber and Plastics Machinery. This international technical committee is currently…
Read MoreWorkplace Risk Assessment – CSA Z1002: Love it, Hate it, Tweak it
The CSA Z1002 TC Needs to Know: Love it, Hate it, Tweak it? We need to know: Do you Love CSA Z1002? Hate CSA Z1002? Does it need some tweaking? The First…
Read MorePublic Review: CSA Z1006 Management of Work in Confined Spaces.
CSA Z1006 Management of Work in Confined Spaces is now available for Public Review. As new standards are developed, and existing standards are revised, they are made available for public…
Read MoreWhy should you get involved in Standards Development?
It’s now been more than 30 years since I first learned about standards, in the form of the Ontario Electrical Code. I was studying electricity and electronics in high school, and Steve Struk,…
Read MoreCSA Z432 Safeguarding of Machinery – 3rd Edition
If you build machinery for the Canadian market, or if you modify equipment in Canadian workplaces, you will be familiar with CSA Z432, Safeguarding of Machinery. This standard has been…
Read MoreWhy YOU need a Product Safety Certification Strategy that Works!
How compliance efforts go wrong Clients call me when they have problems. They sent some product to a certification body, some tests were done, and the product failed. Now what? Usually,…
Read MoreThe Third Level of the Hierarchy: Information for Use
I’ve written about the Hierarchy of Controls in past posts, but I’ve focused on the ‘engineering’ side of the control equation: Physical changes to machine design to eliminate hazards, and…
Read More31-Dec-2011 – Are YOU ready?
31-December-2011 marks a key milestone for machine builders marketing their products in the European Union, the EEA and many of the Candidate States. Functional Safety takes a positive step forward with the…
Read MoreInconsistencies in ISO 13849 – 1:2006
I’ve written quite a bit recently on the topic of circuit architectures under ISO 13849 – 1, and one of my readers noticed an inconsistency between the text of the standard and Figure 5,…
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