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…
Read MoreOnline Training Centre Opens
Online Training Centre Opens You’ve been challenged to start doing risk assessments on your machine designs, but you don’t know where to start. Perhaps you’ve bought a few standards or a book…
Read MoreISO 13849 – 1 Analysis — Part 1: Start with Risk Assessment
This post was updated 2019-07-24 I often get questions from clients about how to get started on Functional Safety using ISO 13849. This article is the first in a series that will…
Read MoreScoring Severity of Injury – Hidden Probabilities
I’ve been thinking a lot about risk scoring tools and the algorithms that we use. One of the key elements in risk is the Severity of Injury. There are hidden probabilities…
Read MoreGet the Basics Right!
For more than 15 years I’ve been teaching people about risk assessment, machinery safety and CE Marking of machinery in private, onsite classes and through presentations at safety conferences. Things are…
Read MoreHow Risk Assessment Fails — Again. This time at DuPont.
A recent report released by the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) looks at a series of accidents that occurred over a 33-hour period on January 22 and 23, 2010 at the DuPont Corporation’s…
The Problem with Probability
Risk Factors When risk is analyzed, at least in the industrial sector, we usually follow a process defined in ISO 12100. This approach defines two broad parameters, severity and probability, and then…
Read MoreCSA Z1002 Public Review – Last Day!
Last Chance! Today is Thursday, 17-Mar-2011, marking 60 days into the public review period for CSA Z1002 — Occupational Health and Safety Hazard Identification and Elimination and Risk Assessment and Control. If you…
Read MoreCSA Z1002 Public Review – 5 Days to Go!
Today is Sunday, 13-Mar-2011, marking 55 days into the public review period for CSA Z1002 — Occupational Health and Safety Hazard Identification and Elimination and Risk Assessment and Control. If you downloaded the…
Read MoreCSA Z1002 Public Review – 10 days to go!
Today is Tuesday 8‑Mar-2011, marking 50 days into the public review period for CSA Z1002 — Occupational Health and Safety Hazard Identification and Elimination and Risk Assessment and Control. If you downloaded the…
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