Machine Safety
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Join this ongoing discussion of machine guarding topics, including solutions assessments, regulatory compliance, gap analysis, operating efficiencies and cost savings, as well as all relevant safety standards, such as those from NFPA, ANSI, RIA, IEC, ISO and OSHA.
Product Safety Certificates - Like SIL - What’s Their Purpose?
September 14, 2010
In the news recently there’s been some buzz about the product safety certificates around questions like: 1.) Are these safety certificates required by insurance companies? 2.) Are these safety certificates required by industry standards? 3.) Are these safety... » more
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September 14, 2010
In the news recently there’s been some buzz about the product safety certificates around questions like: 1.) Are these safety certificates required by insurance companies? 2.) Are these safety certificates required by industry standards? 3.) Are these safety... » more
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Designing In Machine Guarding
August 31, 2010
Which is bottom line friendly whether you’re a large company or small - machine guarding as a pre-thought or after-thought? In reading Jeanine Katzel’s excellent feature article this month for Control Engineering titled “How To Integrate Safety,” I was reminded when I first met the Director, Safety Engineering Services for Johnson & Johnson. This was... » more
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August 31, 2010
Which is bottom line friendly whether you’re a large company or small - machine guarding as a pre-thought or after-thought? In reading Jeanine Katzel’s excellent feature article this month for Control Engineering titled “How To Integrate Safety,” I was reminded when I first met the Director, Safety Engineering Services for Johnson & Johnson. This was... » more
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Machine Guarding Upgrades – I’ll have to do them all!
August 27, 2010
Four manageable influences to considering a new machine guarding strategy or program are .... » more
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August 27, 2010
Four manageable influences to considering a new machine guarding strategy or program are .... » more
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B10s at work for machine guarding
August 20, 2010
Here's a sneak preview of a few of the new requirements transforming machine guarding in the U.S. from a qualitative approach to a quantitative approach and more similar to the process industry. » more
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August 20, 2010
Here's a sneak preview of a few of the new requirements transforming machine guarding in the U.S. from a qualitative approach to a quantitative approach and more similar to the process industry. » more
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Machine safety... who is responsible?
August 12, 2010
Those responsible for machine safety has certainly varied over the past several decades. Answers that may come to mind include OSHA, the employer, employees, or even machine and plant system builders. Is the answer to machine safety top down, bottom up, or both? » more
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August 12, 2010
Those responsible for machine safety has certainly varied over the past several decades. Answers that may come to mind include OSHA, the employer, employees, or even machine and plant system builders. Is the answer to machine safety top down, bottom up, or both? » more
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Machine safety and asset management
August 10, 2010
Aren’t these two terms, machine safety and asset management, in opposition to each other? If so, then what the devil is meant by this title? Four steps can help those with responsibilities in both areas: Here's how. » more
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August 10, 2010
Aren’t these two terms, machine safety and asset management, in opposition to each other? If so, then what the devil is meant by this title? Four steps can help those with responsibilities in both areas: Here's how. » more
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Residual risk is alive and ever present in machine safety
August 03, 2010
Machine safety and product safety are alike when it comes to the issue of residual risk. Engineers are supposed to hold public safety as paramount and prevent bad things from happening. How? » more
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August 03, 2010
Machine safety and product safety are alike when it comes to the issue of residual risk. Engineers are supposed to hold public safety as paramount and prevent bad things from happening. How? » more
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Life cycle safety engineering
July 13, 2010
Because global and competitive issues are driving more companies to evaluate the life cycle cost of equipment ownership, life cycle safety engineering becomes an important aspect of the cost of ownership. » more
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July 13, 2010
Because global and competitive issues are driving more companies to evaluate the life cycle cost of equipment ownership, life cycle safety engineering becomes an important aspect of the cost of ownership. » more
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Cableless (Wireless) Operator Panel Applications
April 02, 2010
Cableless (wireless) operator panels for machine applications, in my opinion, need special application considerations for appropriate and safe use. True, we often talk about how a wireless field bus and a wired field bus have many similarities. Even when they are safety certified for functional safety applications they continue to have many... » more
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April 02, 2010
Cableless (wireless) operator panels for machine applications, in my opinion, need special application considerations for appropriate and safe use. True, we often talk about how a wireless field bus and a wired field bus have many similarities. Even when they are safety certified for functional safety applications they continue to have many... » more
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Wireless Operator Panels & Machine Safety (Is There A Design & Build Standard?)
March 24, 2010
Wireless operator panels (including cableless) for machine applications have been steadily growing over the past several years. The early versions of these portable operator panels were cabled for power and control/communication which limited their range via the length of the cable. The concept was for a panel builder or engineering group to design and... » more
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March 24, 2010
Wireless operator panels (including cableless) for machine applications have been steadily growing over the past several years. The early versions of these portable operator panels were cabled for power and control/communication which limited their range via the length of the cable. The concept was for a panel builder or engineering group to design and... » more
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