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Machine Safety: Consequences of not performing risk assessments!

October 22, 2012

Machine Safety: hazard remediation, mechanical versus control system solutions

Machine Safety: Globalization of safety standards doesn’t equal global compliance

Machine Safety: Only engineers can lead the Risk Assessment process?

An improved safety culture, advocated at the business level with engineering input, can bring about faster adoption of proven machine safety technologies, improving safety, and adding economic value. Courtesy: JB Titus & Associates

Machine Safety: Where do effective safety cultures roost?

Machine Safety: an automatic sequencer does what?

August 30, 2012

Machine Safety: consensus standards and OSHA compliance

August 16, 2012

Figure 5: This is a medium-size, stand-alone safety system where the safety controller handles all safe-rated operations but also controls standard outputs like the e-stop illumination and indicator LEDs on protective door switch. There are a surprising n

Machine safety and safety certified networks

August 7, 2012

Machine Safety: What do you mean the vice president said: So What?

July 31, 2012

Machine Safety – ISO 13849-1 compliance is mandatory for robot applications (ANSI/RIA/ISO 10218-1&2: 2011)

Machine Safety: Updating ISO 13849-1 & compliance for robots

July 19, 2012

Control Engineering Machine Safety Blog - Mitigate Risk photo courtesy JB Titus & Associates

Discrete Manufacturing

Machine Safety: Is OSHA okay with my ‘acceptable’ risk mitigation?

July 12, 2012

Machine safety photo courtesy of JB TITUS & ASSOCIATES

Machine Safety: Are the stopping categories confusing?

July 10, 2012

Machine Safety: My main disconnect e-stop isn’t red with a yellow background

July 5, 2012

Jokab Safety giant E-Stop at Pack Expo 2010

Machine safety: What does ‘reset’ mean?

July 4, 2012

ANSI B11.0; 2010 -- 3.70 risk assessment process: The entire process of identifying hazards, assessing risk, reducing risk, and documenting the results (see Figure 5 in 6.1.3). Courtesy: ANSI B11

Machine Safety: What differentiates a hazard analysis from a risk assessment?

June 25, 2012

Machine Safety: Where do I start?

June 21, 2012

Machine Safety: How do I know that a consensus standard has been updated?

June 16, 2012