Standards

As safety professionals, having an in-depth knowledge of the standards is integral to our business. We not only seek to understand how to interpret them but also strive to comprehend how to apply them and appreciate their historical context. This knowledge empowers us to influence their future direction. Our years of experience and ongoing participation in standards committees grant us valuable insights. While our primary focus is on USA-based standards, safety is a global concern, and many of our customers are international, necessitating our proficiency in applying various standards.

Applied Standards and Regulations

While the list below is long, it is only the fundamental basics of those we follow.

  • OSHA 1910.212 Machinery and Machine Guarding, General Requirements for All Machines

  • OSHA 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy

  • ASSP/ANSI Z244.1 Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout, Tagout and Alternative Methods

  • ANSI B11.0 Safety of Machinery - General Requirements

  • ANSI B11.19 Performance Requirements for Risk Reduction Measures: Safeguarding and other Means of Reducing Risk

  • ANSI B11.20 Safety Requirements for the Integration of Machinery into a System

  • ANSI B11.26 Functional Safety for Equipment: General Principles for the Design of Safety Control Systems Using ISO 13849-1

  • ANSI/RIA R15.06 Industrial Robots and Robot Systems - Safety Requirements

Standards Committee Participation

We actively participate in a number of standard committees and the list continues to grow.

  • ANSI B11.0 Safety of Machinery

  • ANSI B11.19 Performance Requirements for Risk Reduction Measures: Safeguarding and other Means of Reducing Risk

  • ANSI B11.26 Machines - Functional Safety: General Principles for Designing Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems for Machinery

  • RIA R15.06 Industrial Robots and Robot Systems - Safety Requirements

  • ANSI Z244.1 Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout, Tagout and Alternative Methods