safety

In Part 1 of this two-part article, we’ll discuss the development of “grounding networks” and the shift to meshed structures to reduce damage from overvoltages. Part 2 will appear in our November 2020 issue.

This article discusses additional requirements that designers and safety professionals may want to consider beyond the base standard for their product based on the environment and user exposure.

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has released statistics on notices of unsafe,...

This article provides an overview of current standards applicable to rechargeable lithium and lithium-ion batteries.

We’re taking a close-up look at a specific new symbol’s development. This article includes behind-the-scenes insight straight from Geoffrey Peckham, the chairman of ISO/TC 145.

This article outlines the instrumentation and calculations performed to evaluate the severity of the exposure risk to unfiltered artificial light.

Understanding the Process to Create Standardized Symbols and How It Effects Your On-product Warnings The...

A rural mountain cottage fire was initially ruled as an accidental Christmas tree fire. The insurance company’s Special Investigation Unit discovered information that prompted further fire scene investigation. The scene investigation resulted in evidence that the fire was likely intentionally set.

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has published an updated list of harmonized...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance on assessing...