ask lewis bass, ce certification, ce compliance, ce marking, retesting| March 1, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About CE Marking Requirements

Welcome to our new ongoing blog series, Ask Lewis Bass! This series will feature actual submitted questions from companies in the industries we provide engineering safety consulting services to. Topics covered will include those associated with our work in 3rd party field labeling, SEMI S2/S8/EMC/F47 testing and design, CE Marking evaluations, and general engineering safety [...]

electrical safety, field evaluation, field evaluation services, field label, video| February 22, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Video Premier: How Lewis Bass Performs Field Labeling

This Video is an Industry First We are pleased to announce that our first video showing one of our core services, 3rd party field labeling, is now live on YouTube this week. In this video, Lewis Bass engineers Doug Snow and Oleg Zholudev walk you through our proprietary 127 line item checklist for evaluating industrial [...]

field label, nfpa 79, nfpa 790. nfpa 791| February 8, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Machine Nameplates: The A-Z of NFPA 79 Requirements

The History and Components of a Nameplate Machine nameplates have a history dating back to their first use by St. Paul's Stamp Works, which issued their first identification nameplate to a local company in the mid 1920s. Much has changed since then. Nameplates are now a requirement for all consumer, industrial, medical, and high tech [...]

electrical safety, safety| February 1, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

LBIES’s Electrical Safety Awareness Blog Series Part 3

And now our exciting conclusion to our 3 part series on Electrical Safety Awareness! This is the final blog in our three part series and follows the end of part 2's "Recognize the Hazards" section. Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter Always use a GFCI receptacle or circuit for cord connected tools and equipment used outdoors or near [...]

electrical safety, safety| January 25, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

LBIES’s Electrical Safety Awareness Blog Series Part 2

How do you recognize the electrical hazards in your workplace? Welcome back to our three part blog series on Electrical Safety Awareness! We will continue where we left off at part 1 with "Recognize the Hazards". Recognize the Hazards What do you do if you see these situations in your workplace? Call a Timeout and [...]

electrical safety, safety| January 18, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

LBIES’s Electrical Safety Awareness Blog Series Part 1

Proper Electrical Safety Awareness is Key to a Safe Working Environment Welcome to our three part blog series on electrical safety awareness! LBIES has been in the safety consulting industry for over 30 years and has seen every conceivable situation encompassing the best and worst practices of electrical safety on the job sites we have [...]

electrical safety, sccr, short circuit current rating| January 11, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Short Circuit Current Rating (SCCR) and Your Industrial Equipment

What is SCCR and why is it important for industrial safety? In the current National Electrical Code, the National Fire Protection Agency made changes to the ratings of industrial machines and control panels. Short Circuit Current Rating, or SCCR, is now a required metric for the nameplates of tools and panels carrying line current. SCCR [...]

ce marking, cemark, lbies, services| November 30, 2020| Post by: LBIES Staff

LBIES Offers Quick CE Mark Evaluations for Your Equipment

Shipping Your Equipment to Europe Should be Painless. When seeking a company to perform CE Mark Evaluations for equipment you want to have shipped and used overseas in Europe, it is important to take into account the engineering capabilities and rush timing that a company such as Lewis Bass International Engineering Services can bring to [...]

EEENA| November 16, 2020| Post by: LBIES Staff

LBIES and Eurofins/Metlabs Enter Into Formal Cooperative Agreement for Field Labeling

Eurofins and Lewis Bass Have Some Exciting News Eurofins/Met-Labs (EEENA) signed a cooperative agreement with Lewis Bass International Engineering Services on November 1st, 2020. LBIES will support clients of EEENA with third party field labeling requests in continental North America as a subcontractor. Additionally, EEENA will support LBIES with lab assistance as needed in the [...]

semi, SEMI report, SEMI S2| November 9, 2020| Post by: LBIES Staff

LBIES’s SEMI S2/S8 Evaluations Ensure Operational Safety and Serve as a New Buyer’s Safeguard

What Are The SEMI S2/S8 Guidelines And What Do They Evaluate? SEMI S2/S8 Guidelines were created by the leaders of the SEMI industry to ensure every piece of equipment is compliant to regulatory requirements and is checked against a high standard of safety. The SEMI standards encompass topics ranging from fire protection, electrical hazard protection, [...]

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