July 1, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

Random Engineering Fact of the Week: Why the Emergency Stop Button Isn’t Always “Big and Red Enough”

Here's a fun one that surprises even experienced machine builders. You can install the biggest, brightest, most obvious emergency stop button you've ever seen... and it can still contribute to a failed SEMI S2/S8 evaluation. Wait... what? During a SEMI S2/S8 assessment, engineers don't just verify that an emergency stop (EMO) device exists. They also [...]

June 17, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

This Month in Electrical Safety: May/June 2026 Edition

As we move through May and into June 2026, electrical safety continues to evolve across the United States. New code adoption efforts, increased OSHA focus on electrical hazards, expanding electrification initiatives, and growing attention to equipment labeling and worker training are shaping the way facilities manage electrical risk. Manufacturers, facility operators, contractors, and safety professionals [...]

June 3, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

Field Evaluation Services in Oregon: Why Lewis Bass Is Approved to Help

If your company has unlisted electrical equipment in Oregon, there is good news. Lewis Bass International Engineering Services is approved by the State of Oregon to perform field evaluations and field labeling services on qualifying equipment. That may sound like a small administrative detail, but for manufacturers, semiconductor facilities, research laboratories, machine builders, integrators, and [...]

mini game| May 20, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

Spot the Non-Compliant Machine

Walk through enough factories and you start to notice something strange about electrical safety problems: the dangerous machines rarely look dangerous. Most of the time, the issue is subtle. A missing field evaluation label.An incorrect disconnect.A blocked emergency stop.A mystery SCCR rating nobody can explain during the inspection. And suddenly an entire production schedule is [...]

May 6, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About CE Marking for Modified Machinery

From the Desk of Lewis Bass Welcome back to “Ask Lewis Bass,” our ongoing series where we answer real-world questions from engineers, compliance teams, and safety professionals working on the safety compliance aspects of their engineering projects. Question: Hi Lewis Bass, We’re working on a CE marking project for a piece of industrial equipment that [...]

April 22, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

This Month in Electrical Safety: April 2026 Edition

Welcome back to This Month in Electrical Safety, where we cut through the noise and focus on what actually matters for manufacturers, integrators, and facility owners across the United States. April 2026 brought a fresh wave of developments; not recycled talking points, but real shifts in how compliance is being interpreted, enforced, and expected in [...]

April 1, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

Introducing the Future of Compliance: The Lewis Bass Scan-and-Go Revolution

If you’ve ever stood in front of a piece of unlisted equipment with an inspector looming nearby, you know the feeling. Time slows down. Questions stack up. And suddenly, your project timeline looks a lot less certain. At Lewis Bass, we’ve spent years helping clients navigate that exact moment. But what if that moment could [...]

March 11, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

This Month in Electrical Safety: February 2026 Edition

Welcome back to This Month in Electrical Safety, where we unpack emerging regulatory shifts, consulting practice innovations, and enforcement dynamics that matter for industrial manufacturers, OEMs, and safety professionals across the United States. February brought several noteworthy developments in electrical safety across the United States. From evolving code requirements to a renewed focus on workplace [...]

February 25, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

How Cities Vet and Approve Third-Party Evaluators for Unlisted Electrical Equipment

If you have ever installed a piece of industrial, laboratory, or custom-built equipment and been told by an inspector that it needs “third-party approval,” you are not alone. This moment often happens when a machine arrives onsite without a familiar UL or CSA mark. At that point, many owners and contractors ask the same question: [...]

February 11, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About SEMI S2 Exhaust Ventilation Studies

From the Desk of Lewis Bass Welcome back to “Ask Lewis Bass,” our ongoing series where we answer real-world questions from engineers, compliance teams, and safety professionals working on SEMI standards projects. This week’s submission comes from someone we’ll call Nano-machining Engineer Nick, who is deep into a SEMI S2 project and wants clarity around [...]

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