Category: Ask Lewis Bass

thermal imaging, thermography| May 21, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: Can Thermographic Inspections Help Bring My Oregon Warehouse Into Insurance Compliance?

Question: Hi Lewis Bass, We just built a new distribution warehouse in Oregon, and our insurance company is requesting thermographic inspections before they’ll finalize our policy. We weren’t expecting this request from our insurance company at all. Do we really need it? And what exactly are they looking for? – Uninsured in Oregon Lewis Bass: [...]

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ask lewis bass, nfpa 791| April 9, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: Can a European OEM Design to NFPA 791 for a U.S. Client?

From the Desk of Lewis Bass Welcome back to another edition of ‘Ask Lewis Bass,’ where we tackle your most pressing engineering and compliance questions. For this week's question, we answer a great question from a German OEM about designing a system from the start with NFPA 79/791 US compliance in mind. Having worked with [...]

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February 26, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: UKCA Marking for a Project Shipping to Scotland

From the Desk of Lewis Bass Welcome back to another edition of ‘Ask Lewis Bass,’ where we tackle your most pressing engineering and compliance questions. Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s becoming increasingly relevant: UKCA marking. This week we help answer Steven's questions about UKCA compliance now that his company is shipping an automation [...]

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January 29, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: SEMI S2 Compliance for a Secretive R&D Project

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

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ask lewis bass, automation equipment, industrial machinery, nfpa 79| January 1, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: NFPA 79 Compliance for Industrial Automation Systems

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

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sccr, short circuit current rating| September 18, 2024| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About SCCR On Machine Nameplates

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

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addendum, semi compliance| August 28, 2024| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About System Changes Affecting SEMI S8 Compliance

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

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field evaluation services, non-compliance, punchlist| August 14, 2024| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About Field Evaluation Equipment Non-Compliance

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

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ce compliance, ce report| July 24, 2024| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About CE Marking Duplicate Systems

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

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semi, SEMI report, SEMI S2| July 3, 2024| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About SEMI S2 Report Coverage

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

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