ce cer, ce compliance, ce marking, eu, safety| August 9, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About CE Marking

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 and design, CE Marking evaluations, and general engineering safety consulting [...]

cal osha, electrical safety, field label, osha| July 26, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: Another Question About Field Labeling

arc flash, cal osha, electrical safety, osha| July 12, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About Arc Flash Hazard Assessments

eh&s, injury, osha, safety| July 5, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Have you asked your VP of safety how much a recordable injury costs?

What does OSHA consider to be a recordable injury in the workplace? OSHA considers any of the following methods of injury to be a recordable injury: Any work-related fatality. Any work-related injury or illness that results in loss of consciousness, days away from work, restricted work, or transfer to another job. Any work-related injury or [...]

electrical safety, field label, safety| June 28, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About Field Labeling

ahj, authority having jurisdiction, electrical safety, safety| June 21, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

What is an Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and why should you care?

What is an Authority Having Jurisdiction? In North America, an AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction) acts as the enforcement arm of the NFPA 79/790/791 codes that govern our industry when it comes to electrical evaluations of equipment. While it was not intended to be confusing, the fact of the matter is that the AHJ isn’t just [...]

cal osha, safety, seismic anchorage| June 14, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About Seismic Anchorage

arc flash, electrical safety, safety| June 7, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Four helpful tips for mitigating arc flash hazards

How can Arc Flash Hazards be mitigated in your facility? ANSI released ANSI Z10-2012 (published in 2012 and last revised in 2017) as a standard that: ...defines minimum requirements for an occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS). The primary purpose of this standard is to provide a management tool to reduce the risk of [...]

compliance, nameplate, nfpa| May 24, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About Machine Nameplate Durability

field label, nrtl inspections| May 17, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

NRTL Inspections are not Field Label Evaluations

The sales team at Lewis Bass often receives calls from interested clients asking about our "NRTL Inspection" services. What they really mean to say (and are actually referring to) is a, "Third Party Electrical Evaluation" also known in our industry as a field label evaluation for unlisted equipment. It is quite easy to see how [...]

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