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 [...]

January 28, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

2025 in Electrical Safety: What changed in the United States and Overseas?

Welcome to our comprehensive year-in-review on electrical safety compliance topics, where we unpack the most significant shifts in standards, enforcement, implementation, and global trends shaping the electrical engineering compliance industry in 2025. This year brought major developments in regulatory priorities, evolving national and international codes, technology-influenced best practices, and new expectations for both facilities and [...]

January 14, 2026| Post by: LBIES Staff

The New Year 2026 Lewis Bass Electrical Quiz is Here!

It's a brand new year and we thought it would be fun to start off with a challenging electrical safety quiz for 2026. So, test your electrical safety knowledge with these 10 fun, engaging, and possibly even difficult questions. Can you get a perfect score? Can you get 10/10 correct? 10 questions • Instant scoring [...]

December 31, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

Happy Holidays from All of Us at Lewis Bass. Here’s to a Safe, Successful 2026!

As the year winds down and the holiday lights are twinkling just a little brighter, we at Lewis Bass want to take a moment to reflect, celebrate, and look ahead with you. If you’ve been following our blog throughout 2025, you know it’s been a year full of growth, connection, and deepening our commitment to [...]

S8, semi compliance| December 17, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About SEMI S8 EMO button height and location

From the Desk of Lewis Bass Welcome back to “Ask Lewis Bass,” where we tackle real-world compliance questions from safety engineers, product designers, and equipment builders wrestling with tricky regulatory gaps. This week’s submission comes from someone we’ll call Process Engineer Paul, who is deep in a SEMI S2 project and bumped into a snag [...]

ce certification, ce compliance, ce marking, cemark| December 3, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

Upcoming Changes to Machinery Directive Requirements for CE Marking

If you build, import, or integrate equipment for the EU market, 20 January 2027 is a date you really cannot ignore. On that day, Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery becomes fully applicable and replaces Directive 2006/42/EC as the legal basis for CE marking of machinery in the EU. Below is a practical overview of what [...]

November 19, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

The Lewis Bass Field Evaluation Walk-through Experience

Before you jump into the quiz, take a moment to imagine you’ve just stepped onto a facility floor where a brand-new piece of equipment is waiting for a field evaluation. The customer is counting on you. The AHJ expects clarity and competency. And the machine? Well, it’s not going to tell you what’s wrong! [...]

November 5, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

This Month in Electrical Safety: November 2025 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. This month we cover four major topics shaping the landscape of OSHA electrical safety and the consulting industry: Updated enforcement priorities from [...]

October 22, 2025| Post by: LBIES Staff

Take the LBIES Electrical Safety Quiz!

Think You’re Electrically Enlightened? Take the Challenge! Every engineer thinks they’re safe around electricity...until the sparks start flying! Whether you’re a seasoned facility manager, a control panel designer, or the person who just wants to know what that flashing red light means, this electrical safety quiz is for you. Test your electrical safety savvy with [...]

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