ask lewis bass, ce certification, ce compliance, ce marking| September 6, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About Evaluating CE Marked Equipment

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 [...]

flyer, unlisted equipment| August 30, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Introducing the Lewis Bass Unlisted Equipment Survey Flyer

Your plans for opening your facility after a big move to that new city were going so well... Then the electrical inspector showed up at the midnight hour and informed you that 50% of your equipment is not compliant and requires third party electrical certification before the building permit can be signed off. You look [...]

emissivity, IR windows, reflectivity, thermal imaging, thermographer| August 23, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About Thermographic Inspections

compliance, england, uk, ukca| August 16, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

How to use the new UKCA Mark and what it means for your business

On the 31st of January 2020, the United Kingdom executed Brexit and left the European Union and its associated CE Mark product compliance program behind. Enter the UKCA Mark, otherwise known as the UK Conformity Assessment. With the introduction of UKCA Marking, UK bodies can now no longer carry out CE mark conformity assessments for [...]

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

Ask Lewis Bass: A Question About CE Marking

ASCE, cal osha, california, safety, seismic anchorage| August 2, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

When to consider adding seismic anchoring to your equipment

If this blog's featured image got your attention... Then you are now probably keenly aware of one potential result from not using seismic anchoring in your facility. Seismic anchorage can be seen in many forms in facilities and can even apply to equipment installed on moveable caster systems as we saw in a recent Ask [...]

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

Ask Lewis Bass: Another Question About Field Labeling

field label| July 19, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

What to expect when you are expecting a field label evaluation

You've just setup and installed your new custom machine in your facility... and the custom machine is powered on and ready for production. It's in its final install location. You've securely anchored it with seismic bracing because it is over 400lbs, and well, it's just a good thing to do in general because you value [...]

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 [...]

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