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

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 [...]

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 [...]

electrical safety, safety| May 31, 2021| Post by: LBIES Staff

Three machine safety situations facility managers need to be aware of

Machine safety is nothing to be taken lightly: here are three safety situations you should be aware of. Here at Lewis Bass, we have encountered just about every possible scenario involving machine safety and compliance-blockers in the course of providing our third party electrical evaluations to our clients. In this week's blog post we are [...]

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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