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12/24/2012
Translation Bafflement
I’ve been noticing a trend with some of my clients that I am having a really hard time understanding — maybe a reader can help me get this… A basic requirement in the EU is that manuals and other information …

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09/11/2012
Fall Courses Posted!
Fall 2012 Seminars! I promised in an earlier post this summer that we would be launching open enrolment courses this fall, and we’ve done it! We have all of our current seminars listed on the Compliance InSight Training pages. We …

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08/17/2012
Do you use ISO 13849 or IEC 62061? We need to hear from you! UPDATED
Do you use ISO 13849–1 or IEC 62061 to define and analyze the safety related parts of the control systems used on your machinery? Have you been frustrated by trying to apply these standards? Good news! ISO and IEC are …

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Risk assessment is a primary tool - or should be - for machine designers. Using risk assessment in your design process gives you better control over the design of safety systems, provides you with sound data for making safety related decisions, and gives you solid evidence of due diligence when you need it. If risk assessment is new to you, we can help. We provide risk assessments as well as training services so that you can continue to assess risk with your own team in the future.

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