Is Safety a High Priority in Your Facility? It Should be!
With the IEC/ISO 17305 Safety Standard Delay, What's Next?
While the future merged standard for global machine safety still remains unclear, expect changes to ISO 13849 and IEC 62061.

The movement toward a single global machine-safety standard has been a long time coming, and now it's going to be a little longer.

The merger of safety standards ISO 13849 and IEC 62061 into one standard, IEC/ISO 17305, was scheduled to take effect this year. However, the project was cancelled, at least for now, based on decisions made at the October 2015 plenary meeting of ISO technical committee ISO/TC199.

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Root Cause of Safety Downtime
New access to data about safety-related downtime and higher levels of connectivity bring a turning point for improving safety, compliance and productivity.

Production information may get all the glory, but safety information also has a valuable story to tell. "Information is one thing, but safety information is quite another," George Schuster says. He should know. He's charged with business development for the Global Safety Team of Rockwell Automation and has seen many plants and factories begin to use safety data in new and innovative ways.


Ten Worker Safety and Productivity Tips for 2017 from Rockwell Automation
As a new year develops, trends in industrial automation will continue: the evolving workforce, globalization, the use of information to develop insight into plant operation, concerns about security.

So as we enter 2017, we've compiled a list of 10 tips to help you improve safety and productivity.


Rockwell Automation Safety Automation Builder
Safety Automation Builder is a FREE software tool to help simplify machine safety design and validation, reducing time and costs. Integration with RASWin Risk Assessment Software* provides you with consistent, reliable, documented management of the Functional Safety Lifecycle.

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On-Demand Webinar Series From Rockwell Automation Safety Solutions
Rockwell Automation's  webinar series will present an overview of the latest safety and automation technologies, application techniques and tools to help you further your knowledge when designing, implementing, maintaining and using machines with integrated safety.

They currently have seven webinars that you can watch, whenever your schedule permits.  Simply click the link below and register to watch the recording. 


Bussmann CEU-Accredited Training on Arc Flash Safety
Join us for a 4-hour training session on the  importance of arc flash safety. We will cover  topics such as justifying live work, proper  Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), NFPA  70E basics, arc flash dangers and safe work  practices.

This training session is ideal for maintenance  staff, machine operators, electricians,  supervisors, facilities staff and anyone  interested in learning more about arc flash  safety.

A certified Eaton engineer will lead this 4-hour t raining session and all attendees are eligible  for four CEU credits upon completion.

Monday, March 13, 2017
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Cost  per attendee is $200. 
Register by emailing

Bussmann Training Invitation
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