In the wake of the natural and nuclear disasters in Japan, many are wondering: When is safe, safe enough? Can any business, city or country be fully prepared for the unthinkable? Risk assessors talk ...

With the growth of automation and increase of workers engaging with machines, I felt there would be some benefit to sharing an example of the safety risk assessments that we do in order to reduce or ...

Early efforts to prevent machine-related injuries were focused on the development of engineering specification standards. These specification standards laid the foundation for further requirements ...

Research personnel must perform a process risk assessment for all processes that utilize hazardous materials. The assessment is utilized to determine the level of risk associated with a specific ...

David Greenfield: Welcome to the Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered podcast, where we connect with industry experts to get the answers you need about industrial automation technologies. And ...

The introduction of process safety system–specific malware into the manufacturing world in 2017 intensified the discussion around the convergence of safety and cybersecurity. If a cyberattack could ...

Airline safety comparisons often focus on outcomes, while regulators and operators assess safety performance through layered ...

Global Risk Consultants Corp. (GRC), the worldwide leader in independent property risk engineering and a TÜV SÜD company, today announced the acquisition of the U.S. Field Services business of Aon’s ...