Flexware Innovation Supports ANSI Safety Standard Development
Bryant Eismeier, Senior Automation Engineer at Flexware Innovation, recently participated in the ANSI B11.0 subcommittee meeting in Memphis, TN. The ANSI B11.0 standard is a type A standard for general safety requirements of machinery in industrial environments. It provides guidance for how to assess risk, provide risk reduction measures and create a safe work environment. These international safety standards are commonly reviewed on a 3-year cycle to accommodate changes to the industry and technology. In addition, errors are corrected, and clarifications made.
The sub-committee is composed of safety experts from across a range of industries who volunteer their time to promote a safe work environment. During the two-day meeting, sub-committee members reviewed potential changes and proposed new language. Bryant will continue to help in the sub-committee’s activities.
At Flexware, one of our core values is to “Be Healthy.” We are committed to enabling a safe manufacturing environment that all workers can return from safely. Flexware has safety professionals with years of experience in machine functional safety and TUV certification. Our safety offerings include risk assessments, safety functional specifications, life cycle upgrades and validation.
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I specialize in automation and system integration. My experience is in PLC programming with associated human machine interface programming. I can design control panels and go onsite for startup/debug. I have also programmed FANUC and ABB robots in addition to others. In past projects I have used machine vision with Cognex cameras for part inspection and vision guidance.
