The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, regulates workplace safety by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance. OSHA officially formed on April 28, 1971, the date that the OSH Act became operative. The Occupational Safety and Health Act allows OSHA to issue workplace health and safety regulations. These [...]
Personnel safety around energized equipment is only part of the picture when it comes to electrical safety. The other part is the installation, and whether the job was performed correctly. […]
According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), electrical hazards cause more than 300 deaths and 4,000 injuries in the workplace each year. Electrical accidents are ranked 6th among all causes of work related deaths in the United States. Always work safely, wearing the proper PPE for your situation and know what [...]
A PID controller combines the proportional response to a change while eliminating the offset error. It anticipates changes by measuring the initial rate of change for accurate control. Setting up a PID controller or tuning to a process loop is a little more involved than simpler controllers. Proportional plus reset plus rate controllers combine proportional [...]
There is a high demand for qualified Automatic Control Systems Engineers in industry. Say that there is no automatic control, then there will be no heating or air-conditioning in the way that we have become used to; whereas certain temperature and humidity levels are maintained. Refrigerators and stoves would not be able to regulate their [...]
Control systems are all around us. When we drive a car, take milk out of the refrigerator, or turn on the heat, we are using automatic control systems. Technicians who can troubleshoot and repair these systems are in high demand. Principles of Control Systems Control systems integrate elements whose function is to maintain a process [...]
Process Control Technicians are in high demand in industry. As automation continues to advance our capabilities, it also increases the difficulty of maintaining the system. Understanding the complex systems in […]
Constant monitoring of the autonomous maintenance program is needed or it will deteriorate just as the machines will without the program. Autonomous maintenance has become self sufficient at this point and external […]
Standardization is defined as establishing methods and procedures to improve reliability and maintainability. This can include: […]
Conduct initial maintenance in accordance with standards; revise any that need to be revised at this point. […]
