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Machinery Safety 101 Podcast

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Podcast Archives

2007: Volume 2

V2N1 Safety Guy Podcast — Risk Scoring Systems: An Interview with Tom Doyle. Show Notes
V2N2 Safety Guy Podcast — Hazard Identification. Show Notes
V2N3 MS101 — Introducing ISO 13849-1:2006, Reliability of Safety Related Parts of Control Systems.
- V2N3 Presentation
- V2N3 Show Notes
V2N4 MS101 — Laser Safety with Johnny Jones. Show Notes

2006: Volume 1

V1N1 Safety Guy Podcast — Who is the Safety Guy? What is Safety Engineering? Show Notes
V1N2 Safety Guy Podcast — Design Methodology and The Myth of Common Sense. Show Notes

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Talks & Webinars

2015/16 Schmersal-Franklin Empire Machinery Safety Talk attendee package
Testing Emergency Stop Systems - Manufacturing Automation Webinar - 22-Jun-2015
- Handout Notes
Chrysler Safety Conference: Risk Assessment and Collaborative Robots. Grand Bend, Ontario, 17-Jun-2015.
- Presentation Slides
- Presentation Notes
Interpretation Machinery Directive: Interview with Ian Fraser - Google Hangout with Han Zuyderwijk and Ian Fraser, 18-Apr-2014 (©2014 CEMarking.net)
Introduction to CSA Z1002 - CSSE Waterloo Region, June-2014
Are You Ready for the Coming Changes in Robot Safety? D. Nix, 2009 – Slides from the webinar on the adoption of ISO 10218-1:2006 by ANSI and RIA.
- Webinar Download (Mac .mov file) - 19-Nov-09

Webinar Download (Windows .wmv file) - 19-Nov-09

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OACETT Technologist Magazine

On-Guard, D. Nix, 2002 — A review of Ontario's Pre-Start Health and Safety Review process.
Light Fright, D. Nix, 2003 — Industrial Laser Safety and the need for laser hazard assessment.
XYZ of Robot Safety, D. Nix, 2003 — A look at robot safety standards and their application to design.
Don't Gamble with Safety, D. Nix, 2004 — Risk assessment for Industrial Machinery.
Sign Language, D. Nix, 2005 — Requirements for Hazard Warnings used on machinery.
Standard Issue, D. Nix, 2006 — Exploring the new CSA Z460 standard for control of Hazardous Energy.
Standing Up for Safety, Colleen Mellor, 2006 — Profile of three technologists with career focus on safety

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IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society

The Relative Impact of Control Reliability on Machinery Risk, 2012 ISPCE, Portland (Paper, Presentation Notes)
CSA Z1002 - Development of the First Canadian OHS Risk Assessment Standard (Nix, Doyle), 2012 ISPCE, Portland
Writer's Workshop (Nix, Perkins) - Presented via WebEx four times in 2012. Download Attendee's Package (zip)
New Thinking in Control Reliability, 2007 PSES Symposium

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Conferences

What's New in Control Reliability?, 2007 CSA/RIA Robotic Safety Conference, Toronto
Risk Assessment & Collaborative Robots Presentation, 2015 Chrysler North American Safety Conference, Grand Bend, Ontario, 2015.
Risk Assessment & Collaborative Robots Presentation Notes, 2015 Chrysler North American Safety Conference, Grand Bend, Ontario, 2015.
Envisioning the Future of Collaborative Robots, 2015 Chrysler North American Safety Conference, Grand Bend, Ontario, 2015. YouTube video.

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