October 4, 2018
By: Jeff Winter, Director, Safety Practice Grantek Systems Integration In the Beginning… With the important goal of assuring safe and healthful working conditions in the United States, the Department of Labor created OSHA in 1971. This set the minimum requirements for the safety of machinery that all employers must follow. Since then, advancements in machine
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September 26, 2018
Jeff Winter, Director of Grantek’s Safety Practice, delivered an all day joint session at the Chicagoland Safety, Health & Environmental Conference on September 20, 2018. The event was held at the Naperville Campus of Northern Illinois University. Jeff and Carlos Gallegos, Response Team Leader with OSHA, discussed machine safety from two perspectives, Industry (Grantek) and
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July 3, 2018
The June 2018 issue of The JOURNAL from Rockwell Automation includes an article that expands on Grantek’s recent “How to Properly Implement Bypassing in Machine Safety” webinar. Click Here to Read The JOURNAL Article This article builds upon the webinar delivered by Grantek’s Director of Safety Practice, Jeff Winter, and continues Grantek’s thought leadership in
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June 5, 2018
La sécurité est une préoccupation de premier plan pour toutes les entreprises quand il est question d’exploitation et d’études de conception. Grantek comprend l’importance de la sécurité, particulièrement au moment d’intégrer un système – une conception sûre est le meilleur investissement qu’une entreprise peut faire. Grantek aide les entreprises à négocier le dédale des exigences
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May 25, 2018
On May 23, 2018 Jeff Winter, Director of Grantek’s Safety Practice, delivered the keynote address with Jose Rivera, the CEO of the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) at the Automation Conference & Expo 2018 in Chicago. Jeff and Jose shared their insights on improving safety and productivity through a connected enterprise. Click Here to View
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May 1, 2018
Machine Safety is vital to operational success. Bypassing can be used in some instances when a company is looking to improve productivity while also keeping Safety an integrated aspect of the enterprise. There is also some confusion across the various Standards when it comes to Bypassing. There are many advantages when organizations look Beyond Compliance
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April 11, 2018
Machine Safety is vital to operational success. Bypassing Technology can be used in some instances when a company is looking to improve productivity while also keeping Safety an integrated aspect of the enterprise. There are many advantages when organizations look Beyond Compliance and see Safety as an integral part of their processes. This webinar will
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March 2, 2018
Grantek’s Director of Safety Practice, Jeff Winter, will present at the EESCO Managed Solutions Webinar Series: The Cost Savings of Integrating Safety on March 20th. The webinar is hosted by EESCO, a leading Automation distributor of MRO (maintenance, repair, and operating) products, construction materials, and advanced integrated supply procurement outsourcing services. Click Here to Register This
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February 15, 2018
Grantek was recently featured in the February 2018 issue of Control Design Magazine. Grantek’s Director of Safety Practice, Jeff Winter, was quoted as part of an expert panel on the use of physical buttons versus digital touchscreen Human-machine interface (HMI) displays. Click here to read the article Control Design Magazine is published to serve the
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February 2, 2018
Click Here to Register Grantek’s Director of Safety Practice, Jeff Winter, will be sharing his expertise at Machine Safety Insights, an upcoming series of events in Hammond, IN (Feb. 19), Woodridge, IL (Feb. 21), and Rockford, IL (Feb. 23). Machine Safety Insights is hosted by EESCO, a leading Automation distributor of MRO (maintenance, repair, and
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