In reflecting on the evolution of food safety over the past three decades, we observe a landscape marked by significant and escalating legal actions against companies responsible for outbreaks and ...

When someone dies from electrocution or loses an eye, we can readily see that a safety failure has occurred. However, if a week goes by at your facility without so much as a paper cut, does that mean ...

Failure rate or base failure rate refers to the number of failures per unit of time, typically in terms of failures in time (FITs) equivalent to one failure in a billion hours, which can be expected ...

Car buyers have been urged to steer clear of a popular supermini from Chinese-owned MG after safety tests revealed a “critical” failure. Crash safety organisation Euro NCAP, which highlighted a ...

After a preliminary onsite exam, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says the engine failure on a United Airlines aircraft on 20 February was likely caused by metal fatigue. Two fan blades ...

The surface definition of safety success on most safety professionals’ minds is simply a reduction in the failure rate. We have been so busy avoiding failure that we need to remind ourselves what ...

Whether you’re designing equipment for use on the road or in the factory, you’ll need to emphasize functional safety and obtain the necessary certifications. For automotive applications, you must meet ...