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Safety Considerations in Fluid Power Products. Part 1: Design Aspects
With manufacturers expecting over 1,000,000 product-liability suits annually by 1980, more and more emphasis must be placed on safety and failure prevention. Companies with a poor track record, and which deal with ‘”accident prone” equipment, have little choice if they plan to survive the onslaught of an aroused, safety-minded and suit-conscious public. This paper is… Read More
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Safety Considerations in Fluid Power Products. Part 2: Design Aspects
Product safety must be our business-not a sideline or an activity that our trade 01: technical association performs for us. As emphasized in Part 1 of this report, with the everchanging public attitudes, climate of the courts, standards being approved, and edicts by the government; this is no time to “stick our heads in the… Read More