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  •  US EPA significantly decreases the allowable formaldehyde emission, effecting the air permit applications of all timber drying operations.
  • The National Robot Safety Standard, ANSI/A3 R15.06 Parts 1 and 2 have been updated. The Part 3 – User Requirements is being finalized for publication. Contact CTI if you have any questions about the changes for robot system safety and how they may impact your operations. (Link)
  • CTI’s Director of Engineering spoke at the 2025 Georgia Safety Conference covering a deep dive into Machine Safety. Contact CTI to discuss machine safety or access a copy of the presentation.
  • We hope to see you at the 2025 International Robotics safety Conference (IRSC), where CTI’s Director of Engineering with be presenting use cases on industrial robot systems to demonstrate common hazards and risk reduction measures.

Look out for Future Article on Formaldehyde Emissions from Kiln Drying of Timber

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In June 2025, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) updated their Toxic Air Pollutant (TAP) Modeling Limit for formaldehyde (annual average) from 1.1 ug/m3 to 0.0909 ug/m3, a 92% (or 12-fold) reduction. Per Georgia EPD’s guidance, any air permit application submitted after November 2024 that require plume dispersion modeling as part of the Toxic Impact Assessment (TIA) will need to comply with the new annual formaldehyde limit of 0.0909 ug/m3. Continue reading “Look out for Future Article on Formaldehyde Emissions from Kiln Drying of Timber” →

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  • OSHA and EPA increase maximum fine penalties.
  • The following standards are in the works for updates by 2025:
    • R15.08 Part 3 – Safety Standard for Mobile Robot Systems – User Requirements
    • R15.06 Part 3 – Safety Standard for Industrial Robot Systems – User Requirements

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  • On this holiday season we are grateful for our clients and staff as a part of the CTI Family. Happy Holidays from CTI.
  • The following standards are in the works for updates by 2025:
    • NFPA 660 – All encompassing standard on combustible dust
    • R15.08 Part 3 – Safety Standard for Mobile Robot Systems – User Requirements
    • R15.06 Part 3 – Safety Standard for Industrial Robot Systems – User Requirements

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  • CTI welcomes our new Engineers, Kevin Le and Nikhil (Nik) George to the CTI family.
  • The following standards are in the works for updates by 2025:
    • NFPA 660 – All encompassing standard on combustible dust
    • R15.08 Part 3 – Safety Standard for Mobile Robot Systems – User Requirements
    • R15.06 Part 3 – Safety Standard for Industrial Robot Systems – User Requirements
  • Have a Happy July 4th from all of us at CTI.

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  • CTI welcomes our new Administrative Assistant, Mone Ancrum to the CTI family.
  • Adam Haroz, our Director of Engineering, spoke at the 2024 Grain Elevator Processing Society (GEAPS) on Combustible Dust in the Feed and Grain sector. He co-presented with Alysha Paris, the Director of Engineering at RoboVent. https://www.geaps.com/exchange/schedule/
  • Adam Haroz, our Director of Engineering, spoke at the 2024 Dust Safety Conference on Hazard analysis and combustible dust considerations for battery storage and manufacturing industries. He co-presented with Alysha Paris, the Director of Engineering at RoboVent. https://dustsafetyconference.com/#speakers
  • Adam Haroz, our Director of Engineering, will be presenting at the 2024 Automate Conference. He will be training OSHA and NIOSH representatives on robot system safety and how robotics and automation are utilized in the manufacturing sector.
  • The following standards are in the works for updates by 2025:
        • NFPA 660 – All encompassing standard on combustible dust
        • 08 Part 3 – Safety Standard for Mobile Robot Systems – User Requirements
        • 06 Part 3 – Safety Standard for Industrial Robot Systems – User Requirements

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  • Happy Holidays from CTI
  • CTI has recently hired a new Environmental Scientist, Xander Clark. We welcome him to the CTI family.
  • Adam Haroz, our Director of Engineering, will be speaking at the 2024 Grain Elevator Processing Society (GEAPS) on Combustible Dust in the Feed and Grain sector. He will be co-presenting with Alysha Paris, the Director of Engineering at RoboVent. https://www.geaps.com/exchange/schedule/
  • Adam Haroz, our Director of Engineering, will be speaking at the 2024 Dust Safety Conference on Hazard analysis and combustible dust considerations for battery storage and manufacturing industries. He will be co-presenting with Alysha Paris, the Director of Engineering at RoboVent. https://dustsafetyconference.com/#speakers

News You Can Use – 2023 3rd Quarter

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Adam Haroz, our Director of Engineering, will be presenting at this year’s International Robotics Safety Conference (IRSC) in October. He is presenting on OSHA’s Training for Robot Safety, of which he was the team lead who prepared and presented that training to the Department of Labor.

Click for more information  https://www.automate.org/events/international-robot-safety-conference-2023/speakers#adam-haroz

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  • Robotic Safety Standard ANSI/A3 R15.06 is in the process of undergoing a revision for 2024. Adam Haroz sits on the rulemaking committee and has specified that the updated standard will have specified requirements for end users. Be on the lookout for articles from CTI covering this topic.
  •  It is summertime so remember that you and your employees should stay safe when working in hot environments. For more information, click here.
  • Have a Happy July 4th from all of us at CTI.

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Adam Haroz, CTI’s Director of Engineering, will be speaking at this year’s American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) conference. He will be presenting on the topic of Robot Risk Assessment Requirements. He will review the updated standards and regulations around robot safety, as well as risk assessment methodologies and risk reduction techniques. The presentation will be on Monday, June 5th.

https://safety.assp.org/

The creation of the NFPA 660 standards is in the works. The NFPA standards governing combustible dust are being combined into a new overarching standard, NFPA 660. The first public comment period has ended. The updated standard is expected to be published early next year.

https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-and-standards/detail?code=660