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Macadk

Joined 29 June 2006

Note that I will only be editing occasionally. If you want to contact me directly, dnix"at"mac"dot"com.

General edit

 
Macadk (2007) (cis/he/him)

Macadk is a longtime Macintosh Evangelista[1]. Running a small consulting and training company in Kitchener, Ontario Canada, where he provides consulting services, writes a popular technical blog, and provides related face-to-face and online training with his partner, Macadk specializes in industrial machinery safety, including risk assessment, safeguarding, functional safety, laser safety and technical standardization. Macadk is also a recognized CE Marking expert under the Machinery Directive (MD)[2], Low Voltage Directive (LVD)[3], Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)[4], Radio Equipment Directive (RED)[5], Pressure Equipment (PED)[6], Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM)[7] and Equipment for Use Outdoors[8] Directives. He also has experience in the application of WEEE[9], and RoHS[10] Directives related to industrial machinery.

  This user is a gearhead.




 This user loves old cars. 




  This user owns a neck twisting
Volkswagen




Updated: 20:02, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

Standards Development Activities edit

Macadk sits on a number of technical committees, including

  • CSA Z432 Safeguarding of Machinery[11], expert member,
  • W117.2 Safety in Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes[12], past expert member,
  • CSA C22.2 No. 301 Electrical Equipment of Machinery[13], expert member.

Macadk is currently the Vice-Chair of the CSA Z1002 Occupational health and safety - Hazard identification and elimination and risk assessment and control[14] technical committee.

Mackadk represents Canada as

  • Chair of the Canadian Standard Mirror Committee to ISO/TC 199 Safety of machinery[15], SMC Chair 2015-2021, and
  • Vice-Chair of the Canadian Standard Mirror Committee to ISO/TC 270 Plastics and rubber machines[16]. SMC Chair 2015-2021.

Macadk sits as an expert member of the Canadian Standard Mirror Committee to

  • ISO Committee on consumer policy (COPOLCO)[17].
  • ISO/PC 329 Consumer incident investigation[18].
  • ISO/TC 83/WG 6[19] where he also serves as Convener Support Team to WG6, Benefit-Risk Assessment in Sport and Recreation,
  • IEC/TC 65/SC 65A, Industrial-process measurement, control and automation—System aspects[20] and
  • IEC/TC 121/SC 121B, Switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies for low voltage—Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies[21].

Macadk has been advocating for the creation of a Canadian National Committee to IEC/TC 44, Safety of machinery - Electrotechnical aspects[22]. Please get in touch if you are interested in this work.

Updated 20:00, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

Professional Activities edit

Member of

Updated: 20:12, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

Public information edit

Personal edit

Personal home page

Twitter profile

LinkedIn profile.

Work related edit

Websites edit

Compliance InSight Consulting Inc.

Machinery Safety 101 blog/podcast

Twitter edit

Compliance inSight Consulting

Machinery Safety 101

Wikipedia projects edit

IEEE PSES Article

"Kill switches", emergency stops, etc.

Updated: 20:19, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

References edit

  1. ^ "Technology evangelist", Wikipedia, 2018-05-08, retrieved 2018-07-16
  2. ^ "Machinery - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  3. ^ "The Low Voltage Directive (LVD) - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  4. ^ "Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  5. ^ "Radio Equipment Directive (RED) - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  6. ^ "Pressure Equipment and Gas Appliances - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  7. ^ "Mobile machinery - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  8. ^ "Noise Emission by Outdoor Equipment - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  9. ^ "Waste electronic equipment - Environment - European Commission". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  10. ^ "Electrical and electronic waste - Environment - European Commission". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  11. ^ "CSA Z432 Safeguarding of Machinery". CSA Group. CSA. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  12. ^ "CSA W117.2:19 Safety in welding, cutting, and allied processes". CSA Group. CSA. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  13. ^ "CSA C22.2 NO. 301-16 Industrial electrical machinery". CSA Group. CSA. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  14. ^ "CAN/CSA-Z1002-12 (R2017) Occupational health and safety - Hazard identification and elimination and risk assessment and control". CSA Group. CSA. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  15. ^ "ISO/TC 199 Safety of machinery". Standards Council of Canada. SCC. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  16. ^ "ISO/TC 270 Plastics and rubber machines". Standards Council of Canada. SCC. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  17. ^ "ISO COPOLCO". www.iso.org. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  18. ^ "ISO/PC 329". www.iso.org. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  19. ^ "ISO/TC 83 - Sports and other recreational facilities and equipment". www.iso.org. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  20. ^ "IEC/TC 65/SC 65A, Industrial-process measurement, control and automation—System aspects". www.scc.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  21. ^ "IEC/TC 121/SC 121B, Switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies for low voltage—Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies". www.scc.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  22. ^ "IEC/TC 44, Safety of machinery - Electrotechnical aspects". International Electrotechnical Commission. IEC. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists". OACETT. OACETT. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Product Safety Engineering Society". Product Safety Engineering Society. IEEE. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  25. ^ "2009 ISPCE". Product Safety Engineering Society. IEEE. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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