8/11/2026 4:25:11 PM The EU Forced Labour Regulation is approaching. Is your business prepared? By Mark Temme The EU Forced Labour Regulation (EUFLR) is expected to have a significant impact on organizations placing products on the EU market, yet...
8/6/2026 1:00:08 AM Australian Modern Slavery Act is Moving from Transparency towards Accountability: Reasonable Steps Now Need More Than Reasonable Intentions By Benjamin Rieck In 2018, Intertek launched Inlight as an end-to-end supply chain risk-management solution. That was the same year Australia passed the...
7/30/2026 5:55:15 PM SEMI S2: Why Semiconductor Equipment Safety Has to Be Designed In Early By Andrew Browne Semiconductor manufacturing equipment operates in some of the most demanding industrial environments in the world. These tools combine...
7/28/2026 4:05:31 PM E‑Stop vs Power‑Off: Why the Difference Matters for CE Evidence By Andrew Browne Emergency stop and power‑off are often treated as if they mean the same thing.They do not.That distinction matters because CE conformity...
7/21/2026 9:25:00 PM Machinery Regulation: Documentation Is Becoming Part of the Machine's Value By Andrew Browne When we talk about the EU Machinery Regulation, the conversation usually turns to risk assessment, cybersecurity, conformity assessment,...
7/8/2026 4:01:37 AM Human Rights: What remains of the far reaching CSDDD regulation? By Mark Temme I stumbled over an article worthwhile reading, summarizing the hopes one had with the CSDDD regulation was adopted in June 2024, then the...
7/7/2026 4:03:53 AM Beyond Compliance: Turning Certification into Competitive Advantage By Samir Ahmed One observation has remained remarkably consistent throughout my career: organisations that create the greatest value from certification...
7/6/2026 4:01:50 AM Building Faster Protection for More Electrified Operations By Andrew Browne As data centers, factories, and battery storage systems become more electrified, the consequences of electrical failure become more...
6/30/2026 4:01:02 AM The EU Omnibus Carve-Out: Less Duplication, Not Less Urgency By Andrew Browne The EU’s Digital Omnibus on AI has been described by many as a delay to the AI Act. For some companies, that may be true. For machinery...
6/24/2026 2:07:41 PM AI in Robotics: The Breakthrough Isn’t What You Think By Andrew Browne There’s discussion going on right now about a coming “ChatGPT moment” for robotics. One leap forward. A sudden shift from interesting...
6/7/2026 3:45:52 PM Why Food Traceability Is Becoming the Foundation of Food Safety in 2026 By Adriana Duran Food traceability has evolved far beyond recordkeeping. In 2026, the ability to quickly identify where products came from, how they...
5/28/2026 5:25:55 PM Safeguarding Business Continuity in a Disruptive World By Kennedy Amissah In an increasingly unpredictable environment, business continuity is no longer a back-office concern. It is a strategic priority. ISO...
5/28/2026 5:25:34 PM AI Robots in Industrial Automation: When Intelligence Becomes a Safety Variable By Andrew Browne Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping industrial automation. Robots are no longer limited to executing pre‑programmed tasks inside...
5/20/2026 7:30:09 PM Balancing Human Rights, Sustainability, and Business Reality By Jenna Pires I enjoy reading articles like this one from my favorite magazine, The Economist, titled “The EU wants to unshackle its economy. For real...
5/13/2026 3:40:01 PM Data Centers Are Redefining System Assurance By Andrew Browne For decades, system assurance focused on validating individual components, subsystems, and bounded architectures. Today, that model is no...
3/30/2026 9:15:54 PM When Robots Enter the Real World: Safety and the Unpredictability of Everyday Environments By Andrew Browne Robots operating in factories follow rules. Robots operating in the real world follow… chaos.That is the core message of From Industrial...