User:Macadk

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General

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

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

Member of

the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT)^[23] since 1991.
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2004 and a Senior Member since 2014.
Charter Member of the [Product Safety Engineering Society (PSES)]^[24] and Chair of the 2009 PSES Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering^[25] held in Toronto, Ontario in October of that year.

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

Public information

Personal

Personal home page

Twitter profile

LinkedIn profile.

Work related

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

References

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^ "Machinery - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "The Low Voltage Directive (LVD) - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "Radio Equipment Directive (RED) - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "Pressure Equipment and Gas Appliances - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "Mobile machinery - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "Noise Emission by Outdoor Equipment - Growth - European Commission". Growth. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "Waste electronic equipment - Environment - European Commission". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "Electrical and electronic waste - Environment - European Commission". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "CSA Z432 Safeguarding of Machinery". CSA Group. CSA. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "CSA W117.2:19 Safety in welding, cutting, and allied processes". CSA Group. CSA. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "CSA C22.2 NO. 301-16 Industrial electrical machinery". CSA Group. CSA. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "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.
^ "ISO/TC 199 Safety of machinery". Standards Council of Canada. SCC. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "ISO/TC 270 Plastics and rubber machines". Standards Council of Canada. SCC. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "ISO COPOLCO". www.iso.org. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
^ "ISO/PC 329". www.iso.org. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
^ "ISO/TC 83 - Sports and other recreational facilities and equipment". www.iso.org. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "IEC/TC 65/SC 65A, Industrial-process measurement, control and automation—System aspects". www.scc.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
^ "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.
^ "IEC/TC 44, Safety of machinery - Electrotechnical aspects". International Electrotechnical Commission. IEC. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists". OACETT. OACETT. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Product Safety Engineering Society". Product Safety Engineering Society. IEEE. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "2009 ISPCE". Product Safety Engineering Society. IEEE. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[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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