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PODCAST: How Canadian manufacturers can test and certify new PPE

For the last 11 months, Canadian manufacturers have been busy producing personal protective equipment (PPE) to be used in the fight against COVID-19.

There have been many innovative solutions along the way—but who regulates all of this newly manufactured gear?

The new episode of Machine Language features an interview with Dana Parmenter, vice-president, industrial at CSA Group, a global organization for standards development, testing, inspection and certification for a range of products.

CSA recently opened a dedicated lab in Toronto for Canadian manufacturers to get their PPE tested and certified by CSA for sale in Canada.

“The pandemic acted as a catalyst that highlighted numerous supply chain challenges for medical PPE,” Parmenter says in the episode. “This need isn’t just specific to COVID.”

Parmenter goes on to discuss why Canada needed its own PPE testing facility, the process for manufacturers to certify their PPE, and things manufacturers should keep in mind as they ready their products for certification.

Listen to the episode below!

Machine Language: The Podcast covers the latest news, technologies and trends in industrial automation for the manufacturing market through interviews with industry experts.

Topics are related to automation and machinery, including safety integration, robotics and sensors, motion control, software solutions, Industry 4.0 and the IIoT, cybersecurity and networking, and artificial intelligence.

Find all of our episodes on MA’s Podcasts page or on Annex Business Media’s site, as well as on Annex Business Media’s SoundCloud and iTunes accounts.

If you have an idea for a Machine Language podcast episode, email host Kristina Urquhart at kurquhart@annexbusinessmedia.com.