R e s o u r c e s  &  L i n k s

B A C K G R O U N D   I N F O :

 HCS - GEOFFREY PECKHAM

 

 Mr. Peckham received his liberal arts education at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota with advanced studies in literature and philosophy at Cambridge and Oxford Universities in England. Prior to forming HCS in 1989, Mr. Peckham had ten years of experience in the field of technical reproduction. As President of Hazard Communication Systems, Inc., Mr. Peckham has assisted numerous manufacturers in the development of warnings for over sixty industries including: Mr. Peckham is a leader in the development of safety sign standards and holds the following positions:

P o s i t i o n s :
  • Chairman and Head of Delegation for the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 145 Graphical Symbols.
    This ISO technical committee is responsible for several international standards including ISO 3864 Safety Colours and Safety Signs, ISO 7000 Graphical Symbols for Use on Equipment, ISO 7001 Public Information Symbols, and ISO 9186 Testing of Public Information Symbols.
  • Chairman ISO/TC 145 SC3 Graphical Symbols For Use on Equipment
    In 1999, the U.S. became the Secretariat of this important ISO Subcommittee responsible for the registration and publication of symbols for ISO 7000 Graphical Symbols for Use on Equipment.

  • The U.S. Delegate to ISO/IEC Joint Workgroup 11 - Graphical Symbols This joint workgroup is responsible for all shared areas of interest between ISO and IEC concerning graphical symbols.

  • Member of the American National Standards Institute Z535 Main Committee Chairman ANSI Z535.1 Subcommittee on Safety Color Code

  • Member ANSI Z535.2 Subcommittee on Environmental & Facility Safety Signs

  • Member ANSI Z535.3 Subcommittee on Criteria for Safety Symbols

  • Member ANSI Z535.4 Subcommittee on Product Safety Signs & Labels

  • Member ANSI Z535.5 Subcommittee on Accident Prevention Tags for Temporary Hazards Coordinator of Revision Draft Documents for all five Z535 Standards

  • Chairman, American Woodworking Industry Safety Label Task Force

  • Chairman, American Textile Industry Safety Label Task Force

  • Member, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Engineering and Risk Management Divisions



 

 Mr. Peckham lectures frequently to manufacturing, risk management and academic organizations on the application of U.S. and international standards for safety signs and labels. A partial list of these organizations includes:

L e c t u r e s :
  • The Association for Manufacturing Technology
  • The Construction Industry Manufacturers Association (CIMA)
  • The Capital Goods Standards Coalition,
    Simcom
  • Lucent Technologies
  • The Converting Equipment Manufacturers Association
  • North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers
  • The Association for Suppliers of Printing & Publishing Technologies (NPES)
  • Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI),
  • The American Insurance Association
  • The Product Liability Prevention and Defense Group
  • Equipment Manufacturers Institute
  • Japan Risk Management Association
  • Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
  • Nippon Fire & Marine Insurance Company
  • North American Manufacturers Insurance Company
  • The University of Wisconsin - College of Engineering

 

 Mr. Peckham is married, has three children and is an Elder in the Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Peckham has developed warnings for many different industries. To list a few:

W a r n i n g s :
  • Agricultural Machinery
  • Airports
  • Automated Reels
  • Bakery Equipment
  • Coffee Processing
  • Commercial Laundry
  • Construction Equipment
  • Concrete Block-Making
  • Conveying Systems
  • Cotton Processing
  • Dust Control Systems
  • Electronic Control Systems
  • Electric Utilities
  • Environmental Filtration
  • Food Processing
  • Food Products
  • Gasoline Pumps
  • High Energy Particle
  • Accelerators
  • High Pressure Valves
  • Hydraulic Lifts
  • Industrial Cutters & Splitters
  • Lamination Machinery
  • Lasers
  • Machine Tools
  • Material Handling Systems
  • Meat Processing Machinery
  • Metal Coil Conversion
  • Plastic Mold Injection
  • Pollution Control
  • Power Tools
  • Process Manufacturing
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • Textile Machinery
  • Underground Utilities
  • Wet Processing Machinery
  • Woodworking Machinery
  • Waste Water Treatment