4 Feet 8.5 inches

4 Feet 8.5 inches

Is this the worlds longest running standard?  The US standard railroad gauge (width between two rails) is 4 feet 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England and the US railroads...
Helping Our Communities Get Back to Work

Helping Our Communities Get Back to Work

Covid-19 has disrupted everybody’s lives, but at Shieldhub, we are determined to help restore some sense of normality—and that means getting people back to work. We are doing everything we can to help people get hired, starting with the background check process....
Why Every Industry Needs Standards

Why Every Industry Needs Standards

Efforts to establish consensus on standards and conformity have been helping to streamline markets and save money for organizations for decades. One example is the mortgage field servicing industry, which introduced a standard background check in 2013 to ensure that...