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Jean Lim
Jean LimSICK Product Specialist

What Our Newly CFSAT-Certified Team Can — and Can't — Help You With

Published on August 5, 2026
EandM is an authorized SICK distributor serving manufacturers, system integrators, and industrial facilities across the West Coast — California, Oregon, and Washington. A member of our sales team just earned their CFSAT certification, backed by SICK and SGS-TÜV Saar. Here's what that means for you.

THE CREDENTIAL: What is CFSAT (Certified Functional Safety Application Technician)?

Tested Credential

Issued jointly by SICK and SGS-TÜV Saar — not a marketing badge, a tested credential

Structured Program

A structured program covering industrial machine safety standards and functional safety best-practices.

Qualified Safety Expert

SICK Distributors nationwide have a CFSAT on staff – you can guarantee a SICK distributor has a qualified safety expert.

Real Safety Challenges

Qualifies holders to work through real machine safety challenges alongside customers

WHO EARNED IT

Jean Lim - CFSAT Certified
Your point of contact

Jean Lim

Sales Team • CFSAT Certified • Your contact for machine safety product conversations

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: What they're qualified to help with

Hazard Identification

Identify hazards and recognize safety-related impairments for machine operators.

Safety Standards

Use machine safety standards to help define safety requirements on machines and production lines.

Protective Device Selection

Advise on protective device selection and correct device usage.

Retrofitting & Maintenance

Propose actions to maintain ongoing machine safety or to retrofit safety on currently-installed systems.

BEING UPFRONT: What falls outside CFSAT scope

CFSAT does not cover:

  • ✗ Quantitative risk assessments and risk reduction analyses
  • ✗ Perform safety calculations, define validation plans, and provide machine documentation according to ISO/IEC standards
  • ✗ Full safety engineering work — that's CFSAE territory

If your project needs that level of support, we'll tell you — and help point you in the right direction.

EandM is the only SICK Elite Gold distributor on the West Coast — the highest recognition SICK awards to a distributor.

Ready to put it to work?

Bring your machine safety questions to the team.

Contact us: marketing@eandm.com
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