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June 10, 2021

OSHA Shifts Position On Recordability Of Adverse Reactions From COVID-19 Vaccines

“Protecting Your Business and Your Employees” since 1998. By: Darcy Cook, CHSO, SHS, PTA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on May 21, 2021, published a new Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) establishing that employers do not need to record adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccines on their OSHA 300 Logs, […]

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June 1, 2021

$3.3M grant to fuel response to post-pandemic challenges

May 20, 2021 Contact: UMass Lowell – Christine Gillette, 978-758-4664 or Christine_Gillette@uml.edu FORGE – Laura Teicher, 617-519-7527 or laura@forgemass.org WPI – Colleen Bamford Wamback, 508-688-4858 or cbwamback@wpi.edu Universities, organizations to help manufacturers across Mass. LOWELL, Mass. – A group of Massachusetts research institutions and organizations led by UMass Lowell has […]

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June 1, 2021

MassMEP Employee Highlights – Emma Mailman

https://youtu.be/Em9qhCugz4A Emma Mailman – MassMEP Employee Highlights Emma Mailman is MassMEP’s new Marketing Coordinator. She is in charge of managing our social media platform, for example: YouTube, Instagram, Twitter. Facebook, and LinkedIn. Emma says, “There are a lot of activities and learning insights, as well as lots of ins and […]

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May 6, 2021

Operational Preparedness (Continuity & Contingency) Training with Exolytic and Safety Trainers – VLOG

Operational Preparedness (Continuity & Contingency) Training with Exolytic and Safety Trainers June 1, 3, 15 and 17 from 9AM to Noon – SBDAP Virtual Event MassMEP: When the pandemic first took hold in 2020, companies began to realize that there many things that they would need to address in order […]

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May 6, 2021

Prevention Costs Less – Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards by OSHA in 2020

By: Darcy Cook, CHSO, SHS, PTA Prevention Costs Less – Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards by OSHA in 2020 The following is a list of the top 10 most frequently cited standards following inspections of worksites by federal OSHA. OSHA publishes this list to alert employers about these commonly […]

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April 28, 2021

TWO COVID-19 UPDATES FOR BUSINESSES – DID YOU KNOW? – A Must Read

By: Darcy Cook, CHSO, SHS, PTA 1. Biden Nominates California Safety Chief, Parker as Head of OSHA Want to know what is in your future? Visit the State of California’s Department of Industrial Relations Page on COVID-19 to get a head start on what is coming. 2. Know the Facts […]

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April 16, 2021

MassMEP Industry 4.0

In this video you will see how Industry 4.0 is a journey of continuous improvement & innovation through advanced technologies, process enhancements, and integrated information that provides manufacturing companies a competitive advantage. The digital transformation of manufacturing and production focuses heavily on machine learning, automation, interconnectivity, and access to real-time […]

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April 16, 2021

2021 Nominations are now closed. Stay tuned – honorees will be announced in our April 26 edition

This spring the Worcester Business Journal will be recognizing some of the area’s top manufacturing firms with our 6th annual Central Mass “Manufacturing Excellence Awards”. WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: GENERAL EXCELLENCE – Companies that are the best of the best. -Under 25 employees -25-99 […]

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April 15, 2021

There are proposed rule changes being made to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 Hazard Communication Standard

By Darcy Cook, CHSO, SHS, PTA The Occupational Safety and health Administration (OSHA) has proposed a new rule to update its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to bring it into alignment with the latest version of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. OSHA’s proposed […]

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April 12, 2021

MassMEP Employee Highlights – Sean Killam

https://youtu.be/xJcL-ZZZmUM Sean Killam – MassMEP Employee Highlights Sean Killam is MassMEP’s Public Affairs Director. In his role he works with the general public and with everyone involved in the greater manufacturing ecosystem. He provides information and knowledge about manufacturing, the NIST MEP national network system, and the work that MassMEP […]

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