MassMEP Employee Highlights – Roger Allen

  • On June 22, 2022
Roger Allen MassMEP Employee Highlights Roger Allen has been with MassMEP for 6 months as a Project Manager. As part of MassMEP’s team of Project Managers Roger prepares himself on a day-to-day basis to go out into MEP’s manufacturer client base to bring new ideas and assist them in whatever phase of growth they are […]
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The MassMEP Newsline Library

  • On June 14, 2022
Newsline Library [[trackingImage]] Issue 22 Vol 10 Issue 22 Vol 9 Issue 22 Vol 8 Issue 22 Vol 7 Issue 22 Vol 6 Issue 22 Vol 5 Issue 22 Vol 4 Issue 22 Vol 3 Issue 22 Vol 2 Issue 22 Vol 1 If you just opted in, you’re consenting to receive marketing emails from: […]
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Heat Related Injuries in the Workplace

  • On June 10, 2022
By: Darcy Cook, CHSO, SHS, PTA OSHA’s goal is to increase the number of inspections, by over 100%, for heat relatedinjuries and illnesses. OSHA will include heat-related hazards in ongoing inspections. When the temperature is above 80 degrees and when the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a heat warning, OSHA expects employers to implement […]
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Tooling U-SME Debuts Immersive Virtual Labs to Help Manufacturers Accelerate Upskilling and Increase Retention

  • On June 8, 2022
NEWS PROVIDED BY Tooling U-SME  Jun 07, 2022, 09:15 ET   PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing its decades-long tradition of harnessing technology to advance manufacturing training, Tooling U-SME, the leading provider of manufacturing training solutions, is launching Virtual Labs tomorrow at its annual tuXperience in Pittsburgh. Held June 8-9, 2022, tuX is an annual gathering of those within companies, schools and organizations […]
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MassMEP Employee Highlights – Charles Purtle

  • On June 7, 2022
Charles Purtle MassMEP Employee Highlights “I’m a Project Manager here at MassMEP and have been on board for about 4 months,” begins Charles Purtle. “I deliver products to train employees to learn how to better serve themselves and hopefully grow their companies. First, we start by going into the company with one of our Business […]
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Mass. Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2)

  • On May 25, 2022
    Massachusetts has made a substantial commitment to developing the Manufacturing USA infrastructure within the state’s academic, research and manufacturing industry. Through the creation of sector-specific Manufacturing USA Centers, M2I2 will advance innovations and job growth within the state through cross-collaboration among companies, universities, national labs, government, incubators, accelerators, and other academic and training institutions. Overview: […]
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Grant Solicitation for MMAP FY’23

  • On May 25, 2022
Grant Solicitation for MMAP FY’23 Solicitation No. 2023-CAM-01 Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (“Mass Tech Collaborative” or “MassTech”), on behalf of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (“CAM”) is issuing this Request for Proposals for state cost share to support manufacturing projects (Solicitation No.2022-CAM-03) (the “Solicitation” or “Solicitation”) from qualified manufacturers (“Respondents”) located within the Commonwealth’s borders, as […]
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MassMEP Employee Highlights – Brian Harvey

  • On May 24, 2022
Brian Harvey – MassMEP Employee Highlights Brian Harvey is a MassMEP Project Manager. “I work with our clients, primarily to train and coach on lean methodologies. The fun part is for those trained to go out and execute on those methodologies. They really have something they can take back to their job and that will […]
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Plan-Do-Check-Act, A Simple Approach to Safety

  • On April 13, 2022
By: Darcy Cook, CHSO, SHS, PTA   Plan-Do-Check-Act has been around since just after WWII when quality pioneers Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming brought us the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle that is intrinsic to many successful quality programs. PDCA has since developed into the foundation for not only quality, but all types of management systems. […]
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OSHA’S NEW HEAT RELATED NATIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM FOR THE WORKPLACE

  • On April 13, 2022
By: Darcy Cook, Safety Trainers, CHSO, SHS, PTA   You will have an opportunity to participate and weigh in on the proposed regulation to protect workers from heat-related hazards in the workplace. On May 3, 2022, you can register to attend this public meeting. _________ U.S. Department of Labor  |  April 12, 2022 Secretary Walsh […]
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