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  • January 3, 2023

What To Do When OSHA Shows Up

  WHAT TO DO WHEN OSHA SHOWS UP By: Darcy Cook, Safety Trainers   We have been providing safety support and services for over 20 years and we have never had 6OSHA citation cases open at the same time. We usually do 3-4 a year. Additionally, we have never mediated […]
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  • December 8, 2022

Plansee USA opens state-of-the-art Manufacturing Training Center

Plansee USA, located in Franklin, MA has recently invested in developing a state-of-the-art Manufacturing Training Center. Now it has been inaugurated in an opening ceremony. The investment was initiated in order to support the CNC Machining capabilities of the current employee group as well as tackle the tight labor market […]
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  • November 21, 2022

Inspections and Audits for Manufacturing

  Inspections and Audits for Manufacturing By Darcy Cook, CHSO, SHS, PTA   Inspections and Audits are considered best practices in manufacturing. Although not specifically outlined in an OSHA standard the General Duty Clause and Hierarch of Controls used by OSHA would indicate these are two task are great ways […]
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  • October 3, 2022

Tips for Calling 9-1-1 from your Business

Written by: Penny Ryan, Safety Trainers                                                                                                    Do you have to dial 9 or another number to get an outside line in your place of business?  Do you allow your employees to use their cell phones during an emergency in the building? Do you have cell service or a “dead […]
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  • August 16, 2022

Preventing Workplace Violence Starts with Communication

“Protecting Your Business and Your Employees” since 1998.   By: Darcy Cook, CSHO, SHS, PTA In 2020, there were more than 20,000 days-away-from-work injuries caused by workplace assaults, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS). And each year there are millions of workers who report beings victims of workplace violence, […]
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  • June 10, 2022

Heat Related Injuries in the Workplace

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, […]
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  • June 8, 2022

Tooling U-SME Debuts Immersive Virtual Labs to Help Manufacturers Accelerate Upskilling and Increase Retention

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 […]
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  • May 25, 2022

Mass. Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2)

    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 […]
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  • May 25, 2022

Grant Solicitation for MMAP FY’23

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 […]
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