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December 6, 2018

317 Manufacturing Fatalities in 2016

Written by: Darcy Cook, Safety Trainers Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics report fatal work injuries involving violence and other injuries by persons or animals increased by 163 cases to 866 in 2016. Workplace homicides increased by 83 cases to 500 in 2016, and workplace suicides increased from 62 […]

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November 20, 2018

Silverside Detectors MEP Heroes Video

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November 7, 2018

Safety and Compliance is liking eating a bowl of alphabet soup!

Written by: Darcy Cook, Safety Trainers OSHA, DOT, NFPA, ISO, FDA, NIOSH, ANSI, and EPA just to name a few. Who regulates you? Who has the authority? Where do you begin? And, why do all the agencies have a different interpretation of the regulations? OSHA is the Occupational Safety and […]

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November 5, 2018

MassMEP Promotes Kathie Mahoney to Center Director

For more information contact: John Killam, MassMEP, johnk@massmep.org Shari Worthington, PR Counsel, Telesian Technology, sharilee@telesian.com November 5, 2018 – Worcester, MA – MassMEP, the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, has announced the promotion of Kathie Mahoney to MassMEP Center Director. In this new position, Ms. Mahoney is responsible for leading and […]

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November 2, 2018

Massachusetts State Representative Jeff Roy at MassMEP’s Talent Management Roundtable on August 30, 2018

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October 19, 2018

Karen Carswell Joins MassMEP as Project Manager for Western Region of Massachusetts

Worcester, MA – MassMEP, the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, has announced that Karen Carswell has joined the organization as a Project Manager for the Western Region of Massachusetts. Ms. Carswell comes to MassMEP from Qnect where she served as a Marketing and Business Development Consultant; her work focused on lean […]

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October 6, 2018

Focus on Manufacturing

Part One Part Two Part Three

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October 5, 2018

The Future of Manufacturing Symposium to Feature Emerging Technologies from Manufacturing USA Institutes

The Future of Manufacturing Symposium to Feature Emerging Technologies from Manufacturing USA Institutes Guest speakers: Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito; Dean Kamen, ARMI | BioFab USA; Tracy Frost, DoD Thursday, October 4, 2018, 8:00am to 1:30pm DCU Center, Worcester, MA Worcester, MA – MassMEP, the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, is pleased […]

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September 4, 2018

Requirements for welding, cutting and hot work permits have changed for manufacturing

Written by: Safety Trainers As a result of the tragic fire on March 26, 2014, where two Boston firefighters were killed from a fire that started by unpermitted and improper welding activity, all employees performing hot work must be trained by a Massachusetts state approved training program. You need to […]

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August 28, 2018

MassMEP Brings You Tomorrow’s Manufacturing Technologies Today

By John Killam, President, MassMEP Mark your calendar for two special events: The Future of Manufacturing Symposium (October 4, 2018) Inaugural WPI/QCC Integrated Photonics Symposium (October 3, 2018) On Thursday, October 4, 2018, MassMEP will bring the latest manufacturing news and experts to Worcester to showcase the Manufacturing USA Institute’s […]

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