The attached factsheet is from the U.S Census Economic Classification Policy Committee. PMPA has filed Comments opposing the creation of this classification.
With maximum limits for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties increasing every year, knowing what to do when OSHA arrives at your door is more important than ever. These four posts from Fisher Phillips will help you train your team how to lawfully and intelligently manage the risk of an onsite inspection…
Released April 26, 2021. Infrastructure is being heard in the news. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the exact meaning of infrastructure so their listeners understand this broad and, sometimes, confusing term.
OSHA Memorandum on Safety Incentive Disincentive Policies – Update Tuesday August 07, 2012 OSHA Director David Michaels has responded to PMPA’s letter challenging several aspects of the OSHA March 12, 2012 Memorandum on Employer Safety Incentive and Disincentive Policies and Practices. Link here: http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/whistleblowermemo.html PMPA felt that the guidance document removed employer authorities and tools…
New Presidential Proclamation – Steel and Aluminum “Derivative Products” Tuesday January 28, 2020 The 10% tariffs on aluminum derivatives and 25% on steel derivatives only applies to the following: stamped steel or aluminum auto bumpers or steel or aluminum body stamping for agriculture; steel nails, tacks (other than thumb tacks), drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples…
Status Report on RoHS Leaded Materials – January 10, 2017 Wednesday January 11, 2017 The European Commission is almost a year late on providing their decisions on the RoHS exemptions that affect our industry. The attached report will help you make sense of the review on exemptions for lead in Steel (6a.), Aluminum (6b.), and…
OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) Monday June 04, 2012 OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), first issued in 1983, was designed to ensure that employers provide information about potential health and physical hazards and associated protective measures to their workers. OSHA has just announced on March 20, 2012, a final rule updating OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard…