Author: Miles Free

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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology- Equipment Upgrades = Workforce Upgrades
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster PA was recently awarded a JOBS1st PA Tech Grant of $148,970 to upgrade equipment in the Machine Tool and Computer-Aided Manufacturing Technology Applied Science degree program. Funds will be used to purchase a CNC vertical machining center and a CNC turning center for the manufacturing program.
PMPA wrote a letter in support of the grant application in June.

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The Atlantic-Apprenticeships- Why Germany Is So Much Better at Training Its Workers
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American attitudes toward practical skills and what Germans still unabashedly call “blue-collar” work. In America… are cultural barriers to building the skilled workforce that we need here in North America.

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OSHA TOP 10 Violations FY 2013
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Savvy managers will make sure that their safety training plans cover the General Industry and General Requirements topics listed by OSHA as top 10 most frequent violations.

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PMPA Files Comments Opposing OSHA’s Expanded Workplace Rule
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Reporting of injuries and illnesses is not a right. It is an obligation of the employee to report; and a responsibility of the employer to record, investigate, and take appropriate remedial actions to retrain as necessary and to remove any hazards so identified.

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What Are You Doing to Attract Talent to Manufacturing- Bracalente Manufacturing Group
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“Due to robotics and automation, our technician jobs are becoming higher paid and higher skilled”- Ron Bracalente, CEO, Bracalente Manufacturing Group

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US Manufacturing Near 4-1/2 Year High- Reuters
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” U.S. manufacturing activity hovered at a near 4-1/2-year high in September and factory employment surged, supporting views of sturdy economic growth this quarter, ” according to Reuters. The latest PMPA Business Trends Reports data supports this headline.

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MFG DAY Events in Rhode Island- Take 2
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The shortage of skilled employees is one of the most important challenges that we face in manufacturing today. It is good to see us address this challenge.

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Rhode Island "Gets" MFG DAY
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A wide variety of exciting high paying careers in advanced manufacturing in Rhode Island can be discovered at MFG Day activities at Quidnesset Country Club in North Kingstown RI from 3:30 PM to 7:00 pm on October 1.

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OSHA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS CHANGED FOR FATALITIES AND SEVERE INJURIES
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Under the revised rule, employers will be required to notify OSHA of work-related fatalities within eight hours, and work-related in-patient hospitalizations, amputations or losses of an eye within 24 hours.

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What Is Your Purpose- for Attending IMTS?
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The reason to go to IMTS is to help keep your piece of North American Manufacturing competitive by allowing your employees to operate at their highest and best use. And your equipment to have more time “in the cut.”

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