OSHA Inspections: Speakingofpriorities
The highest priority items for OSHA should also be your highest priority to eliminate. Six OSHA Inspection Priorities are given.
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Quality Is Never An Accident
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”
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Manufacturing Growth Not Just A Wish
ISM’s report of manufacturing’s expansion for the fourth , and economic expansion for seventh month in a row, combined with PMPA’s Business Trends Index improvement for 5 consecutive months, confirm that we are in a recovery phase, rather than the free fall we just survived.
What should we be doing differently as we recover, compared to what we needed to do while we were free falling? -
Machining- Music To Our Ears
Star Spangled Banner played on Machine tools.
Music to our ears! -
Job Summit Fails to Invite Real Job Creators
Family owned firms account for 89% of all businesses in the United States.
Family owned businesses employ 59% of the working population.
They are responsible for 64% of the U.S.’s Gross Domestic Product.
Family owned firms created 86 % of all of the new jobs over the last decade. Yet the Jobs Summit invited reps from unions, campaign donors, and big companies instead of the people that actually create jobs. -
Speaking of "Resolution"
I am impressed by the accomplishments of shops whose tolerances are anywhere from say a third of the thickness of a sheet of paper to one one-hundredth of the thickness of a human hair. But seeing is believing and I have a new found respect for the resolution of half a meter as documented by the Geo-Eye 1 Satellite.
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A Precision Machining Happy Thanksgiving
How our industry contributes to the joy and quality of every day life.
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Basics of the North American Steel Grade System- Carbon
Carbon is so important to a steel’s performance that its content is part of the grade designation for steels in North America.
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Net Operating Loss Provision Passes, Signature Expected Today
The House passed bill H.R.3548 yesterday and we expect the President to sign it today.
The bill provides for immediate tax refunds on taxes paid over the immediate 5 years. -
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Title I of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 prohibits discrimination based on genetic information in health coverage and employment. Title II prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information. These are certainly relevant to us as mangers of small businesses.