Miles Free Director of Industry Affairs, PMPA

1 Apr 2014

New OSHA Recordkeeping Bulletin for Temporary Workers

Injuries and illnesses should be recorded on only one employer’s injury and illness log.

25 Mar 2014

Conversion of Hardness and Tensile Strength in Steels

Use of conversion charts and factors to convert hardness values in steels is widely done and typically based on ASTM methodology.

14 Mar 2014

Accuracy vs. Precision

Your quality assurance manager can put you to sleep explaining the difference between these two terms, but you really need to know the difference.

14 Mar 2014

Optional Respirators: You Need a Program

Respirators or dust masks can provide an additional level of comfort and protection for the employees.

11 Mar 2014

Teamwork Leads to AS9100 Certification for Permac Industries

I asked a group of employees at Permac what were the unexpected challenges and what made their efforts work. If you are a manager, you might want to jot a few of these down.

Automotive 4 Mar 2014

American Honda—Exporting More Cars than Importing

We love foreign direct investment. We love the fact that Honda is paying the wages of about 13,700 employees here in Ohio.

25 Feb 2014

PMPA Member Participates at White House CEO Roundtable

Michael Tamasi, CEO of Accurounds, was called to the White House to share AccuRounds’ successes in building a partnership to re-employ local residents in the manufacturing industry.

13 Feb 2014

Toxic Release Inventory Reporting: What You Need to Consider

“If your shop used, for example, over one truckload of leaded steel, or over four truckloads of 303 stainless steel, or over 42,000 pounds of 360 brass last year, you need to read this.”