Ten employers cited in latest round of COVID-19 workplace safety violations
Ten employers cited in latest round of COVID-19 workplace safety violations
MIOSHA encourages employers to take advantage of education and consultation services to prevent citations and assure workplace safety
January 22, 2021
As the state continues to prioritize worker safety and health, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) inspected and issued COVID-19 emergency rule or general duty citations to ten different workplaces with violations for failing to protect workers and take safety precautions.
Under MIOSHA’s Emergency Rules, businesses that resume in-person work must, among other things, have a written COVID-19 preparedness and response plan and provide thorough training to their employees that covers, at a minimum, workplace infection-control practices, the proper use of personal protection equipment (PPE), and steps workers must take to notify the business or operat
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Recapping IBC s 2021 Virtual Conference & Awards
Get the key highlights of the buying group s month-long national conference and learn who took home the annual awards.
Dec 21st, 2020
EAST GRANBY, CT IBC hosted its annual national conference on Oct. 15 - Nov. 13 for its distributor members and supplier partners. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, IBC stakeholders gathered virtually for networking, educational sessions, relationship-building and sharing of best practices for growing their businesses.
Ron Nuñez, IBC’s President & COO, said the theme of this year’s meeting – Looking Forward to Tomorrow – underscored IBC’s mission to help its members build successful businesses by providing the scale, resources, and innovation they need to compete in these turbulent times, and more importantly, the uncertainties of “tomorrow.” Nuñez went on to say, “I am in awe of the challenges that businesses throughout our country have endured. What really comes to mind
Despite Solid October Gain, US Cutting Tool Orders Still Down 22% YoY
The president of the US Cutting Tool Institute said October s results show that at least the bleeding has stopped.
Dec 18th, 2020
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October 2020 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $167.9 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the Cutting Tool Market Report collaboration, was up 7.6% from September s $156.1 million and down 22.4% when compared with the $216.4 million reported for October 2019. With a year-to-date total of $1.6 billion, 2020 is down 23% when compared with October 2019.
These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals reported by the companies participating in the CTMR program. The totals here represent the majority of the U.S. market for cutting tools.