Regulatory Resources

Published January 2009 By Miles Free III It’s the New Year. Hooray! In with the new, out with the old ...

Published August 2009 By Jeff Wiltsie “Controls restrict, restrain, limit and regulate...” Proper use of controls provides a safe operating ...

Published March 2010 By Miles Free III EMC Precision Machining, a longtime PMPA member, was a stop on President Barack ...

Published March 2010 By Rob Kiener Over the past nine months, when called upon, PMPA members have responded in record ...

Published August 2010 By PMPA Staff The Precision Machined Products Association has a long history of advocacy in Washington, D.C ...

Published Octboer 2010 By PMPA Staff Please go to the polls next month and vote. That is the message from ...

Published December 2010 By Miles Free III What will success look like for the North American Precision Machining Industry in ...

- Published February 2011 By Miles Free III Your data is needed by PMPA to help us provide facts regarding ...

Published April 2011 By Miles Free III In the January issue of Production Machining, the PMPA section began with an ...

Published January 2012 By y Rob Kiener Every year, millions of Americans make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, stop ...

Published June 2012 By Richard Hoster Since being named PMPA president, W. Richard Hoster has traveled the country, visiting association ...

Published September 2012 By Miles Free III In Washington, D.C., this industry is known as NAICS 332721: Precision Machining. VIEW ...

December 2012 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #4 How does OSHA decide to inspect a workplace? OSHA prioritizes inspections based on the ...

Published January 2013 By Miles Free III Anticipation is the key aspect of managerial success. Intelligent management of risk is ...

April 2013 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #8 OSHA announced on March 20, 2012 a final rule updating OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard ...

Published July 2013 By Miles Free III We thought that we were in the business to make parts, with zero ...

August 2013 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #12 As a manufacturing guy, I have spent a lot of time in shops in ...

Published September 2013 By PMPA Staff Small Parts Manufacturing, in business since 1946, is committed to providing its customers with ...

December 2013 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #16 The National Safety Council recently released a preliminary compilation of OSHA’s Top 10 Most ...

March 2014 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #19 SARA Title III Section 313 (part of the community right-to-know regulations) is the legal ...

Published September 2014 By Miles Free III PMPA helps our members intelligently manage regulatory risk by paying attention to proposals ...

November 2014 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #27 Providing lockout/tagout devices and ensuring that equipment is capable of being locked out/tagged out ...

Published December 2014 By Miles Free III Reporting of injuries and illnesses is not a right. It is an obligation ...

Published April 2015 By Miles Free III The Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy estimates the cost to comply with ...

January 2016 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #40 The Top 10 OSHA Violations for FY 2015 VIEW/DOWNLOAD ...

August 2016 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #47 The following is a list of the top 10 most frequently cited standards following ...

December 2016 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #51 There are three main areas that are solely the responsibility of management: VIEW/DOWNLOAD ...

May 2017 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #54 We all know the importance of safety in our shops, so here are 12 ...

December 2017 | Craftsman's Cribsheet #61 Deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, Patrick Kapust, presented the agency’s preliminary ...