I’ll be on a panel about workforce development Tuesday September 11th at 11AM CST at the IMTSedu booth N-6677 in the North building.
Workforce development is our industry’s most critical issue.
Here’s a sneak peek to convince you. In just 8 years:
Major changes ahead for our shops.
As we race toward a demographic cliff, high paying skilled jobs in our industry are being ignored by young people as they go into debt for a college degree that increasingly no longer assures a job nor even above average pay.
We need to help today’s talent find their career in precision machining.
I and the other speakers, Greg Jones from AMT, Craig McAtee from NCATC, Chad Schron from ToolingU, and Darlene Miller from Permac Industries and the President’s Job Council will be there to share ideas about workforce development and what we need to do NOW.
I’ll have more to share Tuesday, hope to see you there!
The mixed message in the ISM data of growing overall economy and contracting manufacturing isn’t difficult to fathom- slowdown in manufacturing as orders and demand dry up as global economic uncertainty continues to reduce confidence.
YELLOW FLAG FOR MANUFACTURING!
Global economic uncertainty reducing growth and demand for manufactured goods.
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in August for the third time since July 2009; however, the overall economy grew for the 39th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®.
“The PMI™ registered 49.6 percent, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from July’s reading of 49.8 percent, indicating contraction in the manufacturing sector for the third consecutive month.
(This is also the lowest reading for the PMI™ since July 2009.)
Manufacturing contracted in August as the PMI™ registered 49.6 percent, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point when compared to July’s reading of 49.8 percent. A reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally contracting.
What this really means: ” A PMI™ in excess of 42.6 percent, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy.”
Therefore, the August PMI™ indicates growth for the 39th consecutive month in the overall economy, but indicates contraction in the manufacturing sector for the third time since July 2009, when the PMI™ registered 49.2 percent.
Other indicators:
New Orders Index registered 47.1 percent, a decrease of 0.9 percentage point from July, indicating contraction in new orders for the third consecutive month.
Production Index registered 47.2 percent, a decrease of 4.1 percentage points and indicating contraction in production for the first time since May 2009.
Employment Index remained in growth territory at 51.6 percent, but registered its lowest reading since November 2009 when the Employment Index registered 51 percent.
Prices Index increased 14.5 percentage points from its July reading to 54 percent.
The mixed message in these data isn’t difficult to fathom- slowdown in manufacturing as orders and demand dry up as global economic uncertainty continues to reduce confidence.
OSHA ‘s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) has been in effect since June 18, 2010. So what does an employer have to do to get out of this program? OSHA published Removal Criteria for SVEP August 16, 2012.
SVEP is like Double Secret Probation except it’s no secret…
SVEP is intended to focus agency resources on employers that demonstrate indifference to their responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act with willful, repeat or failure-to-abate violations.
To date, 288 inspections have been designated as SVEP inspections.
What must an employer do to be removed from SVEP?
Only after a period of three years from the date of final disposition of the SVEP inspection citation items.
Employers must have abated all SVEP–related hazards affirmed as violations,
Paid all final penalties,
Abided by and completed all settlement provisions,
Not received any additional serious citations related to the hazards identified in the SVEP inspection at the initial establishment or at any related establishments.
If an employer “fails to abate all hazards, pay all penalties, or comply with settlement terms during this three-year period, the Regional
Administrator shall notify DEP with a brief summary of the situation. The employer will remain on the SVEP log for an additional three years and will then be reevaluated.”
