A Giant Leap for Tax Reform
It’s that time of year when taxes are on everyone’s mind – but in Washington we’re not just talking about filing. Reforming the tax code in one way or another has been a stated priority for both...
How Will Pro-Composites Politicians Fare in November?
It may still be early in the year, but the 2014 Congressional elections are already heating up. The entire House of Representatives and a third of the Senate is facing elections in November. Between the IRS...
ACMA asks OSHA to exempt resin storage from revised regulation, and to keep workplace safety data confidential
ACMA submitted comments February 28 in response to an Occupational Health and Safety Administration proposed rule on workplace injury recordkeeping, and to a separate OSHA request for comments on its process...
ACMA Responds to DOE’s $70 Million Composites Manufacturing Innovation Institute RFP
(Washington, DC – February 26, 2014) – Yesterday the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intent to establish a Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Composites Materials and...
Health agency must not shortcut workplace hazard classifications
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health should conduct its own weight-of-evidence hazard evaluations and not rely on inapplicable classifications by other organizations, argued ACMA in...
Regulators have composites industry under the spotlight
EPA, OSHA and NIOSH all have their sights set on regulations or policies directed at potential health hazards associated with composites manufacturing. OSHA, for example, recently released a proposed rule...
