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Airborne Monitoring Programs: Ensuring Compliance with OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits

March 16, 2026 90
Industrial workplaces generate airborne hazards requiring personal exposure monitoring to meet OSHA PELs. Recent lead and silica cases show severe health, legal, and financial consequences of poor controls. Comprehensive monitoring identifies high-risk tasks, verifies engineering controls, protects worker health, ensures compliance, and reduces liability while supporting safer, resilient manufacturing operations.
Cost to Make, Cost to Move: Manufacturing in a Tariff-Driven, High-Energy World

March 13, 2026 131
Manufacturers face a permanently higher cost base driven by tariffs, energy, carbon pricing and logistics disruption. Firms are shifting production footprints, redesigning supply chains and prioritizing total cost of ownership. Success in 2026 requires tariff‑aware planning, energy strategy, resilient logistics, risk‑focused supplier management and integrated cost intelligence for future competitiveness.
Webinar: Workforce Solutions for Michigan Manufacturers - Q1 2026

March 12, 2026 211
Michigan’s workforce landscape is constantly evolving, and MMA’s Workforce Solutions Quarterly Information Sessions keep manufacturers informed and prepared for what’s trending and what's next. MMA’s Workforce Solutions team and partners will provide timely insights, expert guidance and actionable strategies to help employers navigate workforce challenges — from talent attraction and retention to policy changes and skills development.
Visit MMA at AME 2026

March 11, 2026 112
AME is the premier gathering for professionals shaping the future of manufacturing. It’s where innovation meets production — connecting industry leaders, cutting-edge technology and real-world solutions under one roof.
Webinar: Key Tax Strategies for Michigan Manufacturers - Decoupling and R&D Credits

March 10, 2026 112
MMA and Rehmann lead a focused session designed for Michigan manufacturers navigating Michigan’s 2025 tax changes. Rehmann will break down the impact of the state’s decoupling from key federal tax provisions — and cover the recently reinstated refundable Michigan R&D tax credit.