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At a Composites Caucus briefing on Capitol Hill this morning, staff from congressional representatives’ offices questioned members of the Transportation Structures Council (TSC) about the use of composites in infrastructure applications.
At a Composites Caucus briefing on Capitol Hill this morning, staff from congressional representatives’ offices questioned members of the Transportation Structures Council (TSC) about the use of composites in infrastructure applications.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Standards Office has responded to requests from a joint effort by the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) to reform its fire safety regulations for composite resin spray. The office stated that the industry had satisfied its challenge to demonstrate that...
On September 16, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 (HR 3246), which authorizes funding for a program of research, development, demonstration and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy. The goal of the Act is to reduce the use of vehicle fuels that generate...
In a recent petition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) proposed a MACT composite rule amendment. If adopted, the change would exempt sources emitting less than the 10-ton per year major source threshold from MACT requirements. Previously, smaller sources had until 2003 to apply for a state “synthetic...
As of today, Missouri based HEMCO Corp. celebrated 376 consecutive accident-free work days. “The last record for days worked without an accident that caused loss of work time was 276 days,” says Sue Hill, vice president of customer development. “So this is a big improvement!” In 2006 HEMCO was struggling with a high MOD...
Iron Workers Get Educated on FRP Last month in St. Louis, architects, engineers, and students of the iron industry assembled in the city for its first FRP symposium on August 25. The event was put on by Iron Workers Local #396 and the Erectors and Riggers Association, and was funded and sponsored by the...
On July 15 the ACMA’s Congressional Composites Caucus, a growing organization of Representatives and Senators interested in the composites industry, will hold its first event at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington D.C. The focus of this event, beginning at 5:30 p.m., will be the use of composites in transportation infrastructure. All ACMA...
