Groundbreaking OSHA Developments in 2015 to Directly Impact 2016 — and Beyond
Michael Rubin and Stefan A. Borovina, Goldberg Segalla LLP
Dec 31, 2015
As is often the case, the year’s end signals an opportunity to look back and reflect on significant developments that have occurred, to turn one’s attention forward – and to think ahead. This annual focus can relate to almost anything, including politics, entertainment, your health, your family, and yes – even the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Indeed, 2015 was in many ways a groundbreaking year for OSHA, and this article provides a recap of certain noteworthy developments, all of which are likely to impact employers well into 2016 and beyond.
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Airbus outlines its commitment to manufacturing in Alabama
By Allan McArtor, Chairman & CEO-Airbus Group, Inc.
on January 04, 2016 at 10:00 AM, updated January 04, 2016 at 10:06 AM
The American manufacturing economy got a boost when Airbus officially opened its first U.S. assembly plant in September.
At our founding, this company got its own boost from America. When Airbus released its first airplane into the market in 1974, the engines that powered the A300 were built in the United States.
That year, 18 million Americans were employed in manufacturing.
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How Keen was 2015? Alabama saw manufacturing advances despite national stressors
Text by Dave Helms
Business Alabama/ January 2016
In a pattern that now seems familiar, there wasn’t explosive growth or untenable collapse this past year, just a steady drumbeat of hard scrabble recovery sprinkled with occasional victories and defeats. Here are 2015’s top business stories, as seen by Business Alabama editors and staff.
On Wings Like Eagles
After years of preamble, big airplane parts finally rolled off a cargo ship in June and proceeded, with Mardi Gras frivolity, from Mobile’s port to its sparkling new Airbus U.S. manufacturing facility. Look for single-aisle jetliners to start flying out of the $600 million, 53-acre facility this year, with a production schedule of 40 to 50 aircraft per year by 2018.
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