Reston, VA – The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) has joined the US Department of Labor (DoL) as a partner for the 2018 Safe + Sound campaign. The Safe + Sound campaign raises awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs that include management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards in workplaces.

Emissions of Tetrachlorobiphenyls (PCBs 47, 51, and 68) from Polymer Resin on Kitchen Cabinets as a Non-Aroclor Source to Residential Air - Nicholas J. Herkert, Jacob C. Jahnke, and Keri C. Hornbuckle

KCMA, in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the International Wood Products Association (IWPA), filed an Amicus Brief last week in the Sierra Club v. Pruitt litigation.

Founding partners, the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will continue driving the possibilities of home forward at the co-location of the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show® (KBIS) and the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) in Orlando, Florida, January 9-11, 2018. The fifth annual DCW will bring together more than 80,000 design and construction professionals in the largest gathering of the residential design and construction industry.

Check out KCMA's special section in the March issue of Woodworking Network/FDMC Magazine! With help from our wonderful members, we sat down with Woodworking Network to discuss everything KCMA.

The American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood (AAHP) is an organization of American importers, distributors and manufacturers of hardwood plywood, along with other U.S. companies that depend on the availability of global resources. 

On November 1, 2016, the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association unveiled a completely redesigned and rebranded website at www.kcma.org. The website was a highly-anticipated project for members and is expected to provide users a clean, uncluttered design that incorporates improved functionality and enhanced content. The website announcement is in coordination with a rebranded identity for KCMA – equipped with a redesigned corporate logo and two certification seals.

The United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, recently announced the final changes to the regulations that govern white collar overtime exemptions that will go into effect December 1, 2016.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a workplace injuries and illness rule, titled “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illness”, which goes into effect January 1, 2017

The ACGIH recently proposed altering their values for formaldehyde to a TLV – Threshold Limit Value of 0.1 ppm and a Short Term Exposure Limit of 0.3 ppm.  The proposed values are based on upper respiratory tract and eye irritation.