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BCC Software Certified to Offer USPS Suite Link Technology Processingas Part of BCC Data Services

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL company, is one of the first companies to be recognized by the United States Postal Service ® as a Suite Link ™ Certified Software Distributor.

Because of this certification, and thanks to BCC’s status as a USPS ® NCOA Link® Full Service Provider (FSP) Licensee, mailers now can enjoy the benefits of Suite Link processing added to any mailing lists that are submitted to BCC for NCOA Link FSP processing.

Access to the Suite Link technology product has been added to BCC Data Services via Mail Manager 2010 and Mail Manager 2010 LE, BCC’s flagship mailpreparation products, and the free downloadable Data Services Manager application, which connects any mailer (regardless of their mailprep software choice) to BCC’s comprehensive suite of addressupdating services.

The Suite Link product helps further cleanse business addresses during NCOA Link processing, ensuring more efficient and streamlined delivery. The Suite Link process analyzes business address records that are identified during ZIP + 4 ® encoding as highrise buildings with missing or incorrect secondary information; and, where possible, appends or corrects those records with the appropriate secondary suite information.

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DMA asks USPS to extend rate relief for flats

Posted by | Jun 12, 2007 | |

The Direct Marketing Association is calling on the U.S. Postal Service’s Governors to quickly implement the rate reductions recommended by the Postal Regulatory Commission for Standard Mail flats. The DMA is also asking that the temporary rate relief be extended beyond the Sept. 29 deadline recommended by the PRC.

The PRC’s Second Opinion and Recommended Decision on Reconsideration, which was issued May 25, establishes a transitional temporary rate reduction of 3 cents for all Standard Mail Regular flats and 2 cents for Standard Regular nonprofit flats.

In a letter to the Governors submitted June 4, the DMA asked them to approve the rate reduction without the deadline, leaving it in effect until the next postal rate change, likely in mid-2008, under the new procedures established by the postal reform law, which was signed by President Bush on December 20.

However, the DMA also cautioned that the temporary discounts offered to flat mailers would only postpone substantial cuts in mailing volumes and a further decrease in revenues for the USPS.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration partnership USPS

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

U.S. Postal Service employees are experiencing fewer ergonomic injuries as a result of a 2003 partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

The organizations have released Examples of Good Ergonomics Practices at the U.S. Postal Service which outlines the achievements of the partnership and the steps taken to help prevent ergonomic-related injuries in the workplace.

The document illustrates several examples that could have resulted in an ergonomic-related injury and the proactive measures taken to correct the situation before a workplace injury occurred. Several of the protective measures cost less than USD 100 to implement.

Once the Ergonomic Risk Reduction Process (ERRP) is initiated, an ergonomist uses the 10-step process to identify jobs with high rates of MSDs. Those jobs are then broken down into tasks and steps. The ergonomic risk is then linked to the steps before identifying an implementation plan, obtaining feedback, and determining the cost to implement the solution.

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OSHA partnership USPS

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

U.S. Postal Service employees are experiencing fewer ergonomic injuries as a result of a 2003 partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

“By bringing management, unions and employees together to cooperatively identify potential hazards and ergonomic health risks, the Postal Service, through this partnership, is transforming its workplace safety and health ergonomic program into a model for both the public and private sector,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. “Through identification and resolution of ergonomic risks, the Postal Service has saved USD 1.8 million in workers’ compensation costs and has had a 38 percent reduction in the musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) recordable rate.”

The document illustrates several examples that could have resulted in an ergonomic-related injury and the proactive measures taken to correct the situation before a workplace injury occurred. Several of the protective measures cost less than USD 100 to implement.

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President Gerald R. Ford Commemorative Stamp

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

President Gerald R. Ford’s four children joined Postmaster General John E. Potter this evening in unveiling the commemorative stamp image honoring their father, the Nation’s 38th President, during the annual Gerald R. Ford Foundation dinner.

The 41-cent commemorative stamp will be issued nationwide August 31, with special stamp dedication ceremonies taking place in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The stamp art is a portrait of President Ford painted by award-winning artist Michael J. Deas, who has produced several stamps for the Postal Service. His work has also appeared on the cover of Time magazine.

The Foundation dinner also included presentation of the 2007 Gerald R. Ford Medals for Distinguished Service to former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III and former Congressman Lee Hamilton (D) Ind. They received the medals in recognition of their decades of extraordinary service to the Nation.

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