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4 PalletCentral • January-February 2020 palletcentral.com PALLETCENTRAL January-February 2020 Volume 20 No. 1 CYBERSECURITY 18 | Clean Up Your Act or Get Cleaned Out! A cybersecurity expert shares tips to protect your business against this international billion dollar industry working to steal your information. More times than not, breaches are due to human error. Small companies are targets just as much as larger companies. By Carrie Kerskie ECONOMY 24 | The Expansion Just Keeps Going, Except for the Manufacturing Sector Former vice president and chief economist for Weyerhaeuser highlights updates on lumber supply, and overall economy. There are some bright spots and some areas for concern when looking at the history of economic expansion. By Lynn Michaelis SAFETY 30 | On Guard: OSHA Launches New Amputation NEP OSHA expert explains what the National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Amputation in manufacturing means to the wood packaging sector. By Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP 36 | An ALC Preview "Vision 20/20: Strategy and Operations" is the theme for this year's Annual Leadership Conference (ALC). The conference brings together some visionaries from the business, economic and advocacy communities. From feature speakers, panel discussion, expo hall and social networking events, ALC focuses on how to grow your business amid all the challenges that impact the industry. BUSINESS BLOG 40 | Hispanics in the Pallet Industry Newly elected President of the Western Pallet Association writes on the value of growing your business network and the importance of engagement for the Hispanic and Latino communities. Blog by Beatrice Vasquez Stay Connected Published six times annually by the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association 1421 Prince Street, Suite 340 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-519-6104 info@palletcentral.com Subscriptions to PalletCentral are complimentary, however you need to subscribe: PalletCentral.com>>Subscribe Changes and Renewals: Current subscribers may sign-in at PalletCentral.com>>Edit Bio (look for "Additional Information" to manage your subscription and edit your mailing address. Or fax changes to: 703-519-4720.The NWPCA does not sell our mailing list; data collected from PalletCentral subscribers is solely used for tracking our readership. COLUMNS 6 From the President 10 Policy at Play The State of the Pallet Industry By Patrick Atagi DEPARTMENTS 8 Inside NWPCA 40 Advertisers IN THIS ISSUE 12 | NWPCA Year in Review Advancing our mission, working bigger, smarter and stronger. Five years into the strategic plan, how are we doing to advance the long-term mission: achieve and sustain worldwide acceptance as the global thought leader and information leader of wood packaging in unit-load solutions? 12 18 On the Cover: iStockphoto.com/ValeryBrozhinsky iStockphoto.com/HAKINMHAN