Crush Cans in Seconds
The new RP-6KC air-operated Can Crusher will crush paint and other types of cans in seconds and solves environmental disposal issues by reducing waste and disposal costs by 90 percent. Crushed filters are no longer classified as hazardous and can be transferred to a metal recycler or disposal site with no long-term toxic cleanup liability.
R.I. Supreme Court May Hear Labor Rate Survey Appeal
The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR) and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) have appealed an August Superior Court decision that would require insurance companies to use data collected from labor rate surveys as the lone determinant for collision repair rates. The Rhode Island Supreme Court will decide Oct. 23 whether
Legislative Lowdown
Federal – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a proposed regulation to amend the Remedy for Violation of Requirements to Provide Personal Protective Equipment and Train Employees regulation currently in place. Specifically, this proposal clarifies that “noncompliance with the personal protective equipment (PPE) and training requirements in safety
7 No-Brainers for Success
We forget to do these small things all the time, but they cost nothing and will ensure that you’ll own your customers for life.
Legislative Lowdown
Federal – The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing on “The State of the Insurance Industry: Examining the Current Regulatory and Oversight Structure.” U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) addressed the need for modernization of the insurance regulatory structure into an optional federal charter (OFC) to establish the United
Work Off Your Own Estimate
I remember 20 years ago when a wreck would be driven in or towed in and we would let the insurance company write the estimate, putting “repair as per insurance estimate” on the work order. Then, we would order the parts and fix the car. There might even have been an occasional phone call made
OSHA Proposes New Respirator Noncompliance Regulation
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a proposed regulation to amend the Remedy for Violation of Requirements to Provide Personal Protective Equipment and Train Employees regulation currently in place. Specifically, this proposal clarifies that “noncompliance with the personal protective equipment (PPE) and training requirements in safety and health
Insurance Association Disappointed in Court Ruling on Labor Rate Survey
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) expressed its disappointment with a ruling by a Rhode Island Superior Court judge that would require every insurance carrier authorized to sell motor vehicle liability insurance in the state to conduct a labor rate survey and use this information as the sole determinant of the prevailing auto
IPO Fails to Endorse Repair Clause Legislation
The Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) Association sent a letter to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director John Dudas indicating that they did not support new legislation that would create an exemption for design patent infringement liability for component parts (also known as a "repair clause") used to repair automobiles and other articles of manufacture (H.R.
IPO Fails to Endorse Repair Clause Legislation
The Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) Association sent a letter to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director John Dudas indicating that they did not support new legislation that would create an exemption for design patent infringement liability for component parts (also known as a "repair clause") used to repair automobiles and other articles of manufacture (H.R.