Voting Opens for ASA Board Elections
Members can vote via phone or secure online environment.
Elections for the 2008 Automotive Service Association (ASA) national board of directors are being held through Feb. 29. Candidate bios and audio campaign messages are also available by visiting www.ASAshop.org.
Casting a vote is done by calling a toll-free telephone number or visiting a secure voting site accessed from ASA’s home page (www.ASAshop.org). Whether voting by phone or via the Internet, ASA members will need their member number plus a three-digit security code to vote. For more information, click here.
The voting line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. |
OSHA Publishes New Rule
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed rule for a new fit-testing protocol under its Respiratory Protection standard.
The proposed rule would add the Abbreviated Bitrex Qualitative Fit-Testing (ABQLFT) protocol as an alternative to the four existing OSHA-approved qualitative fit-test protocols. The ABQLFT protocol would shorten the duration for each of the seven fit-test exercises from one minute to 15 seconds.
OSHA will be accepting public comments until Feb. 25, 2008. To view the proposed rule, visit ASA’s legislative Web site, www.TakingTheHill.com. The link can be found under the Press Center tab by clicking “References and Bills.”
ASA Introduces Convenient Desktop Search for Buyers Guide
ASA has announced the release of an easy-to-use desktop search application as part of the association’s online reference tool, ASA’s Ultimate Buyers Guide for Service Professionals. The Web-based tool provides shop owners and industry professionals with immediate access to products and services catered specifically to their needs. For more information, click here.
ASA Creates Customizable Profit Calculator for Collision Repair Members
ASA has announced another new tool to assist its members who specialize in collision repair. ASA, under the direction of Collision Division Operations Committee member Michael Anderson, AAM, Wagonwork Collision, Alexandria, Va., has created a customizable gross profit calculator to help ASA collision repair members determine their profit margins based on percentage comparisons. Click here for the full story.
 Warranty Guides Available through ASA
ASA now has available to members the 2008 Official Warranty Guide published by J&L Warranty Pro. Customized with the ASA logo on the cover, this booklet is a complete "at-your-fingertips" guide that details every manufacturer's warranty guidelines, deductibles, warranty extensions and other pertinent warranty information.
The guides may be purchased for $10.95 each (includes shipping) while supplies last. (Texas residents, add 8.25% sales tax for a total of $11.85.) To order, log into the ASA Member's Only section to access the ASA Online Store.
Do You Know Your Market?
As other members have discovered, ASA's Market Profiles are an untapped resource with loads of information. Market profiles provide useful and descriptive demographic information by ZIP code.
If you're considering a new location or need useful demographics for advertising purposes, request a Market Profile of a specific ZIP code. ASA members receive one free market profile with up to five ZIP codes
per year! Call and order yours today through ASA's membership department at (800) 272-7467, ext. 295!
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