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Author: Michael Dodd
GAWDA DOT, Security, OSHA and EPA Consultant Michael Dodd is president of MLD Safety Associates in Poplar Bluff, MO. Members can reach him at 573-718-2887 and at [email protected].
The following is an excerpt from the GAWDA Safety Organizer, a monthly bulletin sent to GAWDA members. For more information…
The following is an excerpt from the GAWDA Safety Organizer, a monthly bulletin sent to GAWDA members. For more information…
The following is an excerpt from the GAWDA Safety Organizer, a monthly bulletin sent to GAWDA members. For more information…
What are the things that I need to do to hire a driver? How fast can I put a new…
Here are what the bullets stand for: = Hanging File Folders (retention period) = Manila File Folders (retention period)…
The following is an excerpt from the GAWDA Safety Organizer, a monthly newsletter sent to GAWDA members. For more information…
Editor’s Note: This column can serve as a companion article for the Consultant’s Roundtable on page 14. Over the years,…
Chemical Inventory Reporting – Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
The following is an excerpt from the GAWDA Safety Organizer, a monthly bulletin sent to GAWDA members. For more information…
Safety Alert: Mixtures Containing Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide in Steel Cylinders
by tom badstubner and michael dodd This GAWDA Safety Alert is issued to inform GAWDA members of potential cylinder damage…
Over the years, I have written several articles and Traffic Bulletins about training and with good reason. It consistently ranks…
It has been a few years since I last published this article, but it is an extremely important topic. I…
Have you received a warning letter from the DOT asking you to review your record and improve your overall score?…
March 2nd Deadline for OSHA Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Records Per OSHA 29 CFR 1904.41, March 2, 2019…
There were several DOT Compliance Reviews (audits) conducted on GAWDA members in 2018. In the past, these audits were typically…
Simplified Sample Procedures Available for Food Gases – Qualified Facilities The new Food Safety Modernization Act and 21 CFR 117 allow for…
Special Permits There are two kinds of DOT special permits: permits for manufacturing packages that are different from approved specifications,…
Risk! I don’t have to explain the concept of risk to any of our GAWDA member company owners. They deal…

