Shining a Light on BMSA
Did you know that BMSA has a Safety Hotline?
In addition to providing safety audits, training and our newly updated safety manual, BMSA has put in place a Safety Hotline . The hotline can be used by anyone, whether you’re the CEO, General Manager, Forklift Operator or Truck Driver. If you are confused about anything related to safety or OSHA regulations, pick up the phone and call (800) 849-1503 and select Option #1. If you’re calling during regular business hours, that call will be answered directly. Your call can be anonymous and you should feel free to ask any question or to even question something you’ve been told by others.
If there’s a topic you’ve been wondering about but don’t have the time to research it yourself, just call. We will work together to get the answers you need and to help ensure that you are compliant with the ever-changing regulations.
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FMCSA Raises Random Drug Testing Rate to 50% for 2020
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Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, the minimum annual percentage rate for random drug testing will be raised to 50% of the average number of driving positions, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The minimum annual percentage rate for random alcohol testing will remain at 10%. Further, FMCSA-regulated employers must ensure compliance with the FMCSA Clearinghouse requirements beginning Jan. 6, 2020. This means employers must query the Clearinghouse before allowing a newly-hired commercial motor vehicle driver, or a current employee who transfers into such a position, to begin operating a commercial motor vehicle; query the Clearinghouse at least once per year for each driver they currently employ; report drivers' drug and alcohol program violations to the Clearinghouse within three business days after learning of the information; prohibit drivers who have violated FMCSA's drug and alcohol program regulations from performing safety-sensitive duties unless the driver has complied with the return-to-duty process; and add language to their FMCSA drug and alcohol testing policies to notify drivers and driver applicants of the information that will be reported to the Clearinghouse.
(Source: NLBMDA's E-Update, Jan. 2020)
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FMCSA Drug Clearinghouse Goes Live, Experiences Connectivity Issues
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, a database containing information on commercial driver license (CDL) holders' drug and alcohol violations, went live on Jan. 6, but people trying to access it received error messages and sluggish loading times. Carriers, state driver licensing agencies, and law enforcement officials use the clearinghouse to check a CDL holder's drug and alcohol violations. FMCSA has placed a notice on the Clearinghouse website advising employers who are experiencing technical difficulties accessing the database to follow the procedures set forth in section 391.23(e) in title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This section details investigations that employers must conduct for prospective drivers, including those that screen for drug and alcohol violations. The agency is working to resolve the connectivity issues with the clearinghouse.
(Source: NLBMDA E-Update, Jan. 2020)
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2020 IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate
The mileage rate an employer may reimburse an employee for business use of a personal vehicle has decreased from 58 cents to 57.5 cents per mile in 2020. The mileage reimbursement is intended to cover fuel, taxes, depreciation, insurance and maintenance with operating a personal vehicle for business purposes.
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Fortress Wood Products , a division of The Lester Group , appointed Timothy Parker as the company’s new vice president. Parker brings over 30 years of LBM industry experience to Fortress Wood Products. Jay Dickens, president of The Lester Group, said “He is a strategic thinker who makes things happen and is well respected by customers in the building materials industry.”
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Professional Builders Supply (PBS) recently hired Trae McElheny as the company’s Charleston market president. McElheny brings over 30 years of experience in the building materials industry to the position. The company recently expanded into the Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., market in April and into Sumter, S.C. in November .
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BMSA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
BMSA encourages our Dealer members to look first to your Associate members when purchasing products and services. Support those who support your Association and the industry!
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Amelia Lumber Company, Inc.
Appalachian Hardwood Lumber
Atlantic Forklift Services
Averitt Express
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Barricade Building Products
Basys Processing
Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC
BlueLinx Corporation
BlueTarp Financial, Inc.
Boise Cascade Corp.
Brackett Brothers Corp.
Building 9 Corp.
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Cameron Ashley Building Products
CardConnect
CareWorks Comp.
Carolina Atlantic
Carter Millwork, Inc.
Center-Line Trailers
Charles F. Shiels & Company
Clem Lumber & Distributing Company
Crumpler Plastic Pipe
Culpeper Wood Preservers
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Dairyman's Supply Co., Inc.
Dealers Supply & Lumber Co.
Diamond Hill Plywood Company
DMSi Software
DSA Doors
Dyke Industries
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Eastern Engineered Wood Products
E-Cubed Consulting
ECi Spruce Computers
ECMD
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Facemyer Lumber Co,. Inc.
Federated Insurance
Forest Products
Fortress Wood Products
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Garden State Lumber
Georgia-Pacific
Go-For Delivers
Great Southern Wood Preserving
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Henry Company
Hood Distribution
House of Forgings
Huttig Building Products
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Intex Millwork Solutions
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Kerridge Commercial Systems
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Larson Manufacturing Co.
LBM Advantage
Legacy Pre-Finishing Inc.
LJS Solutions
Lumbermans Merchandising Corporation
LP Building Solutions
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Madison Wood Preservers
The Marwin Company
Melcap Partners, LLC
Member Insurance
Metal Sales Manufacturing
Metrie
Metwood Building Solutions
Mirage Promotions
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Packard Forest Products, Inc.
Palmer-Donavin Manufacturing
Palmetto Paper Tube
Parksite
Patwin Plastics
Peak Auctioneering
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance
Ponderosa Software
PrimeSource Building Products
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Rader Solutions
Reeb Millwork
Reserve Lumber Co.
ResiCAD
Rick Johnson Insurance, Inc.
Robbins Wood Preserving
Rocco Building Supplies, LLC
Roseburg Forest Products
Royal Building
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Schaffer Association
Screeneze
Simpson Strong-Tie, Inc.
Smith Millwork, Inc.
Snavely Forest Products
Southeast Insurance Group
South-East Lumber
Style Crest, Inc.
Sun Windows, Inc.
Sunbelt Rack/CT Darnell Construction
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TAH Benefits
TAMKO Building Products, Inc.
Tampa International Forest Products
The Empire Company
Trebnick Systems, Inc.
Tri-State Forest Products
True Value Corp.
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Vann Attorneys, L.L.P
Viance
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Welco Enteprises, Inc.
Weyerhaeuser Distribution
Wholesale Millwork, Inc.
WM Coffman Resources
Woodford Plywood, Inc.
Woodgrain Distrubution
WorkSafeWorkSmart.com
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