The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed issuing an interpretation of the term “feasible administrative or engineering controls” as used in the General Industry and Construction Occupational Noise Exposure standards, and intends to modify its current enforcement policy according to the interpretation.
Suzy Hopkins, owner of Jackson’s Body Shop in Clarksville, TN, believes that customers formulate an opinion about a business within the first eight seconds. Because of this, extra care has been taken to make the entryway and waiting room customer friendly. In addition, customers receive daily updates on the progress of their vehicle.
A group of auto repair shop owners in the Tempe, AZ, area have created the Cars for Wounded Warriors program. The program is designed to help American military personnel and their families who have automobile-related needs and financial hardship due to death, injury, or physical or mental problems as a result of service in Iraq or Afghanistan.
A search of a residential property in Mansfield, OH, by local law enforcement authorities turned up more than $100,000 in automotive repair equipment, shop tools and automobile parts. Authorities had received a tip that items on Craigslist matched the descriptions of items reported stolen at area automotive repair shops. The Shelby police chief said that fenced-in backyard also contained about 100 tires and rims.
Toyota Motor Sales announced it will conduct a voluntary Safety Recall for a brake problem that occurs once the vehicle has been serviced with non-factory fill/genuine brake fluid. Drivers may experience a small amount of the brake fluid leaking from the brake master cylinder, resulting in illumination of the brake warning lamp.