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By FRANK DAVIS executive vice president

pLANS are underway for the asso- I ciation's first quarter board meeting to be held in Flagstaff at the Americana Motor Hotel on Friday and Saturday, August 27-28.

A new format is planned for the first board meeting extending it to a two day meeting in order to incorporate committee meetings. All committees will meet the morning of the

27th to plan their programs for the fiscal year.

Two of the hi-lites of the two day meeting will be the presentation of the association's 1970 "Cost of Doing Business Survey." Dr. Ted Hoff of NAU will handle this part of the prog:ram.

In another feature of the meeting, The Valley National Bank is demonstrating their EDP program that is available to dealers. Bill Martin of VNB will handle this portion of the program. They are also hosting a cocktail party for members and v'ives on Friday evening.

Effective July 1, Ben Boldt Le' :me executive assistant to yourry" nuly. Our association is fortunate' dd to our staff a man with the e,.',erience of Ben. He was associateC =vith the Northeastern Retail Lunc5Sq -' t Association for 17 years andstranger to association work. A large portion of his time is being spent in the field calling on members, kee;ing them in touch with association activities and services,

New members of the association are:

Sagebrush Sales, Mesa, and Handling Equipment Co., Mesa, are new associate members. Prcfit Door, Inc., Tucson, and Sunset Lumber Distributors, Sierra Vista, are new regular members.

By R. V. PETERSEN executive secretary

fHE Williams-Steiger Occupational r Safety and Health Act of 1970 became federal law on April 28, 1971.

Its purpose and policy as defined in the act is "to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources." Provisions of the law apply to every employer in business affecting commerce-which, of course, includes the retail lumber industry. The provisions of the act are effective August 27.

Under the OSHA, each employer is required to comply with the require- ments of the act, ineluding reporting and record keeping, and furnish employment and places of emploYment free from recognized hazards causing, or likely to cause, death or serious physical harm. It is each employee's d,uty to comply with these same requirements.

Responsibility for administering and enforcing the act is in the Department of Labor and a newly established agencythe Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Inspections will be made by agents from offices to be established in many communities across the country. The act has highly punitive provisions by which willful or re- peated violations of its requirements may subject the employer to monetary penalties of up to $10,000 for each violation. Failure to correct a cited violation within the time limits prescribed could result in penalties of up to $1000 per day while the violation persists.

The regulations involve many prob-, lem areas for lumber dealers-power tools, material handling equipment, paint storage, stairs-ladders-catwalks, electrical systems, sanitary facilities, etc. Those dealers engaged in construction operations will have construction standards to comply with. Standards are likewise spelled out for truss and component manufacturers, for milling and fabricating operations. In brief, practically every aspect of retail lumber operation is affectedstorage, material handling, housekeeping, transportation, equipment, plant facilities.

Dealers by this time should have received in the mail a packet of information from the Department of Labor outlining the requirements,