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	<description>All things compliance</description>
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		<title>Implement the New DOT HazMat Rule</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/09/implement-the-new-dot-hazmat-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[DOT HazMat Rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[October 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the Month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Starting on October 1, 2010 the Department of Transportation will begin enforcing a revised Hazardous Materials transportation rule. This rule amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations to clarify requirements for using a third-party 24 hour emergency number. KPA recommends you take both of the steps below to ensure your materials are easily identified in case of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now is the time to prepare, evaluate, update and implement your SPCC Plan</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/08/now-is-the-time-to-prepare-evaluate-update-and-implement-your-spcc-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/08/now-is-the-time-to-prepare-evaluate-update-and-implement-your-spcc-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Hudson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spill Plan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This year brings the hottest climate to the current state of environmental issues, and with the current focus of disasters such as the BP oil spill, enforcement is increasing and the consequences of non-compliance are expensive and potentially devastating. The SPCC Rule essentially requires specific facilities to prepare, amend, certify, and implement an SPCC plan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet with your Insurance Broker to Update Benefit Plans Before Fall Enrollment</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/07/meet-with-your-insurance-broker-to-update-benefit-plans-before-fall-enrollment/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/07/meet-with-your-insurance-broker-to-update-benefit-plans-before-fall-enrollment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=695</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most open enrollment periods for benefits programs happen in the fall so use the summer months to get a head start. After researching what health care reform requirements will impact you, schedule a meeting with your insurance broker. Draw on the agent&#8217;s expertise to walk through your benefits plans, plan by plan, and make changes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check your air conditioning service certificates</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/06/check-your-air-conditioning-service-certificates/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/06/check-your-air-conditioning-service-certificates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance tip of the month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the summer approaching and temperatures rising, EPA representatives have been visiting dealerships asking to see training certification records for air conditioning service technicians. Those unable to produce their records are facing stiff fines. In brief, a dealership should take care of the following tasks: Technician Training and Certification: Ensure all dealership air conditioning service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hire with the HIRE Act</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/05/hire-with-the-hire-act/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/05/hire-with-the-hire-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 08:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Department of Labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance tip of the month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Save money when hiring with the HIRE ACT and other tax credits. If you hire a new employee who has worked less than 40 hours in the past 60 days you, the employer, will immediately improve your cash flow since you will retain the employer portion of the Social Security tax ordinarily remitted. In addition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloodborne Pathogens: Big Deal or No Deal?</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/04/bloodborne-pathogens-big-deal-or-no-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/04/bloodborne-pathogens-big-deal-or-no-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bloodborne pathogens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bloodborne Pathogens: OSHA requires all employers that can “reasonably anticipate” exposure of employees to infectious materials to prepare and implement a written exposure control plan.]]></description>
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		<title>Secure Oil Distribution Pumps Daily to Avoid Slippery Situations</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/03/secure-oil-distribution-pumps-daily-to-avoid-slippery-situations/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/03/secure-oil-distribution-pumps-daily-to-avoid-slippery-situations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance tip of the month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently a dealership experienced a 500-gallon release of new lube oil when overnight one of the overhead lube oil distribution lines sprang a leak. The air powered pump at the oil tank detected a pressure drop and fired off. With no one around to see the oil spewing out of the broken line, it kept [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tip of the Month: Simple Four Step Plan to Reduce Employment Litigation Risks</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/02/tip-of-the-month-four-step-plan-to-reduce-employment-litigation-risks/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/02/tip-of-the-month-four-step-plan-to-reduce-employment-litigation-risks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR best practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[litigation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Employment litigation and high dollar settlements are on the rise in dealerships.    With the past 60 days alone a dealerships Colorado paid over$ 1.5M , an Ohio dealership paid  over $80,000 and a dealership in Georgia will pay $140,000 to settle claims of race, age and gender discrimination.  Consider taking these four simple steps to ensure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tip of the month: check if you meet the new SPCC rule compliance dates</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/01/tip-of-the-month-meet-the-new-spcc-compliance-dates/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/01/tip-of-the-month-meet-the-new-spcc-compliance-dates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[webinar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[EPA has finalized the December 2008 amendments to the Spill Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC) rules, going into effect on January 14, 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Tip of the month: every facility conducting spray coating must file notification with EPA before January 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2009/12/tip-of-the-month-6h-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2009/12/tip-of-the-month-6h-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[6H]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazmat compliance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[EPA - 6H rule - HHHHHH]]></description>
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