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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 16:57:17+00:00

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Sanborn, Brandon, Duvall & Bobbitt Co., L.P.A. – Representing motor carriers and businesses since 1925.
Since 1925, serving the legal needs of transportation, business, and estate planning clients with quality service at reasonable rates.
History of Sanborn, Brandon, Duvall & Bobbitt Co., L.P.A.
Judge Ralph W. Sanborn founded the firm in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925 to serve the needs of the transportation industry. He moved the firm to downtown Columbus in 1940, hired Richard H. Brandon in 1948 and hired James Duvall in 1965. Mr. Duvall relocated the firm to its current location in 1983. In 1988, Mr. Duvall hired L. Christopher Bobbitt initially as a law clerk who later became a shareholder. In the 1990s, the firm expanded its areas of practice so that it now offers a wide range of services to businesses and business owners, as well as providing services in the areas of estate planning and probate. Hamlin C. King joined the firm in 1999. Bryan M. Griffith joined the firm in 2011, and became a shareholder in 2017.
the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has announced a significant rebate of premiums to Ohio employers that will be paid in July based upon premiums paid for the policy period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, if the proposal is approved by the BWC Board of Directors at its meeting April 28, 2017. The rebate amount will equal 66% of the premiums paid for the policy period. If you participate in the group retrospective rating program, you will receive your rebate after the premium calculation in October. Please carefully review the requirements below, and contact our office if you would like any assistance ensuring you qualify and are eligible for the rebate.
For some portion of the policy period (July 2015 – June 2016), you participated in the state insurance fund. If you, or your PEO, were self-insured for a portion of the, but not the entire, policy period, you will still be eligible.
Your tax identification number (“TIN or EIN”) is on file with the BWC.
If you used a PEO (“professional employer organization”), for any portion of the July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, policy period, that portion of your rebate, for premiums paid through the PEO, will be paid to the PEO. If you entered into or exited a PEO relationship during the policy period, you may also qualify for a direct rebate. The PEO is required to provide you with notice of the rebate, and, within 30 days, forward to you the rebate, less a 6% administrative fee. The PEO may not withhold or offset the rebate payment, regardless of what the service contract says. There will be no rebate for premiums paid to a self-insured PEO. We recommend that you immediately contact your PEO to discuss to avoid any misunderstandings.
You will receive a 1099, reporting the rebate as income, if the rebate exceeds $600.
Please contact us if there be any question.
Coming, this December: ELD for All.
The FMCSA has implemented the ELD Rule, which requires all interstate & hazmat motor carriers who are required to keep logs (RODS), to convert to compliant ELDs by December 17, 2017. If you are currently using an AOBRD, you will need to replace it with a compliant ELD by December 16, 2019.
Automatic On-Board Recording Device Replacement by December 16, 2019.
Text of the Final Rule.
Prohibits action by a motor carrier toward a driver that would result in an HOS violation, involving an ELD.
Harassment may be tacked on to an underlying HOS violation penalty.
Does not require adverse action.
Compare to the Driver Coercion Rule, which prohibits coercion, even mere threats of adverse employment action, of a driver to violate the FMCSRs, over the driver’s objection. Applies to motor carrier employer, brokers, shippers, receivers, and others who may coerce a driver, over an expressed objection to a perceived safety violation. 49 U.S.C. 31105.
When implementing ELDs, you should review the Driver Safety Manual and other company policies to ensure compatibility with using an ELD and compliance with the ELD Harassment Protection rule.
What policies influence how Drivers will be able to accept/reject log edits from the safety department?
How will log auditing be handled?
How will unassigned driving time be reconciled?
How will tampering with the ELD be handled?
Do drivers know how to handle a roadside inspection?
The FDA is now regulating the transportation of food, under the Food Safety Modernization Act.
21 C.F.R. § 1 subpart O and 21 C.F.R. § 11 (electronic records).
Who is covered? Shippers, receivers, loaders, and carriers who transport food. § 1.900(a).
Who is exempt? Farms (b)(3), food completely enclosed by a container that does not require temperature control for safety (§1.906), food that will not be sold or consumed in the United States (b)(1-2), food contact substances, human food byproducts transported for use as animal food without further processing (§1.906), transportation of live food animals (except molluscan shellfish) (§1.906). § 1.900(b).
What equipment is covered? All equipment used in food transportation operations, specifically: bulk and non-bulk containers, bins, totes, pallets, pumps, fittings, hoses, gaskets, loading/unloading systems, detached railcar, and detached trailer. §1.906.
Equipment requirements? Equipment must be designed, suitable for, and adequately cleanable for the safe transportation of food. §1.906(a). Must be maintained in a sanitary condition to prevent the food under transport from becoming unsafe. §1.906(b). Must provide adequate temperature control to prevent the food from becoming unsafe. §1.906(c). Must be stored to prevent pests or other contaminant. §1.906(d).
Shippers. §1.908(b). Maintain and follow written procedures to ensure the sanitary transportation of food. These procedures may be determined by the shipper. The shipper must notify the carrier in writing of the operating temperature and pre-cooling phase, if necessary.
Loaders. §1.908(c). Before loading food, determine that the vehicle and equipment is in appropriate sanitary condition. Before loading food that requires temperature control, determine that the cold storage compartment is adequately pre-cooled, and sanitary.
Carriers. §1.908(d). If the Carrier and Shipper have a written agreement assigning responsibility for sanitary conditions to the carrier: (1) the carrier must ensure the vehicles meet the shipper’s specifications and are appropriate for safe transportation, (2) provide operating temperature data during transportation to the shipper or receiver, upon request. Temperature data can be constant logging, or simply measurements taken upon loading and unloading, (3) pre-cool the refrigerated storage compartment, (4) if requested by shipper, identify the previous cargo transported in any bulk container, (5) if requested by shipper, identify the most recent cleaning of a bulk container, (6) develop and implement written procedures for the following: cleaning, sanitizing, & inspecting transportation equipment, as well as how it will comply with temperature controls and requests for information about bulk containers.
All covered entities. §1.908(a). Possible failure of sanitary controls? In the event of any possible material failure of temperature control or other sanitary controls, all covered entities are required to take appropriate action, which should include prompt notification and supporting documentation, to prevent the sale or distribution of such food, unless a determination is made by a qualified individual the food is safe. §1.908(a)(6).
Can duties and obligations be assigned? Yes, by written agreement, any party may assign its responsibilities to another party. §1.908(a). The written agreement must be stored in compliance with §1.912(e).
Training. §1.910. If the Carrier and Shipper have a written agreement assigning responsibility for sanitary conditions to the carrier, the carrier must provide adequate training to personnel engaged in transportation operations that provides an awareness of potential food safety problems during transportation, basic sanitary transportation practices, and the responsibilities of the carrier. The training must be documented, including the date of the training, type of training, and persons trained.
Shippers: (a) Written agreements and procedures with carriers, specifications & operating temperatures provided to carriers – 12 months beyond termination of the agreement with the carrier.
Carriers: (b) Written procedures – 12 months beyond when the agreements and procedures cease being used in transportation operations. Training records must be kept for 12 months beyond when such employee stops performing related duties.
Establish a training program for all drivers, loaders, and others responsible for the sanitary transportation of food.
Establish written procedures for the cleaning, sanitizing, & inspecting transportation equipment, as well as how it will comply with temperature controls and requests for information about bulk containers.
Review written agreements with shippers of food.
Review records retention policies to ensure all required records are kept for at least 12 months beyond their useful life, such as termination of the shipper agreement, or separation of employment.
Session 1 covers the Final Rules on the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Foods (now law) as published by the Food and Drug Administration under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Course includes contracts of carriage and agreements; system assessment strategy; flowcharting your operations, establishing critical parameters and measurement; standards for management, validation of preventive controls, sanitation, temperature monitoring and container (vehicles, trailers and shipping containers), traceability and training; procedures, record keeping and retention; audit and certification, training, wash, ATP and bacteria testing, inspection and re-inspection requirements, calibration, MSDS, statistical analysis and records retention.

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