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MTD January 2016 Facts section: then and now (Above and right) From May 1972: Health, safety and your dealership! Regulations issued by the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administra- tion (OSHA) called the Williams-Steiger Oc- cupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 took effect in April 1971. The National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association (NTDRA), which later became the Tire Industry Association (TIA), put together a guide and held seminars to help dealers comply and prevent fnes or a business shutdown. The NTDRA urged dealers to become thoroughly acquainted with the act and resulting regulations of OSHA, establish a program of safety and health practices for their business, make sure that corrective ac- tion was taken to assure employees follow job safety rules, and conduct periodic safety inspections on their own. Regulations covered such things as the proper use of tire safety cages, having adequate fre extinguishers, proper electrical wiring, logging injuries on the correct OSHA form and properly marked exits. "OSHA regulations are not guidelines or recommended practices, they are the law," Kevin Rohlwing, TIA's senior vice president of training, wrote in our October 2015 issue in the article "Guilty until proven innocent." From October 1972: Akron makers among last to know — Tire grade labeling issuance near The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its frst notice of pro- posed rule making on tire grade label- ing in September 1971. "Two months later at a discussion meeting, the proposals were universally assailed by the manufacturers, dealers and consumer advocates. Last May, DOT fnally retracted the proposal and announced it would try again with a 'modifed version,'" MTD reported. When fnally issued, tire dealers were to post explanations of the grading system in their showrooms. Similarly, information is now being posted ex- plaining "green tire" technology. ■ 36