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Dewitt, NY – March 22, 2010: In the material handling environment, specifically the industrial truck segment, OSHA regulations are constantly changing. As part of its continued effort to keep young material handling professionals up to date with the latest industry rules and regulations, the March issue of MHEDA Edge is highlighting OSHA forklift regulations.

The article, entitled “How To: Help Your Customer Meet OSHA Requirements For Industrial Trucks” is written by Sunbelt Industrial Trucks Customer Service Representative Bruce Dickey. Dickey closely analyzes the specifics of the regulations. One specific clause he goes into is the OSHA requirement for pre-shift inspections of lift trucks. This is a particularly vague regulation. Dickey explains, “Exactly what components of their forklift trucks are customers supposed to tell their operators to examine? This seems clear enough to those of us in the forklift business, but how clear is this to the average, possibly non-technically inclined, customer? If customers seek clarification in the OSHA regulations, they may find that this resource is not much help.”

Dickey then goes a step further by explaining how a distributor can leverage this customer confusion to further establish their value. “This creates an opportunity for dealers to become their customer’s resource. One inexpensive way to help is to simply resurrect or regenerate the daily inspection forms most of us have offered our customers for many years.” This simple act will help out your customer and further cement you as a valuable partner in their eyes.

To find out even more, head over to www.mhedaedge.org and check out MHEDA Edge, the online resource for young professionals in the forklift, storage and handling, conveyor and general material handling industries.

For more information, contact Dan Vest, Editor of The MHEDA Edge, (315) 445-2347, email: dan@datakey.org.

Dewitt, NY – October 6, 2009: The new issue of MHEDA Edge is now available on the Web at http://www.wikimheda.org. One of the centerpieces of the current issue is an article called “The CFO Show”

On the heels of the rockiest year in recent history, October marks the beginning of a brand new fiscal year for many material handling businesses. As a slow recovery begins, it’s crucial that young professionals in the material handling industry understand their pivotal role in the process.

To aid in the effort, MHEDA Edge sat down with a dream team of material handling CFOs to find out exactly what young professionals need to know about managing a dealership during uncertain times.

Featured in this article are CFOs Dave Tumbas of Hy-Tek Material Handling, Dan Reed of Carolina Handling, Steve Koscik of Welch Equipment Company, Doug Simcox of ProLift Industrial Equipment, John Gorman of CMH Services, Michael Vaughan of Liftech Equipment Companies, Kevin Rusin of McKinley Equipment Corporation and Hal Latham of Toyota Forklifts of Atlanta.

The subjects covered by our CFOS are broad and diverse. Topics covered include expense reporting, speaking the language of accounting, finding areas of opportunity, driving profit performance, managing from the bottom line and more.

To find out all the details of the conversations, visit http://www.mhedaedge.org and check out MHEDA Edge, the foremost online magazine for young professionals in the forklift, storage and handling, conveyor and general material handling industries.

For more information, contact Dan Vest, Editor of The MHEDA Edge, (315) 445-2347, e-mail: dan@datakey.org.