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compliance in this area. The guide has comprehensive draft versions. NOTE: The pre-placement drug testing mandate will be temporarily waived for re-hires within 120 days of their layoff date due to the COVID-19 epidemic. On boarding is the proper time to introduce new employ- ees to the company drug and alcohol policy. The guide offers a draft policy that covers the important aspects of this program that ALL members should have. If you do not, we encourage you to take a minute and personalize the one provided in the guidelines. The last component of the hiring process, that isn’t a part of the strategic hiring guidelines, is that we strongly urge all members to conduct safety trainings. OSHA standards specifically require important safety training be performed PRIOR to the person starting to work. These include requirements for fire extinguisher usage and evacua- tion procedures, chemical safety, auto-lifts, respirators, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME AND EFFORT TO INCORPORATE THESE SIX KEY ELEMENTS TO YOUR HIRING PROCESS. GW Marketing Services Premier Auto Dealership M&A and Valuation Expert The Northeast’s most experienced broker, GW Marketing Services is a most-respected dealership brokerage service with the highest loyalty rating for repeat business. For over 41 years, we have provided hundreds of clients with brokerage services, dealership business appraisals, market consolidation support, acquisition or sale strategy, litigation and mediation support, and consulting services. No one knows more about every New England Market! Please contact Gordon Wisbach at 508-395-2500 or Gordon@gwmarketingservices.com. Bronze Partner Gordon Wisbach bloodborne pathogens and fork trucks. NHADA has devel- oped industry and position specific online trainings avail- able for the nominal charge of $10 for the entire curriculum! For information on NHADA’s online safety training and/or a copy of the guidelines, contact Brian Duplessis at bduplessis@nhada.com or by telephone at 800-852-3372. So please take the time and effort to incorporate these six key elements to your hiring process. If something goes sideways you’ll be glad you did! Have even more time recently and you would like to dive even deeper by devel- oping or updating your employee handbook? We strongly encourage you to reach out to our NH Employment law partners: Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, P.L.L.C: (603) 621-7112, or Devine Millimet: (603) 695-8502 for assistance. Stay safe. Brian F&I Resources a Brown & Brown Company F&I training and reinsurance specialists F&I Resources is an F&I training company that specializes in income development through in-store train- ing, formal F&I schools, employee development, recruiting, compliance support and building wealth through reinsur- ance and customized dealer participation programs. F&I Resources is owned by Brown & Brown Insur- ance and is publicly traded on the NYSE: BRO. For more information, please contact Jason Bayko, Brad Heim, or Robert Hunter at 508-264-4344 or visit www.firesources.com Bronze Partner Robert Hunter Brad Heim Jason Bayko N E W H A M P S H I R E 13