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I n f o r m a t i o n R e q u e s t # 4 3 0
I n f o r m a t i o n R e q u e s t # 4 3 1
New Products
An Assist from Associations
Legal Aid
With Avant Tec-
no's rotary brooms,
the brush rests on
its bristles instead
of wheels, and the
whole brush axle is
foating freely, which
increases move-
ment space and
reduces noise. Ex-
tendable supports
prop up the broom
when not in use to
prevent damage.
Western Products'
patriotic lift arm kit
for UltraMount®
and UltraMount® 2
series snowplows is
available to Sept. 1.
For each sale, $50
will be donated
to Camp Home -
town Heroes,
a free summer
camp for chil-
dren of fallen U.S.
service members.
The Accredited
Snow Contrac-
tors Association's
Snow Acade-
my, a half day of
education about
risk management, contracts, weather insur-
ance, and more has two scheduled dates left
this year, Boston on Sept. 21 and Colum-
bus, Ohio on Sept. 29 .
http://www.ascaonline.org/snowacademy.aspx
Recently Gilbride announced the introduc-
tion of ASCA's model legislation – the Snow
Removal Liability Limitation Act – to
both legislative houses in Illinois, and he as-
sured that efforts are underway in all Snow
Belt states to do the same.
SNOW
WORK
PREP
i h d '
The Snow and Ice
Management As-
sociation offers a
free best practices
checklist that can be
used by professional
contractors to assess
the profciency of
their snow manage -
ment operations.
http://www.sima.org/
hireapro/sima-best-
practices-checklist
Kevin Gilbride,
ASCA executive direc-
tor, reminds profes-
sionals to be aware
of indemnifcation
clauses in snow
and ice manage -
ment contracts that
hold property own -
ers blameless in slip
and fall suits, and he
advises to have the
clauses taken out
when possible.