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New Benefit for Members

IWCA and Service First Processing (SFP) have put together a special “members only program” with exclusive benefits that are designed to reduce your cost of credit card processing while improving your level of service and support.

In addition to accessing low credit card processing fees, as a IWCA member you can qualify for an annual rebate.

• IWCA members receive annual 10% rebates on the net processing revenue SFP generates from their accounts
• Free loaner equipment
• Free enhanced online reporting
• Dedicated help line for IWCA members. Always get a live person when you need it most
• 60day trial period / 90-day pilot program for Members new to credit card acceptance

The average savings is 15%, Get a proposal for your organization today!

Additionally, as a IWCA member, you have access to a suite of electronic payment tools to help streamline your business.

• Accounts Payable Automation: Manage all invoice payments in an easier, more cost-effective way while receiving rebates.
• ACH Tools facilitate quick ACH and E-Check Services to suit your organization’s needs.
• With Online Invoicing, you can easily create custom invoices directly online.

SFP will provide your company with a savings proposal based on your unique business processing needs and a consultative analysis.

SFP will be in touch, or feel free to call 855.632.9862.

Click the link below to learn more about this exclusive member benefit.

https://www.sfprocessing.com/partners-iwca/

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/osha-releases-guidance-employers-considering-vaccine-requirements

If an employer requires its employees to be vaccinated, adverse reactions to the vaccines are considered “work-related” by OSHA. Employers who require COVID-19 vaccines must notify OSHA within 24 hours of an employee’s inpatient hospitalization (or within eight hours of an employee’s death) resulting from an adverse reaction.

For employers subject to OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements, if the adverse reaction meets other general recording criteria (e.g., days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, or medical treatment beyond first aid), the reaction must be recorded on the employer’s OSHA 300 log, even if it does not lead to hospitalization. For example, if an employee uses a sick day because of fever and chills following administration of the vaccine, the reaction must be recorded. On the other hand, if an employee merely requires over-the-counter medication to ease soreness at the injection site, the action need not be recorded.

Employers who merely recommend vaccination do not need to record adverse reactions or report hospitalizations due to those adverse reactions, even if the employer facilitates employees’ access to the vaccine.

OSHA’s full guidance on the new FAQs can be found below:

Are adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine recordable on the OSHA recordkeeping log?

In general, an adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine is recordable if the reaction is: (1) work-related, (2) a new case, and (3) meets one or more of the general recording criteria in 29 CFR 1904.7 (e.g., days away from work, restricted work or transfer to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid).

If I require my employees to take the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of their employment, are adverse reactions to the vaccine recordable?

If you require your employees to be vaccinated as a condition of employment (i.e., for work-related reasons), then any adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine is work-related. The adverse reaction is recordable if it is a new case under 29 CFR 1904.6 and meets one or more of the general recording criteria in 29 CFR 1904.7.

I do not require my employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. However, I do recommend that they receive the vaccine and may provide it to them or make arrangements for them to receive it offsite. If an employee has an adverse reaction to the vaccine, am I required to record it?

No. Although adverse reactions to recommended COVID-19 vaccines may be recordable under 29 CFR 1904.4(a) if the reaction is: (1) work-related, (2) a new case, and (3) meets one or more of the general recording criteria in 29 CFR 1904.7, OSHA is exercising its enforcement discretion to only require the recording of adverse effects to required vaccines at this time. Therefore, you do not need to record adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines that you recommend, but do not require.

Note that for this discretion to apply, the vaccine must be truly voluntary. For example, an employee’s choice to accept or reject the vaccine cannot affect their performance rating or professional advancement. An employee who chooses not to receive the vaccine cannot suffer any repercussions from this choice. If employees are not free to choose whether or not to receive the vaccine without fearing adverse action, then the vaccine is not merely “recommended” and employers should consult the above FAQ regarding COVID-19 vaccines that are a condition of employment.

Note also that the exercise of this discretion is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding OSHA’s expectations as to the recording of adverse effects during the health emergency; it does not change any of employers’ other responsibilities under OSHA’s recordkeeping regulations or any of OSHA’s interpretations of those regulations.

Finally, note that this answer applies to a variety of scenarios where employers recommend, but do not require vaccines, including where the employer makes the COVID-19 vaccine available to employees at work, where the employer makes arrangements for employees to receive the vaccine at an offsite location (e.g., pharmacy, hospital, local health department, etc.), and where the employer offer the vaccine as part of a voluntary health and wellness program at my workplace. In other words, the method by which employees might receive a recommended vaccine does not matter for the sake of this question.

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NEW MEMBERSHIP CARDS

We have a new way for everyone to access their Membership Cards. You’ll sign in here, https://members.iwca.org/. Click just “Account” not anything in the drop down. Scroll down and you’ll see print Membership Cards. Once you click, hit the print icon in the top right of the card, and you see three different sizes to print. Larger one for a frame if you want to put them on a wall and smaller ones to use as wallet carry cards.

If you have not signed into the new site yet, you’ll need to reset your password first if your membership was active when we moved the system over in January 2021. Use your email for the username first and if this doesn’t work, email us at info@iwca.org and we will get you the username and reset the password for you. If you were not a member in January on the old site, this information did not come over to the new site, so you will need to sign back up and create a full membership again. 

https://www.iwca.org/osha-1910-safety-certified-technician-training-hands-on-and-online/

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Our 2022 IWCA Convention is February 7th – February 11th, 2022. Schedule and Trade Show Layout can be reviewed here!

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