How many times has someone told you to take care of your hearing?  Anyone who works in a busy shop is subjected to a range of noises every day....pneumatic wrenches and impact guns, drills, air compressors turning on, vehicle horns, vehicle alarm system screeches, hammers striking metal, etc. Some of these noises, especially repeated exposure to certain noises, can damage your hearing. We all know how important it is to wear eye protection to save your eyeballs from fluids or metal chips, and to wear reinforced work shoes to save our toes from being mashed by heavy objects and gloves to protect our skin from certain chemicals or from handling hot and/or sharp objects,  but many of us tend to ignore ear protection, often assuming that “the noise only lasts for a few seconds, so it won’t matter.”

Sioux Falls, S.D., is home to an array of historical, cultural and recreational attractions, with the impressive Big Sioux River and Chris’s Auto Repair LLC among the top of the list. This may sound a bit of an exaggeration at first, but Chris’s has gained quite a bit of notoriety since its beginnings a mere seven years ago. 

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) reports Bobby Bassett, chairman of the board of ASE, has received the Art Fisher Excellence in Education Award from the Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA). 

Automotive Parts Associates Inc. (APA) has announced the grand prize and runner-up winners in its customer loyalty “2020 Harley-Davidson Giveaway” promotion.

As part of the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) initiative to provide live and virtual education to the automotive industry, SEMA is issuing a call for speakers for the SEMA Show, the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show and the association’s year-round virtual education program.

Standard Motor Products Inc. (SMP) has announced the winners of  its annual Blue Streak ‘Better Then, Better Now’ Automotive Scholarship Contest: Jade Etchart, of  Cedar City, Utah; Ndayishimiye Bisamaza, of Phoenix, Ariz.; Mario Zaragoza, of Mabton, Wash.; and Mikel Cole,  of Klamath Falls, Ore. 

Jeff Kritzer of BendPak in Santa Paula, Calif., was elected to a second one-year term as chairman of the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) board of directors at the organization’s annual meeting on Dec. 1.