Blog Posts
January 2018
Time to Post 300A Forms Electronically and Physically
As has been the case for many years, February 1, 2018 is that date when you need to complete and post your 2017 [...]
Two Additional Lint Cleaner Incidents Reported by Trust
As the ginning season in West Texas continues, we have seen two additional lint cleaner accidents which we thought should be shared [...]
FDA Issues New Guidance for Gins to Delay Enforcement until Rule is Re-Written
The FDA has announced that it does not intend to enforce certain provisions in four of the rules that implement their Food Safety [...]
December 2017
OSHA will Accept Electronically Submitted Injury, Illness Reports through December 31
OSHA announced yesterday that they will continue accepting 2016 OSHA Form 300A data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) until midnight on December [...]
Tarp Roller, Lint Cleaner Incidents Reported
As the ginning season in West Texas progresses, we have seen an uptick in accidents, resulting in lost-time injuries. OSHA has responded [...]
Injury Data Must be Posted to OSHA Web Database by December 15
The OSHA electronic reporting rule has been delayed several times this year. The most recent delay was at the end of November, moving the [...]
Attention Required – Memo from NCC Related to Mismatched PBI Tags and AMS Sample Coupons
We received the following information from the National Cotton Council: Attention Required - Mismatched PBI Tags and AMS Sample Coupons For the 2017 [...]
November 2017
OSHA Electronic Reporting Rule Delayed until December 15
The OSHA electronic reporting rule has been delayed for two weeks, until December 15. This delay was posted in the Federal Register on [...]
Injury Data must be Posted to OSHA Web Database by December 1
The OSHA electronic reporting rule becomes effective on December 1 for all gins with 20 or more employees. This means that if you [...]
October 2017
When Do You Need to Fill in an I-9 Form?
I was visiting with some of the Southeastern folks earlier this week, and talk turned to hiring practices. In many of those states, [...]
September 2017
Secretary of Agriculture to Speak in Lamesa on Friday
The Southwest Council of Agribusiness announced today that the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be speaking at their annual meeting in [...]
FDA Registration Reminder
Under the Bioterrorism Act of 2002, cotton gins were required to register with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This registration requirement has been [...]
Update on Cottonseed Issues Related to Hurricane Harvey
The Office of the Texas State Chemist (OTSC) hosted a conference call yesterday, in response to the FDA Notice related to Hurricanes, Flooding, [...]
FDA Issues Notice on Safety of Food Affected by Hurricanes, Flooding, and Power Outages
In response to the flooding related to Hurricane Harvey, FDA issued a notice that any food or food ingredients exposed to flood waters may [...]
Court Overturns Department of Labor Overtime Rule Related to Salary Test
On August 31, a Texas Federal judge invalidated the expansion of the federal overtime rule. As the rule was originally written, the salary [...]
