By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

With the U.S. Congress set to adjourn at the end of the year, your support for the RPM Act is needed now more than ever. During the 2016 SEMA Show, you can stand up for your right to race by supporting SEMA’s Political Action Committee (SEMA PAC) and the lawmakers that support you.

On Tuesday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m., SEMA PAC will host an exclusive reception at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Open exclusively to SEMA members who contribute to SEMA PAC, the event will feature:

• An open bar and premium catering.
• Door prizes, including a 55-in. HDTV and Apple iPad.
• Celebrity appearances.
• Networking opportunities with industry leaders, including SEMA chairman Doug Evans.
• RPM Act support station.

For more information or to RSVP, contact SEMA PAC and Congressional Relations Director Christian Robinson at christianr@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

With the U.S. Congress set to adjourn at the end of the year, your support for the RPM Act is needed now more than ever. During the 2016 SEMA Show, you can stand up for your right to race by supporting SEMA’s Political Action Committee (SEMA PAC) and the lawmakers that support you.

On Tuesday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m., SEMA PAC will host an exclusive reception at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Open exclusively to SEMA members who contribute to SEMA PAC, the event will feature:

• An open bar and premium catering.
• Door prizes, including a 55-in. HDTV and Apple iPad.
• Celebrity appearances.
• Networking opportunities with industry leaders, including SEMA chairman Doug Evans.
• RPM Act support station.

For more information or to RSVP, contact SEMA PAC and Congressional Relations Director Christian Robinson at christianr@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

With the U.S. Congress set to adjourn at the end of the year, your support for the RPM Act is needed now more than ever. During the 2016 SEMA Show, you can stand up for your right to race by supporting SEMA’s Political Action Committee (SEMA PAC) and the lawmakers that support you.

On Tuesday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m., SEMA PAC will host an exclusive reception at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Open exclusively to SEMA members who contribute to SEMA PAC, the event will feature:

• An open bar and premium catering.
• Door prizes, including a 55-in. HDTV and Apple iPad.
• Celebrity appearances.
• Networking opportunities with industry leaders, including SEMA chairman Doug Evans.
• RPM Act support station.

For more information or to RSVP, contact SEMA PAC and Congressional Relations Director Christian Robinson at christianr@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The California Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has finalized new rules governing the acceptable content of warning labels used on consumer products under Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”). Prop. 65 was enacted in 1986 to enable Californians to be aware of chemicals in consumer products known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. To achieve this goal, Prop. 65 allows consumers to sue companies that sell products in California that include certain chemicals without carrying an acceptable warning. If a business labels its products with a warning that satisfies the regulations, the business is eligible for a safe harbor from such lawsuits. 

The new regulations become effective August 30, 2018, allowing businesses a two-year period to update their warnings to meet the new requirements. Businesses can transition to the new warnings anytime during the two-year transition time. Products manufactured prior to August 30, 2018, can comply with the old regulations, even if sold after that date, but all products manufactured after August 30, 2018, must carry the new warning language.

Under the new regulations, warnings:

• Must be given at or before the point of purchase (required to be shown on website or catalog if sold via those channels).
• Must contain a graphic depiction of a yellow triangle containing an exclamation point (if the warning is printed on packaging that does not use the color yellow, the graphic can be in black and white).
• Must include the website address “www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.”
• Must specify at least one chemical for which a warning is being provided if it is a label included anywhere other than on the product or its exterior packaging.
• May use a truncated format that does not reference the specific chemical at issue if it is a label included on the product or its exterior packaging. 

Examples of acceptable warning labels under the new regulations:  

• WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
• WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
• WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

For more information, contact Ashley Ailsworth at ashleya@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The California Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has finalized new rules governing the acceptable content of warning labels used on consumer products under Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”). Prop. 65 was enacted in 1986 to enable Californians to be aware of chemicals in consumer products known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. To achieve this goal, Prop. 65 allows consumers to sue companies that sell products in California that include certain chemicals without carrying an acceptable warning. If a business labels its products with a warning that satisfies the regulations, the business is eligible for a safe harbor from such lawsuits. 

The new regulations become effective August 30, 2018, allowing businesses a two-year period to update their warnings to meet the new requirements. Businesses can transition to the new warnings anytime during the two-year transition time. Products manufactured prior to August 30, 2018, can comply with the old regulations, even if sold after that date, but all products manufactured after August 30, 2018, must carry the new warning language.

Under the new regulations, warnings:

• Must be given at or before the point of purchase (required to be shown on website or catalog if sold via those channels).
• Must contain a graphic depiction of a yellow triangle containing an exclamation point (if the warning is printed on packaging that does not use the color yellow, the graphic can be in black and white).
• Must include the website address “www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.”
• Must specify at least one chemical for which a warning is being provided if it is a label included anywhere other than on the product or its exterior packaging.
• May use a truncated format that does not reference the specific chemical at issue if it is a label included on the product or its exterior packaging. 

Examples of acceptable warning labels under the new regulations:  

• WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
• WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
• WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

For more information, contact Ashley Ailsworth at ashleya@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The California Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has finalized new rules governing the acceptable content of warning labels used on consumer products under Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”). Prop. 65 was enacted in 1986 to enable Californians to be aware of chemicals in consumer products known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. To achieve this goal, Prop. 65 allows consumers to sue companies that sell products in California that include certain chemicals without carrying an acceptable warning. If a business labels its products with a warning that satisfies the regulations, the business is eligible for a safe harbor from such lawsuits. 

The new regulations become effective August 30, 2018, allowing businesses a two-year period to update their warnings to meet the new requirements. Businesses can transition to the new warnings anytime during the two-year transition time. Products manufactured prior to August 30, 2018, can comply with the old regulations, even if sold after that date, but all products manufactured after August 30, 2018, must carry the new warning language.

Under the new regulations, warnings:

• Must be given at or before the point of purchase (required to be shown on website or catalog if sold via those channels).
• Must contain a graphic depiction of a yellow triangle containing an exclamation point (if the warning is printed on packaging that does not use the color yellow, the graphic can be in black and white).
• Must include the website address “www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.”
• Must specify at least one chemical for which a warning is being provided if it is a label included anywhere other than on the product or its exterior packaging.
• May use a truncated format that does not reference the specific chemical at issue if it is a label included on the product or its exterior packaging. 

Examples of acceptable warning labels under the new regulations:  

• WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
• WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
• WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including [name of one or more chemicals], which is [are] known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

For more information, contact Ashley Ailsworth at ashleya@sema.org.

By Jason Catullo

Visit www.SEMAShow.com/travel to see the latest hotel deals and rooms available. All reservations made through the Show’s official housing provider, OnPeak, are backed by a low-rate guarantee.

It’s not too late!

Buyers that have not yet registered for the SEMA Show or reserved a hotel room can still benefit by acting now.

To register, visit www.SEMAShow.com/register. If you register prior to Friday, October 14, your badges will be mailed to your company or residence. In addition to having your badges mailed, you’ll save $35 on the on-site registration and be able to arrive at the Show, hit the floor and get down to business.

Once registered, reserve your hotel room. Visit www.SEMAShow.com/travel to see the latest hotel deals and rooms available. All reservations made through the Show’s official housing provider, OnPeak, are backed by a low-rate guarantee. In addition to locking in a low rate, attendees can update or make changes to their reservations without penalty. 

For more information on the 2016 SEMA Show, visit www.SEMAShow.com.

By Jason Catullo

Visit www.SEMAShow.com/travel to see the latest hotel deals and rooms available. All reservations made through the Show’s official housing provider, OnPeak, are backed by a low-rate guarantee.

It’s not too late!

Buyers that have not yet registered for the SEMA Show or reserved a hotel room can still benefit by acting now.

To register, visit www.SEMAShow.com/register. If you register prior to Friday, October 14, your badges will be mailed to your company or residence. In addition to having your badges mailed, you’ll save $35 on the on-site registration and be able to arrive at the Show, hit the floor and get down to business.

Once registered, reserve your hotel room. Visit www.SEMAShow.com/travel to see the latest hotel deals and rooms available. All reservations made through the Show’s official housing provider, OnPeak, are backed by a low-rate guarantee. In addition to locking in a low rate, attendees can update or make changes to their reservations without penalty. 

For more information on the 2016 SEMA Show, visit www.SEMAShow.com.

Butch Dean has been an off-road racer since the early ‘60s, spending a large majority of his life out in the dirt under the Las Vegas sun. Years of not having the right product available at his fingertips eventually led him to open his own retail space in 1968. After decades of reformation and adapting to a changing marketplace, that retail space still stands today as Butch’s Speed Shop.

Butch Dean has been an off-road racer since the early ‘60s, spending a large majority of his life out in the dirt under the Las Vegas sun. Years of not having the right product available at his fingertips eventually led him to open his own retail space in 1968. After decades of reformation and adapting to a changing marketplace, that retail space still stands today as Butch’s Speed Shop.