Compliance counseling
Are you in compliance with the laws and regulations that affect your job and the
golf course? GCSAA members can contact the public policy staff for free compliance
counseling, information and resources on the following laws and regulations that
affect your job and the golf course:
- Employee training
- Hazard communication
- Chemical use and storage
- Environmental protection
- Workplace safety
- Wetlands protection and conservation
- OSHA recordkeeping
- Child labor laws
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Material safety data sheets
- Personal protective equipment
- Fuel storage tanks
- And many more
Advocacy training
GCSAA public policy staff monitor, report and take action on government issues at
the local, state and federal levels and keeps members informed about government
activity through numerous GCSAA outlets and by direct contact with GCSAA chapters,
state turfgrass associations and allied organizations.
Public policy staff can:
- Keep you informed about government issues and activities that affect your job
- Help you advocate your position to lawmakers through letters, phone calls and personal
visits
- Provide you with position papers, research and newsletter and magazine articles
to help you educate lawmakers on golf course issues
- Help you facilitate the building of issue coalitions
- Identify your local, state and national lawmakers and help you build relationships
with those individuals
- Advise your chapter on lobbying strategies, including using the media and hiring
a contract lobbyist
- Conduct customized advocacy training for your chapter members
Resources
For more information regarding GCSAA's Information and Public Policy program, contact:
- Chava McKeel, senior manager, government relations, 800-472-7878, ext. 3619
