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Membership Benefits

THANK YOU FOR YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP - PAID FOR BY YOUR DUES

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Expert Consultants

  • MEDICAL GASES
  • OSHA AND EPA
  • DOT AND HOMELAND SECURITY
  • WELDING FUME LITIGATION
  • GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
  • HUMAN RESOURCES
  • GROUP LIFE INSURANCE

Advocate

GAWDA is the voice for the Independent Distributor and the industry with federal regulators and other enforcement agencies.

“Keeper of the Knowledge”

www.gawda.org
  • A one-of-a-kind industry reference source
  • Fully searchable membership database – (printable)
  • Member search by zone, city, state or name

Members Only

Group Life Insurance Program Low cost coverage for employees, spouses and dependents. 50+ year program insuring member companies through MetLife.

GAWDA University Online

GAWDA U is an easy-to-use and inexpensive online training tool for your employees. The educational content of GAWDA U was developed to support GAWDA’s primary mission of providing information to assist you in improving your company’s safety and compliance.

Online Career Center

GAWDA Career Center. With its focus on gases and welding distributor companies and professionals, the GAWDA Career Center offers members, and the industry at large, an easy-to-use and highly targeted resource for online employment connections.

GAWDA Education/Networking

Continuing education for the industry
  • ANNUAL CONVENTION
  • SPRING MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES
      Executive, Sales, And Operations Management Training
  • REGIONAL MEETINGS
  • WEBINARS
  • PODCASTS
  • SPECIAL SEMINARS

Publications

  • Welding & Gases Today—GAWDA’s acclaimed quarterly magazine
  • GAWDA Connection—bi-weekly e-newsletter with member, industry and association news
  • Safety Organizer—information targeted to safety managers
  • Safety & Compliance Posters and Literature
  • GAWDA Edge—online magazine populated by industry professionals who represent the future of this industry and association
  • Buyers Guide—with the GAWDA MembersOnly
      Buyers Directory distributor members can access your product offering and contact information whenever they wish, wherever they wish. The Directory is published online at GAWDA’s web site as well as in print.
      Safety & Compliance
      Reference Materials
      Fully searchable online manuals on FDA, DOT,
      HR, OSHA and EPA regulations and guidelines.
      Updated annually.

Medical Gases SOP Manual

SOP Manual for Oxygen USP, with modules for
other medical gases.

Distributor Benchmarking Data

  • Annual Profit Report – 100+ financial measures
  • Bi-annual Compensation & Benefits Report
  • Quarterly online Financial & Sales Trends Report

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