REGION

REGION
OBWC will conductasthma hazards class
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation will hold safety classes on asthma and hazardous waste at Youngstown State University. The classes are designed to help employers make workplaces safer.
The asthma class is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. May 12. The hazardous waste class is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration must be made at least seven days before the class by calling (800) OHIOBWC.
BBB issues warningabout opinion survey
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Better Business Bureau warns area residents and businesses that they may be charged if they respond to an opinion survey poll.
A Canadian company, Right 2 Vote, is sending unsolicited surveys by fax. The surveys request opinions on the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance. People who call a 900 number to respond to the survey are charged a minimum of $2.95 a minute, the BBB said.
Auto dealers groupelects Klaben president
LIBERTY -- Mike Klaben of Crown Ford-Lincoln-Mercury in Warren has been elected president of the Automobile Dealers Association of Eastern Ohio. He has served as director of the Northeast Ohio Ford Dealer Advertising Association since 1989 and has been on the automobile dealers' board since 2001.
Also elected were Dave Sweeney of Youngstown Buick-Pontiac-GMC in Boardman, vice president, and Terry Poulton of Columbiana Ford in Columbiana, treasurer. Trustees elected to three-year terms were Chris Flynn of Power Pontiac-GMC-Oldsmobile in East Liverpool and Joey Marzullo of Toyota-Volvo-Jaquar of Warren.
NATION
Vacation planningat work? Not much
NEW YORK -- The summer travel season looms, but bosses take note -- a worker survey finds most employees don't use company time to plan their vacations.
Part of the reason why? They're too busy, said the Maritz Poll, part of St. Louis-based Maritz Research Inc.
Only 14 percent of 1,000 anonymous, randomly selected workers admitted planning trips while at work. And women were even more concerned about it than men -- only 11 percent said they would plan a personal trip while at the office.
From Vindicator staff and wire reports