Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine September 2018

S tate, National, Chapter News Feature Story

WANT CAN YOU DO? In a tumultuous time of politics both nationally and in our state, we know what is wrong; BUT, what can you do? Not everyone can come to Little Rock and storm the capitol. Frankly, I’ll bet most of us do not even know our state representative or state senator. OK, I understand that they are not on your daily agenda. You have a business to run; BUT, here is something that you can do that takes less than 30 minutes. On September 17 th you will receive an email that is a CONSUMER SURVEY. FORWARD THE SURVEY LINK TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. To help keep our HVACR license, we need responses from the public. Right now, many in the legislature feel that the public doesn’t care if their HVAC guy is licensed, insured, or keeping up with technology or code. They don’t even feel that it is a legitimate function of the state to protect the public health and safety with regard to HVAC, electrical, or plumbing. I know you have heard this for years and we still have our licensing program; however, this is not the legislative sessions of 2015 or 2017. Committees have been meeting for over a year with the intent of eliminating as many licensing programs as they possibly can. That includes the trades like HVACR. We need evidence of what your customers / Arkansas voters think. Without evidence, it is just a matter of opinion. A consumer survey will help provide the evidence needed to convince legislators what voters think . Right now they are influenced by a few folks that

are upset because they can’t start a business without some minimal knowledge of the trade. The survey is completely anonymous and untraceable to any geographic region of the state. It contains the following six questions: 1. Do you prefer to do business with a heating and air conditioning contractor that has a license. 2. Do you think that a heating and air conditioning contractor should be required to have a license? A. Yes B. No 3. Do you prefer to do business with a heating and air conditioning contractor that stays current with technology and code by taking continuing education. A. Yes B. No 4. Do you believe that a heating and air conditioning contractor should be required to stay current with technology and code by taking continuing education. 5. Do you prefer to do business with a heating and air conditioning contractor that has insurance to protect your home or business if the contractor damages your home or business? 6. Do you believe that a heating and air conditioning contractor should be required to have insurance that covers your home or business if they damage your home or business? A. Yes B. No A. Yes B. No A. Yes B. No

A. Yes B. No

So, if you want to help but have not known how or had the time, this survey is your tool to take a stand for consumers and your industry. When