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Related Safety and Health Topics Pages
Other Resources
- Small Business Handbook. OSHA
Publication 2209-02R, (2005). Also available as a 260 KB
PDF, 56 pages. Assists in identifying topics that are applicable
to all covered industries, including autobody shops.
Provides help to small business employers in meeting the
legal requirements imposed by the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 and achieve an in-compliance status
before an OSHA inspection.
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OSHA/EPA Occupational Chemical Database. OSHA and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). OSHA and EPA jointly
developed and maintain the OSHA/EPA Occupational Chemical Database
as a convenient reference for the occupational safety and health
community.
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Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities to Automotive
Service Technicians and Mechanics, 2003 to 2005. US Department
of Labor (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), (2007, May 23).
Reports that mechanics are more likely than the average worker to
be injured or killed on the job, as evidenced by higher rates of
fatalities and injuries and illnesses. Their fatality rate was 5.3
per 100,000 employed in 2005, which was higher than the rate of
4.0 per 100,000 employed for all occupations combined.
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Automotive Refinishing Partnership. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)/ Design for the Environment (DfE). A voluntary program that works
in partnership with the collision repair industry and schools to promote best
practices and technologies that reduce toxic emissions of diisocyanates,
organic solvents, heavy metals, and other hazardous air pollutants.
The program encourages the development of safer paint products
and conducts train-the-trainer best practices workshops to promote
outreach to shops across the country. Online resources include the
Self-evaluation checklist of Best Practices and the Emissions
Reduction Calculator, which estimates paint and cost savings,
along with reductions in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and
particulates.
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Collision Repair Campaign. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
A voluntary program between EPA and local communities that works to reduce and eliminate harmful air toxics
from collision repair, or auto body shops, across the nation. This program provides free training, technical
assistance, and community outreach to local collision repair shops. The program’s goal is to drastically reduce
health and environmental impacts from collision repair shops at the national level. It also aims to help shops
achieve early compliance and beyond with EPA’s Paint Stripping & Miscellaneous Surface Coating Rule by
implementing best management practices.
- Auto
Body Certification Program. State of Rhode Island Department
of Environmental Management. Includes a historical perspective,
new research findings, program elements, certification workbook, and more.
- Compliance
Assistance Program (CAAR) for Automotive Repair Shops.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Features Florida's
DEP program, which is designed to improve the environmental compliance of regulated facilities.
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Virtual
Auto Service Shop. Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair (CCAR)-GreenLink. Provides
information on a variety of environmental issues for automotive technicians and
educators including "virtual shops" that show details of specific safety issues
in service and repair shops, open bay areas, mixing rooms, and spray booths.
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