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Greetings!
Welcome to the S/P2
Newsletter for January.
It's the start of a New Year, as well as a new
semester for the more than 2,000 schools with
complimentary access to the S/P2 courses. So this
issues starts off with a list of common questions
[and answers] to help you get off to a smooth start
in 2007.
Elsewhere, you'll read about subjects including
antifreeze, "red tagging" underground storage tanks,
and a review of recent news items related to safety
and environmental issues.
Sincerely,
ROBERT G. STEWART
President
Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair
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Getting Ready for the New Year |
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by Jennifer Penland, CCAR Customer Service
Manager
With automatic updates of software, new versions of
just about every computer program, new computers, or
just safeguarding your computer, employees or
students while on the Internet, challenges can occur
when accessing the S/P2 e-learning program.
To help our users get ready for the New Year, we?ve
compiled a list of the most common questions and
answers to meet these challenges.
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Antifreeze: Is It a Hazardous Waste After Use? |
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by Rod Enlow, CCAR Director of Auto Industry
Relations
Winter has officially arrived, making it a good time
to think about proper handling and disposal
procedures for used vehicle antifreeze. When going
through the ?Antifreeze? module in the S/P2
Pollution Prevention course, you will learn that
used antifreeze IS considered a
hazardous waste and must be disposed of as such.
Antifreeze containing ethylene glycol is not only
toxic to many animals due to its chemical content,
but used antifreeze is even more toxic due to the
addition of heavy metals such as lead from solder
joints of the radiator core or cadmium and chrome
from the engine internal parts.
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State Spotlight:
Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
was created under state reorganization July 1, 1974.
The department serves all the state's citizens
through its involvement in environmental and
resource-related issues of the day. The department
deals with the critical area of energy, helps
develop mineral resources in an environmentally safe
manner, protects Missouri's land, air and water
resources and works to preserve the state's historic
and natural heritage through state parks and state
historic sites.
The programs of the Missouri DNR's Division of
Environmental Quality include: Air Pollution
Control, Hazardous Waste, Land Reclamation, Solid
Waste Management, and Water Protection.
The Division of Environmental Quality has also
generated these documents specific to the auto
repair industry:
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Workplace Violence: Training Young Workers in Preventive Stratergies |
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by Sheila Arbury
Sheila Arbury is a registered nurse and a health
scientist in OSHA?s Office of Occupational Health
Nursing.
Small business should be alert to the risk of
robbery coupled with criminal assaults on their
employees. To address this danger, each business
should have an established workplace violence
prevention plan and train employees in measures to
prevent these crimes and to protect their safety.
Young workers, who typically have less work
experience than older employees, particularly need
training on prevention of workplace violence. This
article will offer suggestions on training these
young workers, but employers can ? and should - use
this training for all employees.
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S/P2 Meeting Topic:
Red Tagging Underground Storage Tanks |
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by Natalie Schoonover, CCAR Environmental/Safety
Specialist
Last year, the Wayne County (Mich.) Prosecutor?s
Office reached a plea agreement with owners and
operators of a Belleville service station to settle
criminal charges that had been filed for allegedly
tampering with ?red tags? that were affixed to the
station?s underground storage tanks. The tags had
been put there by the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) to prohibit the delivery
of gasoline.
What is ?red tagging??
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
established red tagging to help protect the
environment and human health from underground
storage tank (UST) leaks. Since the final UST rules
were established in 1988, the EPA has given
enforcement action authority to each state to help
service stations and owners or operators achieve
compliance. State authorities may file
administrative actions (a process in which tank
owners will be fined) and may immediately stop
operation of non-complying tanks by using what is
called the ?red tag? authority. If the problem is
not corrected, the tank is remained locked until the
owner is found to be in compliance.
Not all states have adopted the red tag tool, which
allows state UST regulators to shut down a facility
that does not meet federal and/or state leak
prevention and leak detection requirements.
Remember, red tags on UST?s indicate
that the UST is not in compliance. The
presence of a green tag means the
particular UST is in compliance.
Before ignoring ? or worse, removing ? a red tag
from a UST, check with your local agencies to
determine if the ?red tag? authority has been
implemented on your facility.
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