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Greetings!
Welcome to the March issue. You'll read about
subjects including jump starting a car or truck safely,
waste tire cleanup, and a review of recent news items
related to safety and environmental issues.
And don't overlook the list of the more than 50 schools
listed just below. Raising the industry's awareness of
environmental and safety compliance issues starts
with the coming generations of technicians, and
CCAR is proud to be working with these and the more
than 2,000 other schools to provide S/P2 to their
students.
Sincerely,
ROBERT G. STEWART
President
Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair
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54 New Schools Add S/P2 |
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CCAR?s ?S/P2? e-learning in Safety and
Pollution Prevention, which is provided free
of charge to automotive training programs,
added 60 new schools from December-February. The
new schools are:
? Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor Mich.
? Atamaha Technical College, Baxley, Ga.
? Bartlett High School, Bartlett, Tenn.
? Big Sandy Community and Technical College,
Pikeville, Ky.
? Carbon Career and Technical School, Jim Thorpe,
Pa.
? Carlson High School, Gibraltar, Mich.
? Clearfield Job Corps, Clearfield, Utah
? Crystal Lake Central High School, Crystal Lake,
Ill.
? Delta Schoolcraft Independent School District-
Escanaba, Escanaba, Mich.
? El Capitan High School, Lakeside, Calif.
? Florence Career Center, Florence, S.C.
? Fort Simcoe Job Corps, White Swan, Wash.
? Fox Valley Career Center, Maple Park, Ill.
? Gateway Community College, North Haven,
Conn.
? Green River High School, Green River, Wyo.
? Hayesville High School, Hayesville, N.C.
? Heard County High School, Franklin, Ga.
? Heard County High School, Franklin, Ga.
? High Plains Technical Center, Woodward, Okla.
? Hugh J. Gallen Regional Vocational Center, Littleton,
N.H.
? Lincoln Technical Center of Queens, Flushing,
N.Y.
? Martha?s Vineyard Regional High School, Oaks Bluff,
Mass.
? Miami Douglas Macarthur South, Miami, Fla.
? Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Miami,
Fla.
? National Institute of Technology, Long Beach,
Calif.
? North Lawrence Career Center, Bedford, Ind.
? Olympic High School, Bremerton, Wash.
? Osborne High School, Marietta, Ga.
? Oswego East High School, Oswego, Ill.
? Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Fla.
? Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth,
Fla.
? Paradise Valley High School, Phoenix, Ariz.
? Pasadena City College, Pasadena, Calif.
? Pennco Tech-Blackwood, Blackwood, N.J.
? Robert E. Lee High School, Montgomery, Ala.
? Roswell Job Corps Center, Roswell, N.M.
? Sacramento County Office of Education, Sacramento,
Calif.
? San Juan Basin Technical College, Cortez, Colo.
? School of Cooperative Technical Education, New
York, N.Y.
? Shoreline Community College, Seattle, Wash.
? SkylineHigh School, Dallas, Texas
? Southeast Applied Technology, Castle Dale,
Utah
? Southern Westchester BOCES, Valhalla, N.Y.
? Southwest Applied Technology College, Cedar City,
Utah
? St. Phillips College, San Antonio, Texas
? Tennessee Technical College at Jackson, Jackson,
Tenn.
? Tonganoxie High School, Tonganoxie, Kan.
? Trenton High School, Trenton, Mich.
? Truman College, Chicago, Ill.
? University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Ala.
? Viewmont High School, Bountiful, Utah
? Waunakee High School, Waunakee, Wis.
? Western Nevada Community College, Carson City,
Nev.
? WyoTech-Sacramento, West Sacramento, Calif.
If you?re an instructor who hasn?t yet signed up your
school?s automotive program for complimentary to
S/P2, don?t delay! To register, visit the www.sp2.org web site,
or call toll-free at 1-888-772-3535.
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Jump-Starting a Vehicle Safely |
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by Natalie Schoonover, CCAR Environmental/Safety
Specialist
Dangerous situations can occur when jump-starting a
vehicle. A battery could explode, or exposure
to sulfuric acid could cause serious burns to the skin.
In addition, car batteries contain hydrogen and oxygen,
two gasses that could ignite and explode. With all the
hazards involved, safety steps are necessary for
everyone?s protection.
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State Spotlight:
Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality |
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The Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality's (MDEQ) mission is to
safeguard the health,
safety and welfare of present and future
generations of Mississippians by conserving and
improving our environment and fostering wise
economic growth through focused research and
responsible regulation.
The MDEQ also generates documents
specific
to the auto repair industry:
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Auto Dealers, EPA Join Forces
for Energy Star Program |
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The National Automobile Dealers Association
(NADA) has joined forces with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency in the Energy Star Challenge. NADA
is challenging its 20,000 member dealerships to
reduce energy use by 10 percent or more at more than
43,000 facilities nationwide.
Automobile dealerships are energy intensive
operations that require high quality lighting, both
indoors and outdoors, and first-rate climate control.
EPA estimates if auto dealers cut their energy use by
10 percent they would save nearly $193 million and
prevent more than 1 million tons of greenhouse gas
emissions.
NADA members will assess and track the energy
performance of their facilities using EPA's rating tool,
Portfolio Manager. Setting energy efficiency goals and
tracking progress are important practices in
implementing an effective energy management
program. The energy information entered into Portfolio
Manager by NADA members will allow not only
individual dealerships but the industry as a whole to
monitor the significant reductions that will result from
operational improvements.
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S/P2 Meeting Topic:
Tire Pile Cleanup |
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With the help of county and local governments, the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) is cracking down on improper tire
disposal.
Since the new waste Tire Recycling Act
Amendments (H.B.1114) became effective in April
2006, two fines have been assessed with
several others pending.
In May 2006, the DEP issued a notice of violation to
Florescent Tire and James F. Wilson Sr. for
processing and storage of waste tires without a
permit.
And in October 2006, Charles Tanner of Butler, Pa.,
was ordered to pay $31,000 in civil penalties to the
DEP and submit documents for waste tire disposal.
Tanner was also issued numerous violations relating
to the improper transport, handling and disposal of
waste tires at several of his sites in the surrounding
counties.
In addition to being unsightly, tire pile-ups or
stockpiles are hazards because of the threat
of fires and to human health. To assist in
solving these problems, recycling has become
a popular solution in many states.
According to the EPA, 290 million scrap tires are
produced a year in the United States alone. Only 25
million are used in recycling into new products,
leaving 265 million in stockpiles unused and
unaccounted for.
Tire recycling is gaining in popularity. A common
practice for tire recyclers is to retread tires. In addition,
recycling tires has advanced to the point
that some recyclers grind the old tire
material, which can be used in:
- New tires
- Road repaving
- Burned with coal at very low emissions
levels as an engery source
- Used for replacement of playgorund mulch
- New Products are being created everyday
out of used tires
Take part in recycling used tires and save
your facility from tire pile-ups that may
lead to violations and the chance of being
out of compliance with state and local
authorities.
Tire recycling is not mandatory everywhere in the U.S.;
each state develops its own scrap tire laws and
regulations. With tire recycling gaining popularity, it
may show up in your state as mandatory soon.
Check with your state?s solid waste program for more
information regarding tire disposal, recycling and
permitting in your particular county. You can find the
solid waste program contact in your state on the
CCAR- GreenLink web site at:
www.ccar-greenlink.org/contacts/index.html.
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Helping Small Businesses Benefit from Being Drug-Free |
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By Elena Carr
Workplace drug and alcohol abuse compromises
the ability of any business, especially a
small business, to be profitable and
productive. More than three-quarters of
individuals who use illicit drugs are
employed,* and when they arrive for work,
they don?t leave their problems at home.
Some of the costs?increased accidents,
absences and errors?are obvious. Others,
such as low employee morale and high illness
rates, are less so, but their effects are
equally harmful.
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