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Greetings!
Happy Earth Day - and thank you for taking a look at our April newsletter.
This month, we're pleased to announce G&R Body and Paint of Sacramento, Calif., as CCAR's second "GreenLink Shop." Congratulations go to Dave Picton and his staff for this achievement, and thanks are again directed to GEICO for its assistance in promoting the GreenLink Shop program to its ARX facilities.
You'll also read about "NAOSH Week 2010," and we strongly encourage everyone to seek out a way to get involved in this important event. Our office has a few NAOSH Week posters left - call to request one!
A final note: when you visit the log-in page for our S/P2 e-learning program, you'll see a very different "look and feel" to it. These improvements have been made with our users in mind, and you'll see more information on these changes in future issues.
Regards,
DAREN FRISTOE
CCAR President & Chief Operating Officer |
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| G&R Body and Paint of Sacramento Receives "GreenLink Shop" Recognition from CCAR
 The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) announces that G&R Body and Paint of Sacramento, Calif., has been recognized as a " GreenLink Shop."
The GreenLink Shop status, an extension of CCAR's CCAR-GreenLink Environmental Compliance Assistance Center and S/P2 (Safety and Pollution Prevention) E-learning Program, is designed to promote consumer confidence in local automotive repair facilities' environmental/safety awareness and stewardship.
"Becoming a GreenLink Shop is exciting to us, and I am happy that we have achieved this status," said Dave Picton, owner of G&R Body and Paint. "It is important to me that we do the 'right thing' not only for the environment, but also for our employees and our community. As all of us go home to our families at night, it's important that we feel good about both the quality of our work and our role as good citizens; it's not just about bringing in the paycheck. That's why I make safety and environmental awareness a priority in my shop."
"We are excited to welcome G&R Body & Paint to the GreenLink Shop program," said Rod Enlow, CCAR Vice President of Industry Relations. "Today's retail customer is knowledgeable and enlightened with regard to environmental responsibility and safety awareness, and G&R's desire to attain this level of recognition should give their customers and insurance partners great satisfaction and confidence in this facility." Read more... |
| NAOSH Week 2010: CCAR Joins with
ASSE, OSHA to Promote Workplace Safety
 CCAR will join with thousands of people and businesses worldwide, along with the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Alliance Program participants, in raising awareness of the importance of being safe at work during the annual North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week this May 2-8 and Occupational Safety and Health Professional (OSHP) Day May 5.
The NAOSH 2010 theme is "Mission NAOSH 2010: Safe Workplaces." In addition to activities scheduled worldwide, NAOSH week events and educational programs are scheduled for Washington, D.C., May 2 and 3. The NAOSH kick-off events in D.C. will be held at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the U.S. Capitol, the Smithsonian and the National Zoo. The events will feature panel discussions on new industry workplace safety and health efforts as well as recognizing the winners of the 8th annual ASSE kids' "safety-on-the-job" international poster contest for children aged 5-14. Attending the events will be ASSE members and their families, federal and state officials, and officials from ASSE, CSSE and OSHA and OSHA's Alliance Program participants.
"NAOSH Week is an opportunity for CCAR to further advance the positive benefits of protecting people, property and the environment and sharing best practices among CCAR Affiliates and users of our online services and training," said Daren Fristoe, CCAR President and Chief Operating Officer.
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 HVLP Gun Set-up: An Important Step
by Sue Schauls
CCAR Technical Advisor
The EPA's new Paint Rule governing the collision repair industry requires the use of High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) or other compliant technology paint spray guns.
Spray Gun Requirements for Reduced Air Emissions:
Use High Volume, Low Pressure (HVLP) spray guns to meet the Paint Rule requirements and to maximize spray paint efficiency. Good spray technique and the use of 65-percent-efficient HVLP guns have proven to reduce paint costs and improve finish quality.
Prior to HVLP guns, spray guns using air compressors did not have a way to regulate the air pressure coming through the gun. Material shot from the gun with such force produced problems, including large amounts of overspray and blowback. Overspray not only wastes material, but it requires more prep work to protect surrounding areas from paint. Blowback occurs when paint hits the surface so hard that it bounces off, leaving a disturbed surface that is not smooth and even. Delivering a high volume of product with low pressure solves these problems, saves money in material consumption and reduces air emissions.
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CCAR Sponsors Environmental/Safety Workstation at National Automotive Technology Competition
The
Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair congratulates all 29 teams that
took part in the 2010 National Automotive Technology Competition, held April 6-7 in conjunction with the New York International Auto Show. The top
three finishers in the competition for high-school automotive students were:
First
Place
Team
Toyota
Orange
County Automobile Dealers Association
School:
Loara High School ROP
Students:
Jonathan Greenhalgh, Ben Hicks
Instructor:
Russ Bacarella
Second
Place
Team
Toyota
New Car
Dealers Association of Tarrant County
School:
Birdville Center of Technology Advanced Learning
Students:
Ian Dunaway, Jesse Hackfield
Instructor:
Olin Harrington
Third
Place
Team
Lexus
Automobile
Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia
School:
Berks Career and Technology Center West
Students:
Cody Barlet, Brandon Kramer
Instructor:
Lewis Davis
For the
fifth consecutive year, CCAR supervised the Safety/Environmental
workstation for the competitors on the event's opening day. Prior to the
competition, the students were given access to CCAR's S/P2 online e-learning
program to study and earn certificates of completion.
CCAR sends
a special thank you to 3M Corporation for providing safety glasses for all
of the competitors this year.
Representatives of the New York DMV were on hand to judge competitors at the Environmental/Safety Workstation during the 2010 NATC event.|
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 Collision Repair Campaign Posters: Get Yours Now - Free!
A full-color, 15-inch by 20-inch poster featuring NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon has been produced to promote the U.S. EPA's "Collision Repair Campaign." 
To order a free copy of the poster, contact the CCAR Office at 1-888-476-5465. |
Follow CCAR-GreenLink on Twitter
The
Coordinating
Committee For Automotive Repair is utilizing the "Twitter" online
social networking service to notify interested individuals as new or
updated information is posted on the CCAR-GreenLink web site, or as environmental news
items of interest to the automotive industry, including compliance and
enforcement actions, are posted.
To receive updates via Twitter, users
may click on the following link:
http://twitter.com/CCARGreenLink
Users may also
receive RSS feeds of the CCAR-GreenLink
updates at:
http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/26807262.rss
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Environmental/Safety/Industry News
U.S. EPA, DOE Announce Changes to Bolster Energy Star Program
Source: U.S. EPA
North Carolina DENR Recognizes Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC as "Environmental Steward"
Source: North Carolina DENR
Delaware DNREC Denies Request to Recycle Oil in Coastal Zone
Source: Delaware DNREC
Missouri DNR Refers Business to Attorney General for Underground Storage Tank Violations
Source: Missouri DNR
Bus Sales and Service Company Pays $17,000 Civil Penalty to Resolve Hazardous Waste Violations
Source: Ohio EPA
Nevada DEP Issues Water Re-Use Permit for Used Oil Recycling Facility
Source: Nevada DEP
Abandoned Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Site in Missouri Receives Cleanup Through Recovery Act Funds
Source: Missouri DNR
DOT, EPA Set Aggressive National Standards for Fuel Economy and First-Ever Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels for Passenger Car and Light Trucks
Source: U.S. EPA
Missouri Department of Natural Resources Continues Scrap Tire Cleanup
Source: Missouri DNR
Veterans Affairs Department Will Pay Fine, Hold Training Sessions to Settle UST Violations in Puerto Rico
Source: U.S. EPA, Region 2
Oregon DEQ Issues $8,825 in Penalties to Auto Wrecking Company for Repeated Hazardous Waste and Used Oil Violations
Source: Oregon DEQ
Ryder Truck Applies to West Virginia DEP for Cleanup of Vehicle Maintenance and Fueling Facility
Source: West Virginia DEP
Automotive & Industrial Distributors of Idaho Agrees to Spend Over $38,000 to Settle EPA Spill Prevention Violations
Source: U.S. EPA, Region 10
Used Oil and Petroleum Facility to Pay $55,000 Fine to Resolve Air Quality, Waste Violations
Source: Arizona DEQ
Oregon DEQ Launches New Web Page on Portland Air Quality
Source: Oregon DEQ
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