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Greetings!
The month of September always passes very quickly at CCAR. In our case, "time files when schools are back in session." We've been in contact with hundreds of automotive instructors and their students by e-mail and phone this month, making sure everyone has the information to navigate through the S/P2 courses at the start of the school year.
We thank all of them for their commitment to "doing the right thing" as they begin their time of study and practice that, for many, will lead to positions in the auto repair industry. Our goal is to instill a greater level of awareness of environmental and safety issues, wherever their career paths may lead.
We also thank you for your time to review this month's issue, including the latest on CCAR's GreenLink Shop program, Sue Schauls' next installment in her series on utilizing S/P2 for monthly safety training, and other pertinent information.
Next month, we look forward to initiating another series in our newsletter - this one profiling our GreenLink Shop honorees.
Regards,
ROBERT G. STEWART CCAR Executive Vice President |
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CCAR Adds New York, South Carolina Facilities to "GreenLink Shop" Program
 Five collision repair facilities have received recognition from the Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) in its GreenLink Shop program.
The newly-recognized shops are:
- Carubba Collision, Buffalo, N.Y.
- Carubba Collision, Hamburg, N.Y.
- Carubba Collision, Tonawanda, N.Y.
- Carubba Collision, Wheatfield, N.Y.
- Jimmy Rivers Body Shop, Inc., Columbia, S.C.
"We are proud to recognize the newest recipients of the GreenLink Shop designation, bringing our total to 143 shops since the program's introduction in January 2010," said Daren Fristoe, CCAR President and Chief Operating Officer. "We are seeing more and more auto repair facilities incorporate environmental and safety stewardship in their business and marketing plans, and we look forward to greater levels of awareness in the coming months."
All five shops being recognized are participants in the GEICO Auto Repair Xpress (ARX) program. CCAR and GEICO are partnering to promote the GreenLink Shop designation for GEICO's ARX facilities across the United States.
A complete roster of GreenLink Shop participants is posted at www.ccar-greenlink.org/glsdirectory.html.
Repair facilities seeking the GreenLink Shop recognition must maintain high standards of excellence in environmental, health and safety (EHS) practices in four categories: business operations, employee training, safety compliance and environmental management. The CCAR initiative recognizes auto service facilities and collision repair shops, with separate criteria established for each type of business.
For more information on the CCAR GreenLink Shop program, go to www.ccar-greenlink.org/gls or call toll-free to 1-888-476-5465.
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S/P2 Monthly Safety Training: Hoist Inspection
by Sue SchaulsCCAR Environmental & Safety Consultant The OSHA Standard for "HOIST INSPECTION" encompasses cranes and all other types of lifts including hoists and sets the frequency of inspection and provides the regulatory framework for inspections of all lift devices. Relevant information can be found in the OSHA General Industry Standard 29 CFR 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes pertaining to lifts devices including hoists.
The standard that most specifically addresses the requirements for inspection and testing for under hung overhead hoist are ASME/ANSI consensus standard B30.16 Overhead Hoists. This standard is part of the B30 series of standards from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) on cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks and slings. B30.16 applies to the construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of hand chain-operated chain hoists and electric and air-powered chain and wire ropes hoists used for, but not limited to, vertical lifting and lowering of freely suspended, unguided, loads which consist of equipment and materials. Daily Inspection - Non-recorded visual inspection meant to be a pre-operational check to detect discrepancies that are obvious to the naked eye. Monthly Inspection - Recorded visual examinations by the operator or other designated required as follows: Normal Service - Monthly Heavy Service - Weekly to Monthly Severe Service - Daily to Weekly Annual Inspection - Recorded visual inspection of the equipment in place by a designated person of apparent external conditions to provide the basis for a continuing evaluation, as follows: Normal Service - Yearly Heavy Service - Yearly
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State Spotlight:
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation
Vermont Environmental Guide for Vehicle Service:
"This guide has been developed with the vehicle service facility in mind. We have spent a fair amount of time in shops and garages across the state, so we understand your work, and are familiar with your operations and the chemicals you use. We have included enough detail so that most of your questions will be answered right here. This guide will not only help you understand environmental regulations but can also help you reduce wastes, minimize some regulatory requirements, and provide you with some peace of mind."
Read more...
For additional state-specific information, click here or contact:
Small Business Environmental Assistance Program -
Judy Mirro
Small Business Compliance Assistance Program VT DEC Environmental Assistance Office Cannery Building 103 South Main Street Waterbury, VT 05671-4911 802-241-3745 802-241-3273 (F) judy.mirro@state.vt.us |
OSHA Issues 2011 Inspection Plan for Protecting Workers in High-Hazard Workplaces
 The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its annual inspection plan under the Site-Specific Targeting 2011 (SST-11) program to help the agency direct enforcement resources to high-hazard workplaces where the highest rates of injuries and illnesses occur.
The SST program is OSHA's main programmed inspection plan for non-construction workplaces that have 20 or more workers. High-hazard workplaces identified in the SST program reported above-average work-related injury and illness rates, based on data collected from a 2010 OSHA Data Initiative survey of 80,000 larger establishments in selected high-hazard industries. Establishments are randomly selected for inspection from a primary list of 3,700 manufacturing, non-manufacturing, and nursing and personal care facilities.
"By focusing our inspection resources on employers in high hazard industries who endanger their employees, we can prevent injuries and illnesses and save lives," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA David Michaels. "Through the SST program we examine all major aspects of these operations to determine the effectiveness of their safety and health efforts."
Two changes have been made to this year's SST program. In 2010, only those establishments in the selected industries with 40 or more employees were subject to inspections under the SST plan; this year, that number has been reduced to 20 or more. An evaluation study measuring the program's impact on future compliance with OSHA standards has also been introduced for the 2011 program.
In addition to the SST program, OSHA implements both national and local emphasis inspection programs to target high-risk hazards and industries. OSHA currently has 14 National Emphasis Programs that intensify inspections related to amputations, lead, crystalline silica, shipbreaking, trenching/excavations, petroleum refinery process safety management, process safety management covered chemical facilities, hexavalent chromium, diacetyl, recordkeeping, federal agencies, air traffic control tower monitoring, primary metals and combustible dust. OSHA also has approximately 140 Regional and Local Emphasis Programs (REPs and LEPs). |
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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